BRISTOL, CT – Always a good turnout every year for the New England Auto Museum Summertime Car Show in downtown, and this year was no exception. RIDE-CT ran into several owners whose cars have been profiled either on the website or in a My Ride column in Hearst’s newspapers across …
Read More »Gallery: Drakeville VFD Car Show – August 8, 2025
TORRINGTON, CT – As the sun sets and the marquee on the Warner Theatre begins to shine in the growing darkness, the atmosphere in downtown Torrington always begins to look magical, and that’s especially the car when there’s a car show in progress. Friday night’s Drakeville Volunteer Fire Department Car …
Read More »Gallery: Cruisin’ with the Clauses – August 7, 2025
HARWINTON, CT – Twice postponed because of rain, this evening’s Cruisin’ with the Clauses car show and concert at the town’s athletic fields enjoyed a nice turnout of area classic car lovers. The setting sun cast shadows on the parking area and made for challenging photo taking. RIDE-CT has assembled …
Read More »Car Review: 2025 Kia K4 Offers Something Rare – Affordability
EASR HADDAM, CT – There’s a simple reason why the new Kia K4 is selling as fast as its GT-Line emblem implies. It’s affordable. There’s obviously an affordability crisis in today’s new car market – comprised primarily of trucks and crossovers with average purchase prices approaching $50,000 – which is …
Read More »“Hotel Ford” Finds New Home, Fairlane Will Be Restored
LITCHFIELD, CT – The 1966 Ford Fairlane Country Squire station wagon dubbed “Hotel Ford” by the family that modified it into a clever camper has a new owner. Claiming the rig this week were Veronica and Daniel Korn who live less than a mile away from longtime owner Doyle Finan. …
Read More »“Ghostbusters” Tribute – Something Strange In Winsted Neighborhood
WINSTED – Chris Briglia says that it has been his “lifelong dream to build a replica of Ecto1 from the movie ‘Ghosterbusters'” and now he’s getting the opportunity to do so. The Winsted resident purchased a 1959 Cadillac Eureka combination car (designed to be used as an ambulance or a …
Read More »Morgan Buyers Come A Long Way To Take Delivery Of Plus Four
COPAKE, NY – It’s roughly 1,350 miles from Little Rock, AR to Copake, NY but that’s how far Jim and Dena Peckham traveled to take delivery this week of the dark blue 2025 Morgan Plus Four sports car that they’d been waiting at least two years to receive. RIDE-CT spotted …
Read More »Gallery: Cars For Sight Car Show – July 20, 2025
HARWINTON, CT – It was steamy on the show lots for the 10th annual Cars for Sight Car Show jointly staged today by the Harwinton Lions Club and Bristol Lions Club. Quite a few Harwinton residents and/or natives showed up to support the hometown event. RIDE-CT grabbed enough photos for …
Read More »Gallery: Naugatuck History Museum Car Show – July 19, 2025
NAUGATUCK, CT – The name of the show was a mouthful: The Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House Classic Car Show. By any other name, it still would have been good. As it was, the Tuttle House lawn got filled early, with many entrants commenting today on the pleasant, …
Read More »Perfect Touchdown for Pete Egan’s “Landings in America”
HARWINTON, CT – Peter Egan is revered among car and motorcycle enthusiasts for his many contributions to “Road & Track” and “Cycle World” magazines over the decades; mainly the “Side Glances” and “Leanings” columns that were later collected into book form. His columns mixed romance with nuance, precise details with scope, …
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