Bud Wilkinson

My Ride: Torrington man has fewer than 200 miles on his restored 1937 LaSalle Bud Wilkinson Fri, January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC Add Yahoo Autos on Google The 1937 LaSalle Series 50 owned by Alan Grunder of Torrington. (Bud Wilkinson/For Hearst Connecticu... See more

PORTSMOUTH, RI – Attendance at the Newport Car Museum rose more than 10 percent in 2025 and exceeded more than 60,000 visitors, the museum announced today. The museum showcases a private collection of more than 100 cars, beginning with a bright red 1989 L... See more

MIDDLETOWN – Its name is a portmanteau of “amphibious” and “car.” Fewer than 4,000 examples of the odd model were ever produced in what was then West Germany, and most were sold in the United States. A few were even adapted later into guided tour rides on... See more

OXFORD, CT – It has been a bad spell for drive-in restaurants in Connecticut that host popular cruise nights. First, the Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant in Bethel shut down on Christmas Eve, if only temporarily. Now, Fritz’s Snack Bar in Oxford has suffered ... See more

HARWINTON, CT – RIDE-CT begins 2026 with an upgrade to its classic cars website. After witnessing RIDE-CT’s YouTube channel surpass the one million view mark in 2025, and after observing its Car Show Calendar become the most popular page on the website wi... See more