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The inaugural Cars & Cigars Car Show in Naugatuck, CT on Nov. 5, 2023 was delayed a week due to rain, but a sunny Sunday morning prodded dozens of classic car enthusiasts to show up at Jesse Camille’s Restaurant and forced late season golfers wanting to play adjoining Hop Brook …

EAST HADDAM, CT – When the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado Custom Trail Boss crew cab model with “Red Hot” exterior paint arrived recently, I took it rather nonchalantly. After all, visually tricked out pickups like this are now the norm, not the exception.  It came with 20-inch black alloy wheels with …

The St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Car Show in Torrington, CT on Oct. 28, 2023 attracted a healthy gathering of local car enthusiasts. While many of the entries were familiar, there were some new models in the mix, including an exquisite 1938 Rover 75. The show was delayed one week due to …

TOKYO – Honda dipped into the past this week in making an announcement at an automobile show with a new name. The Japanese carmaker used the Japan Mobility Show 2023 (formerly the Tokyo Motor Show) to announce it’s bringing back the Prelude name for a two-door “speciality sports model.” Unfortunately, …

EAST HADDAM, CT – Of all the Asian automakers, Mazda seems to be the most enthusiastically inspired, and it has set its sights on growing its presence in the United States. The company’s worked hard to separate itself from the Japanese Big 3 – Toyota, Nissan and Honda – by …

Photos from the Car Show for Autism staged Oct. 22, 2023 at the Woodtick Recreation Center at 201 Nichols Road in Wolcott, CT. There was a modest turnout on a brisk day as the show wasn’t highly promoted. Nonetheless, there were some interesting and not-often-seen models as well as a …

Photos from the 10th annual Cars for Kids Automobile Show on Oct. 14, 2023 at Connecticut Junior Republic on Route 63 in Litchfield, CT. The show was delayed one week by rain, and the turnout was a large as usual, but some stunning cars could be spotted nonetheless. — — …

LAKEVILLE, CT – It has one spark plug, head-turning tail lights, and idles at 22,000 revolutions per minute. It looked futuristic when it debuted in 1963. Sixty years later, it doesn’t look all that dated. Only 55 examples of the pillarless coupe, beginning with five prototypes, were hand built and …

Some 4,000 union workers at Mack truck facilities in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland overwhelmingly rejected a five-year contract offer from the company on Sunday and went on strike today. The United Auto Workers said about 73 percent of its members voted against the proposed deal, which included a 19 percent …

SOUTHBURY, CT – The black over white 1956 Studebaker Power Hawk coupe owned by Gary Kratzer of Southbury wasn’t a planned purchase. In fact, the one-year-only model wasn’t even bought by him, rather by his son, Sam, who was seeking a surprise gift for his father. It was June 2018 …