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Photos from the New England Auto Museum Car Show staged Saturday evening (Aug. 12, 2023) in downtown Bristol, CT. Overhead video footage is courtesy of Lee Cormier of Wings of a Dove drone services. Now for some photos… — — — — —

Photos from the Torringford Volunteer Fire Department Car Show in downtown Torrington, CT on Aug. 11, 2023. A pleasant night drew a large crowd of entries and spectators, and Robin Denny and Richard Williams got some photos of the event. — — — — Above photos by Robin Denny / …

Each of the classic vehicles owned by Mike Peters of Burlington, CT has a nickname. His 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo goes by “Rodney,” while his 1968 Mercury Cougar is known as “Freddy.”  Even his 1977 Datsun 720 pickup has a playfully scatological moniker, “Chitbox.” The reasons are “because it’s a …

HARWINTON, CT – The buyer of a blue 2008 Ford Ranger pickup that I parked in July because of frame rust that had made it unsafe to drive in the opinion of a local mechanic is now trying to flip it after purchasing it for $1,600 and giving it a …

After a three-year hiatus, Toyota is bringing the Land Cruiser back to the United States, and in hybrid form, the company announced Tuesday. It will arrive in spring 2024 with an MSRP pegged “in the mid-$50,000 range.” The 2023 Land Cruiser will have a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder powertrain that produces 326 …

WATERBURY, CT – He first poked his nose out in an issue of “Car Craft” magazine in 1963 and he’s been part of car culture ever since. On Sunday, the hot rod character of Rat Fink, a cartoon creation of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth who died in 2001, was seen …

Photos from the American Classic & Muscle Car Show on July 30, 2023 at the American Italian Civic Club n Waterbury, CT. The show was scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. but the show ground as filled by 10:05 a.m. as owners wanted to enjoy the sunny, …

SOUTHBURY, CT – Wesley Knecht doesn’t need a large garage to park his heavy-duty trucks. He keeps two inside his house. At the time we met, a third was in the process of being assembled and sat atop a bench in a workshop behind his home in Southbury. Others that …

Seeking “rosy projections” of how far its electric cars could drive before needing to be recharged, Tesla rigged dashboard readouts that displayed range, the results of an investigation by Reuters revealed Thursday. The news service also reported that when customers complained about poor driving , the company last summer created …

EAST HADDAM, CT – In music, a variation on a theme begins with a main melody (the theme) and then alters it as the performance proceeds. It’s similar to the marketing magic Subaru performed when it took the Japanese family hauler and turned it into an aspirational lifestyle vehicle.  As …