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LAKEVILLE, CT – Whether it be to check out a winter snowstorm in the hills of northwest Connecticut from afar or to take in the picturesque foliage in the fall, fans of Lime Rock Park are now able to be look live at the racetrack from anywhere on the planet …

WINCHESTER, CT – Matthew Cannuli was only 14 years old and living in Bristol, CT with his parents when – unbeknownst to them – he acquired his first car. It was a six-cylinder 1965 Rambler Classic 770H produced by AMC. “I saved up money from doing lawns, snow blowing, plowing, …

WEST HARTFORD, CT – It’s not uncommon when classic car owners go out for a cruise to end up at an ice cream stand. As of a week ago, there’s one more ice cream purveyor to visit in Connecticut. It’s the new Kilwins shop at Blue Back Square in West …

BROOKFIELD, CT – Spectro Performance Oils has a new owner, effective today. Motorex USA, the U.S.-affiliate of the Switzerland-based Motorex Group, has acquired the 57-year-old company that operated as Intercontinental Lubricants Corporation.  The deal includes “all national and international activities as well as the blending and storage facility in Brookfield,” …

Over the years, Paul Cote has owned hundreds of vehicles, including the first car that he drove as a teenager – a 1972 Buick LeSabre convertible. He currently has about a dozen classic models, including another 1972 Buick LeSabre convertible.   “I’ve had cars since I was 13. I’ve owned …

The license plates on Scott Chamberlain’s classic Honda that read “KAWAII” are purposeful. “That is the Japanese word for cute or adorable or lovable,” said the New Milford resident, and those descriptions inarguably fit the appearance of his 1991 Acty. The Honda Acty is a mini-truck model that was never …

Tesla’s charging network for its electric vehicles in the United States will no longer be exclusive to the brand. The Biden administration announced today that part of Tesla’s network will be opened to other EV brands by the end of 2024 as part of a $7.5 billion federal program to …

Updated Feb. 16, 2023: Reuters reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now in talks with Ford over the company’s halting of the production of the F150 Lightning electric pickup and the reason for the assembly line shutdown was a fire involving one EV truck during a pre-delivery …

LITCHFIELD, CT – From a distance, it looks like a classic Chevrolet Chevelle. But it’s not a Chevy.  Get a bit closer and its split grill suggests maybe a vintage Pontiac muscle car. But it’s not a Pontiac, either, despite what its registration states, although badging on the car does …

By Bud Wilkinson / HARWINTON, CT – Bruce Richard’s mother passed away nearly three years ago but it was only recently when going through some of her things that he made a discovery. “I opened up this box and there was this plastic bag in there. I looked inside the …