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NEW HARTFORD, CT – The ski slopes at Ski Sundown provided the backdrop on Sunday for the annual Valley Collector Car Club show, and more than 120 enthusiasts showed up to display their rides. Among the noteworthy models were a 1909 Cadillac, a 1928 REO and a 1961 Chevrolet Corvair …

PLANTSVILLE, CT – Oldsmobile got shut down by General Motors some 20 years ago, but brand enthusiasts persist to this day. On Sunday, they gathered at the Southington Drive-In for the New England Oldsmobile Clubs’s an annual show. It featured many 442 muscle car models as well as a luxury …

CHESHIRE, CT – The 2024 car show season will have a big-ticket finale in October with the staging of the New England Concours d’Elegance at the Farmington Polo Club. It’s described as “a sophisticated car show benefitting those in need.” It will begin at 11 a.m. on Oct. 27 at …

LAKEVILLE, CT – So few of them were built that each one is routinely referred to by its chassis number. Howard Kroplick of East Hills, N.Y. on Long Island owns “#1044.”  Kroplick paid nearly $1.35 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Arizona in 2017 for the privilege of owning a …

EAST HADDAM, CT – Having been discontinued in 2021, the recently reincarnated Toyota Land Cruiser is a new attempt to return to the days of yore with a more affordable off-roader that stands tall. Taller, in fact, than its long-standing 4Runner sibling of similar proportions and at a price point …

THOMASTON, CT – The line of classic cars on Route 254 waiting to claim parking spots in the annual Thomaston Car Show stretched seeming forever, and RIDE-CT was on hand when they were finally allowed to drive into the downtown show area shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. Here are some …

— MILLERTON, NY – It was an opportunity that Rob Cooper couldn’t resist. After restoring an old Mobil service station in Millerton. NY to how it looked back in the 1950s, complete with period gas pumps and signage, he’s now doing the same with another gas station nine miles to …

CANTON, CT – The first-ever Miner’s Car Show held Saturday morning in Canton stood not only for its lumber yard setting but also because it had everyone seeing red. Everywhere one looked, there seemed to be a red car. RIDE-CT had an enjoyable time gathering photos of all of them, …

COLEBROOK, CT – With its oxidized black paint and rusty running boards, Jon Gray’s “rare but not priceless” 1937 Studebaker President always gets attention at car shows because it hasn’t been restored cosmetically.  “It’s the best kind of show car to have because it only requires mechanical maintenance and a …

LAKEVILLE, CT – It’s an annual Labor Day Weekend treat; the exhibit of high-end, rare, exotic and noteworthy cars on the straightaway at Lime Rock Park racetrack. Sunday’s Historic Festival 42 did not diasppoint. RIDE-CT shot a few photos of the exquisite vehicles parked along the Sam Posey Straight and …