SOUTHBURY, CT – There were probably more Chevrolet Corvettes than any other model at the Pomperaug High School Cars & Coffee show on Saturday, and two of them stood out. There was a sparkling blue 1966 Corvette Stingray owned by John Lanteri of Middlebury, CT. He bought it three years …
Read More »Puzzled Kustoms Show Packs ‘Em In – May 7, 2023
Photos of the Puzzled Kustoms Car, Truck and Bike Show at Bleachers, 300 Middle St. in Bristol, CT. The annual show that was held Sunday benefitted Autism Speaks. — —
Read More »Pomperaug High School Cars & Coffee – May 6, 2023
Photos from the Pomperaug High School Cars & Coffee at Pomperaug High School in Southbury, CT. The event was staged by senior class members and benefitted Connecticut Children’s Hospital. — —
Read More »Shepaug Valley Car Show – May 6, 2023
Photos from the Shepaug Valley Car Show staged by senior class members of Shepaug Valley High School in Washington, CT and benefitting the American Red Cross.
Read More »Ford Resumes Taking Orders For Mustang Mach-E, Lowers Prices
DEARBORN, MI – Ford will resume taking orders on its electric Mustang Mach-E on Wednesday. Prices on the model’s six versions have been lowered anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000. The company said also today that it has completed necessary plant upgrades to enable it to ramp up production and reduce …
Read More »New Shark Plate Available For Drivers In Rhode Island
(Editor’s Note – May 5, 2023: It took less than nine hours for the Atlantic Shark Institute to sell the 600 plates necessary to commence production, and more than 2,700 sold within four days.) Drivers in neighboring Rhode Island will soon be displaying license plates that have a bite. A …
Read More »It Took Decades But She Finally Got Her Second Pontiac GTO
BETHLEHEM, CT – It’s not a stretch to suggest that Karen Henning was the envy of her classmates at Woodbury’s Nonnewaug High School when she tooled around in what was the hottest muscle car of the era. Indeed, Pontiac’s two-door, high-performance GTO model, which debuted in 1964, is regarded as …
Read More »Old Cars Set To Roll In Sunday’s Veteran Car Run In Rhode Island
(Editor’s note: A wet day didn’t deter the participants from taking their ancient cars over rain-soaked streets for the second annaul Adurain Veteran Car Run on Sunday, April 30th.) NEWPORT, RI – The weather forecast for Sunday morning may be iffy, but a few raindrops aren’t apt to deter the …
Read More »Chevrolet To End Production Of Electric Bolt Models
DETROIT – Production of the Chevrolet’s electric Bolt and larger Bolt EUV models will come to an end by year’s end, General Motors CEO Mary Barra reported in an earnings call this morning. The suburban Detroit plant where the models are built will be retooled in preparation for building electric …
Read More »Pink And Gray 1956 Dodge Suburban Station Wagon Stands Out
LITCHFIELD, CT – Its exterior is pink and gray. Or, more precisely, Chinese rose and charcoal. It has fewer than 57,000 miles on the odometer despite being 67 years old. What’s equally amazing about the rare two-door 1956 Dodge Suburban station wagon owned by Joe D’Amico is that it’s so …
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