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Traffic fatalities soared 28.9 percent in Connecticut in 2022 over 2021, while deaths decreased slightly nationally, statistical projections released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed. Connecticut had the greatest percentage increase in traffic fatalities among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A total of 384 …

HAMDEN, CT – It appears to be not that much larger than a steamer trunk. It only came in bright red with a wide white racing stripe. Not many were built and few remain even though it was a relatively recent product of the 1990s. “From my understanding, there’s probably …

Hand-built and costing more than an average house late 1950s, Cadillac’s Eldorado Brougham was a flashy yet elegant luxury model with all the trimmings. “The MSRP was $13,074 and it cost G.M. about $23,000 to make one of these. So every time they actually made one of these, they lost …

HAMDEN, CT – A picturesque hilltop setting and an expansive parking lot combined today to make the Quinnipiac Car Club Spring Show a success as cars and patrons old and young gathered outside the M&T Bank Arena. “This is our fifth annual show and definitely one of the biggest. We …

Photos from the Quinnipiac Car Club’s fifth annual spring car show staged in the parking lot outside Quinnipiac University’s M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, CT.

Gerry Casey of North Haven, CT spotted his first Chevrolet Corvette when he was early in his teen years. “I think I was about 13 or 14 and a friend of my father’s drove up in a canary yellow,” he recalled on Saturday. He was standing in the parking lot …

WEST HAVEN, CT – Given its setting near campus and its host, it’s not surprising that the University of New Haven Imports and Domestics Car Club show staged today as a fundraiser attracted a younger crowd than most cars show as well as a broader palette of vehicles. “What sets …

Photos from the University of New Haven Imports and Domestics Car Club Show held on April 8, 2023 in West Haven, CT.

LITCHFIELD, CT – He’s owned it for seven years and is now looking to sell it. It’s a pickup variant of one of the most maligned models in automotive history thanks to the 1965 book “Unsafe At Any Speed” by Winsted, CT native Ralph Nader.  The vehicle being sold is …

(Editor’s note: On May 23, Ford announced it has reversed its decision to eliminate AM radios and will include them in 2024 models.) It’s news that quietly began circulating in mid-March, but is slowly getting attention. That’s a sure sign that it’s no big deal, isn’t it? Important stories spread …