Photos from AMCs at the Drive-In, the 28th annual regional car meet for owners of American Motors/Ramblers models and staged by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Motors Owners Association. It was held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Southington Drive-In in Southington, CT and drew numerous AMX, …
Read More »Strike Authorized By United Auto Workers Union
A shutdown of the the “Big Three” automakers in Detroit could happen soon. A strike authorization vote by 150,000 members of the United Auto Workers has passed overwhelmingly, the UAW announced Friday, with 97 percent in favor. A strike can still be averted, but the UAW now has the right …
Read More »Crashed, Burned Out Ferrari Sells For Nearly $2 Million
What’s a crumpled, burned hunk of scrap metal worth in “as-is” condition? If it’s a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider, the answer is $1,875,000. That’s what the Ferrari sold for late last week at an RM Sotheby’s auction in Monterey, CA. — The 500 Mondial Spider was one of 13 …
Read More »Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club Car Show – Aug. 20, 2023 (with Video)
GOSHEN, CT – Photos and a video from the Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club Car Show staged Aug. 20, 2023 at the Goshen Fairgrounds. Perfect weather brought a crowd with both familiar vehicles and loads of new ones. And now some photos… — — — — —
Read More »Car Review: 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Smooth And Refined
EAST HADDAM, CT – To begin, it’s pronounced ion-ick. Not ion-eek or ion-i-q. Beyond that though, there’s no confusion concerning Hyundai’s contribution to the EV onslaught. Electric vehicles continue to gain momentum in the new car marketplace and Korean companies like Hyunadai have quickly come to the forefront, following in …
Read More »A 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T With A Criminal Past
NEW MILFORD, CT – It’s a muscle car with a criminal past that did hard time in an impound lot. It was then surreptitiously sprung and sold to an unsuspecting buyer who didn’t know that it had been stolen – a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. For the past 22 years …
Read More »New England Auto Museum Car Show (with Video)
Photos from the New England Auto Museum Car Show staged Saturday evening (Aug. 12, 2023) in downtown Bristol, CT. Overhead video footage is courtesy of Lee Cormier of Wings of a Dove drone services. Now for some photos… — — — — —
Read More »Torringford VFD Car Show – Aug. 11, 2023
Photos from the Torringford Volunteer Fire Department Car Show in downtown Torrington, CT on Aug. 11, 2023. A pleasant night drew a large crowd of entries and spectators, and Robin Denny and Richard Williams got some photos of the event. — — — — Above photos by Robin Denny / …
Read More »“Granny” Is The Nickname Of This 1965 Buick GS
Each of the classic vehicles owned by Mike Peters of Burlington, CT has a nickname. His 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo goes by “Rodney,” while his 1968 Mercury Cougar is known as “Freddy.” Even his 1977 Datsun 720 pickup has a playfully scatological moniker, “Chitbox.” The reasons are “because it’s a …
Read More »Buyer Of Unsafe 2008 Ford Ranger Tries To Flip It For A Profit
HARWINTON, CT – The buyer of a blue 2008 Ford Ranger pickup that I parked in July because of frame rust that had made it unsafe to drive in the opinion of a local mechanic is now trying to flip it after purchasing it for $1,600 and giving it a …
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