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June 2019 Highlights
The event on June 15 was a huge success with a big crowd and one of our most unique collections of cars ever. It was a beautiful sunny day for the 175 cars and over 1,100 happy spectators that came to our hilltop campus. We were grateful to have our Grand Marshal...
1964 Pontiac GTO – Traditional Car Show June 2018 Best in Show
This 1964 Pontiac GTO has been winning awards since its current owner, Sal Rossitto, purchased it, so why stop now? Its pristine paint job and complete restoration combined with its already beautiful look made it a shoe in for our Traditional Best in Show trophy....
1932 Stutz LeBaron – Concours d’Elegance 2018 Best in Show
George Homan’s 1932 Stutz LeBaron was only $5,200 when it was first released, but that would be nearly $88,000 today. With such a sophisticated and rare car, we knew immediately it would win one of our Concours d’Elegance Best in Show trophies. This car is one of two...
1932 Studebaker President – Concours d’Elegance 2018 Best in Show
Of course the 1932 Studebaker President was one of our Concours d’Elegance Best in Show winners. Only 2,399 of all models were produced, with only a handful of those being the same body style as George Vassos’s President. Of those, only two are left, so we are...
Remembering Bob Carini
Bob Carini was owner and operator of Continental Auto in Glastonbury with his son Wayne until his retirement. He was the co-founder of the model A restorers car club of America in 1952. He was well known for his quality auto body work, his restorations of...
In Honor of Gustave Schaller
Born in 1900 in Delemont, Switzerland, Gustave Schaller was a renaissance man. He could fix anything, and would make what he needed for most any situation. Gus’s family moved to Manchester, CT, when he was 14. Gus continued to live in Manchester with his wife,...
In Honor of Ron Poupart
Ron Poupart was born in the small town of Adams, MA. He began driving at the tender (if not illegal) age of 14 while transporting his mother and grandmother, Mim, to Vermont in their brand-new Buick to play bingo. His father was killed in action at Saint-Malo in 1943,...
Thank You Tilcon
We owe a great debt of gratitude to Tilcon for transporting Jumbo, Hartford's 1880's Steam Fire Truck, to our 25th Anniversary Motorcar Festival. After searching for Jumbo for several years, we found I tin Massachusetts and owned by a private...
Honoring Wayne Carini
Klingberg Family Centers honored Wayne Carini for his support of Klingberg, his dedication to his family, and his support for autism treatment and awareness. Wayne first came to the Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival in 2010. It was the first year of our Concours...
Klingberg Auto Restoration Program
The Program The Klingberg Auto Restoration Program, an offering of our special education program, the Raymond Hill School, exposes high school students to the craft of automobile restoration and vehicle maintenance with the goal of providing them with hands-on work...
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