Event Coverage Connecticut Shows 2012

Well it's only the end of January and we're having a very mild winter for Southern New England! We're still driving the cars! This is nuts! Anyways; I figured I'd get a head start on listing the 2012 shows since we're all itching for Spring and Summer! I know not all are into the "shows" but we enjoy driving the cars, talking with people, and enjoying a nice day/night out with friends and family and I'm sure many others do too

If you know of one; Feel free to list it!

Ad 'em to your calendar!

-Over the Hill Gang Car Club Annual Car Show
rt 160 Elm Ridge Park in Rocky Hill, CT
June 3, 2012 Rain Date: June 10, 2012
3:00pm to 8:00pm
Raffle, trophys, food, and fun
Cars: $10.00 Spectators: FREE
-funds raised go to local scholarship funds and charity


-Middletown Main Street Cruise
Middletown, CT
June 13 2012 Rain Date: June 20, 2012
4:00pm to 8:00pm
Show is open to pre '86 Only
The entire Main Street will be closed North & South
Enter from Union St. or Pleasant St.
-35 different Main Street resturaunts to enjoy!


-Cruisin' on Main Street
Downtown Manchester, CT
August 5th 2012
Cut off date of 1987. $10.00 entry fee goes to local charity.
This is New Englands LARGEST single day car cruise.
Great family event, lots of vendors, food, and trophies.
www.cruisinonmainstreet.com

-Hot Rod Fallout
Elks Club Pavilion 98 Woodland Street South Glastonbury, CT
October 13th 2012. Rain Dates: Oct 14, Oct 21
$10.00 per person
Gates open at 10am
Bands and continuous music all day. vendors, food, booze, and more
1963 and older vehicles ONLY
Hot Rods, Customs, Stocks, Race, and Bikes
No Billet or high tech street rods.
http://www.hotrodfallout.com/

-Ted's IGA Spring Fling
Sunday May 20th 2012
Time and Details TBA


-Tri-Town Cruzers Inc Weekly Cruise
Non-Profit organization made up of people interested in preserving the history of antique, classic, custom and hot rod cars.
Their weekly cruise is Every Friday Evening at Vernon Golf Land
First Cruise to be announce when the weather permits

Yankee Yesteryear Dust Off Tour
Sunday April 29 2012
Call Don with questions: 860-774-3078

New England Air Museum and Car Show
June 3rd 2012
www.neam.org

Tour to the 38th Annual Belltown Gas and Steam Engine Show
Leaving at 9am Fromt he Sacred Heart Church rt 205 Wauregan.

 

-46th Annual Belltown Car Show
August 5th 2012
Haddam Neck Fairgrounds

-YYCC Annual Car Show & Swap Meet
September 9, 2012
Swap opens at 6am. Car show reg starts at 9am
Brooklyn Fairgrounds- Brooklyn, CT
LARGE car show and swap meet

Colchester Cruise on the Green
EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
STARTS IN APRIL
Starts at 5pm and lasts through sunset
http://goodtimesmotoring.com/third_wednesday_cruise_on_green


MILLTOWN Hot Rod Show
August 3rd and 4th 2012
Sturbridge, Mass
Find them on facebook or:
http://returntothemilltown.webs.com/

Mark's Classic Cruise
Largest Weekly Cruise in New England!
22 Russell Road East Granby, CT
Cruises Start in May!
http://www.markscruisenight.com/

 

RUMBLERS TERRYVILLE

Terryville Fairgrounds
Terryville CT.

 

Silver City Shakedown
SATURDAY JUNE 9TH 2012
PBA GROUNDS
MERIDEN CT
12-8pm
http://www.silvercityshakedown.com/

 

Keep your jacket on it's only the end of January!!!!!!!

I lived in Connecticut for years and the next two months could be full of snow.

I remember the day's of building home around November 2, and the snow was coming down so hard we could not see the other side of the foundation.

I will be in Connecticut in March for a short vacation.

Jimbo

 

Keeping track! Thanks!

 

idk! it's been in the 40's and its going to be 55 tomorrow! we're keeping fingers crossed! After last winter...this is a breath of fresh air! Spring is a welcome thought so lets talk about driving some cars! haha

 

Bttt

 

The 7th Annual Putnam Main Street Cruise
Putnam, CT
August 12, 2012
8AM-5PM
Free Admission for all.

The majority of the downtown area streets are shut down for this show. Except for last year (which was a victim of weather and rain date snafus), well over 500 cars usually show up. The variety of cars is incredible! Downtown antique shops and restaurants are open for business during the show. It is definitely worth a trip to the "Quiet Corner" of Connecticut. Putnam is right off of I-395, easy to get to from Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well, so you usually see many cars from those states attending. I highly recommend it!

 

New artwork for Hot Rod Fall Out VII coming soon. Big changes this year...

 

Can't wait for that!

As for the Putnam main street Cruise; i truly hope they put a website together and have a much better way of notifying people if the event is cancelled. Last year was a complete joke and many cars showed up, only to be turned away, and the weather was quite nice.

 

From what I was told, the cruise (on the rain date) was cancelled at the last minute due to the "chance" of rain that afternoon by the organizers. Unfortunately for us, the show had been taken over by the Town of Putnam rather than the Tri-State Cruisers (I think that's their name) who had successfully run it all of the prior years. The decision was made so last-minute that the website still had it going on the morning of the cruise. A buddy of mine and I went up in his O/T '72 Monte Carlo and found that many people still stayed around and put on an impromptu show anyway! There were still about 100-150 cars there in downtown when we arrived, with many more that came in as others left. Guess the town officials didn't realize that car people are a little more hardy lot than they gave us credit for. Hopefully, lessons were learned last year and the show won't be cancelled just because of a "chance" of showers.

