The Cabin Fever Custom Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show was held March 25-26 at the Naugatuck Entertainment Center in Naugatuck, CT. 1970 Plymouth Super Bee 1963 Chevrolet Nova 1955 Chevrolet Tuners on display 1962 Ford Thunderbird 1936 Plymouth 1923 Ford T-Bucket (Photos by Bud Wilkinson)
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DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. projects a $3 billion loss this year for its electric vehicle division after losing $2.1 billion in 2022 and $900 million in 2021. The company released the numbers on Thursday after unveiling a new all-electric version of its Explorer crossover that will be sold in …
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DETROIT – Chevrolet plans to bring down the curtain on the sixth generation of Camaro. The automaker announced today that the model will be retired at the end of the 2024 model year. The last Camaro will come off the assembly line in January 2024 after nine model years of …
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MIDLAND, MI – Northwood University today announced that it’s the recipient of a “transformative” $500,000 gift from Subaru of New England to fund a new professorship. Subaru of New England is the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles and parts to 65 dealerships in the six New England states, including eight …
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LAS VEGAS – Dodge calls it “the quickest, fastest and most powerful muscle car in the world.” It’s the new 1,025-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, a “last call” model that was unveiled tonight at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Dodge claims the special-edition 2023 model can reach 60 miles per …
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It’s a tradition at Lotus to assign its British-made sports cars with model names that begin with the letter “E.” Over the decades, Lotus has produced the Europa, Elite and Elan models, along with others labeled Eclat, Esprit and Elise. It was a 1976 Lotus Esprit that James Bond used …
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The reality is that the Car Show Calendar is always a work in progress. There are always changes during the spring, summer and fall. Shows get added and precipitation causes cancelations or the use of rain dates. But mid- to late-March is always the point when the most of the …
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DEARBORN, MI – Ford is recalling nearly 1.3 million of its Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans built between 2013 and 2018 because of “suspect front brake jounce hoses” that could rupture and cause a progressive brake fluid leak. The recall affects roughly 1,167,000 Fusions and nearly 113,000 MKZs. Ford is …
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Honda and Acura are recalling a half-million vehicles sold in the United States and Canada because their seat belts may fail to latch properly. The recall was announced Wednesday and involves various sedans, SUVs and minivans from the 2017 through 2020 model years. Honda said that due to a manufacturing …
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NEW MILFORD, CT – The personalized license plates on Carl Oberg’s classic Ford read “DRTY BRD” even though the black 1963 Falcon Futura convertible always glistens. The words don’t refer to its state of cleanliness, rather to the fact it has been modified to have a hot rod quality. “It’s …
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