 

Time Machines 2012, Sunday, July 22nd, Guilford Fairgrounds, Guilford, CT

http://www.tbirdsofconn.org/TimeMach.html

(looks like they still need to update their web site for '12...)

 

the first Colchester cruise is tonight if anyone is interested. It's on the Colchester Green in the center of town. We won't be able to make it but it's always a nice cruise and a great night out. Can't beat this weather either!

 

Do they have cars in Colchester??

 

What do you mean? The cruise at Colchester is a really nice one; everything from tradition hot rods and gassers to stockers, barn finds, original A's and T's, and restoration rides. We like going because its a nice drive, nice show, and good eateries in the area for dinner.

 

An Update:

The weekly Saturday Night Cruise in Putnam, CT has been MOVED for the season. This event is held by the Tri-State Cruisers and all proceeds benefit Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp! It's a really great weekly cruise.

The cruise will be held on Saturday evenings at the corner of Rt 168 and Rt 101 in Pomfret, CT! It will be in the big grass area right next to the road at Loos & Co. You won't miss it.

The first Cruise is THIS SATURDAY, May 5th! Right now the forecast says mostly sunny with a high of 65! perfect!

 

Also adding to the list:

The 20th Annual Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival
June 16th 2012
New Britain, CT

Wayne Carini of Chasing Classic cars, and his dad Bob, are serving as grand marshals. This event features a traditional car show and also a Councours dElegence for pristine, rarely seen automobiles. Music & Entertainment. Spectator admission: $10.00. 65 and older admission: 8.00, Children 10 and under: FREE. All Spectator parking is FREE at Rock Cats Stadium. Free shuttle service provided. No Dogs. Proceeds benefit the Klingberg Family Centers.

www.KlingbergAutoShow.org

** I have heard a lot about this show and I heard it is an amazing event with everything from hot rods to the truy rare antique cars. A great event.

 

From what I was told by a very good source the cruise was taken over by a single town employee for last year he figured he could do better than Dick from Tri State did! Dick and his crews have been putting on great cruises and shows for more than 30 years! I think the town learned a hartd lesson and Dick Tri State will be given back the reins if there is another down town cruise, Then again there's lots of nice big open spaces in Pomfret!Tri State could always head there !

 

The Guida's Drive-In will be hosting Friday night cruises courtesy of the Thunder Rods Car Club!

Friday Nights from 5:30 to 8:30

May 11th, May 25th, June 15th, June 29th, July 13th, July 27th, August 10th, August 24th, September 14th, September 28th

Guida's Drive-in is located at 484 Meridan Road Middlefield, CT

http://www.thunderrodsct.com/id74.html

 

A REMINDER OF UPCOMING EVENTS:

Silver City Shakedown
JUNE 9th, 2012
PBA grounds in Meriden, CT
12- 8pm
pre 1965 hot rods, customs, and race cars ONLY

Middletown Main Street Cruise
Wednesday, June 13th 2012 (rain date June 20th)
4:30pm to 8:30pm
Donations go towards local charity

Rumble In the Country
Rumblers CC
June 29th & 30th 2012
Terryville, CT


Time Machines Antique Car Show/ Flea Market
July 22, 2012 Guilford Fairgrounds
Over 500 show cars, 125 vendor spaces, 26 judged classes
$10.00 Show day registration, 8.00 pre-registration

The Junkpile Jamboree
3rd annual event held by the Gasket Goons
Hot Rod Car show
July 14th 2012 (Rain date July 15th)
Haddam Neck Fairgrounds
food, music, vendor space
http://www.gasketgoons.com/junkpile.html

46th Annual Belltown Vintage Motorcar Meet
Haddam neck Fairgrounds
August 5th, 2012
gates Open at 8am

AlSO DONT FORGET ABOUT THESE GREAT SHOWS:

Tri State Cruisers Saturday Night Cruise
Pomfret, CT
Corner of 169 and rt 101
Located at Loos & Co in the grass (Can't miss it!)
This cruise has become HUGE and its a great spot!
On site pizza resturaunt and coffee shop!

Colchester Cruise On the Green
Every third Wednesday of every month
next Cruise: June 20th!
Eat at Harry's Place after!

Tri-Town Cruzers Weekly Cruise
Every Friday Night!
Vernon Golf Land

Aero Diner Monthly Cruise
N. Windham, CT (cross from wal-mart)
Every third Tuesday of every month!
http://www.aerodiner.com/

 

Due to poor weather yesterday; the Middletown Main Street Show has been rescheduled for next wednesday, the 20th! So far the weather looks awesome for next wednesday

 

JUST A REMINDER:

MILLTOWN Hot Rod Show is this Friday/Saturday!

AND

The Cruisin' on Main Street show in Manchester is this Sunday!

Pray for no rain!

 

This Saturday!!!!!!
Now I have to see if I can get out of work.
Thanks for the heads up

 

This Saturday Boys and Girls!!!!!
100 percent kulture Hot Rod and Kustom summer show

Berlin fair grounds

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^
This Saturday

 

Weather is looking good too!! See you there! Todd

 

I can coast to the show with a good run down New britain ave, See you there

 

Just found out the show runs late.....so I may make it

 

Show up after work bands should be playing until after 9.

I Have a list of bands at home I will post them later