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Vintage Racing Returns to Lime Rock!

Vintage Racing Returns to Lime Rock!

Abingdon Spares was back at Lime Rock again this year for the Historic Festival. This is a great event right here in Connecticut for everyone interested in Vintage Racing and vintage sports cars. The five day festival starts Thursday night...

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Big News at Abingdon Spares!

Big News at Abingdon Spares!

Abingdon Spares is moving to Maine!   There comes a time… It has been our pleasure to serve our wonderful customers here at Abingdon Spares these past eight years. We have met so many interesting, knowledgeable, friendly, and truly thoughtful...

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July Cars & Coffee Draws a Crowd!

July Cars & Coffee Draws a Crowd!

On a hot and muggy July morning some 50 plus cars and their drivers gathered at Abingdon Spares in Deep River, CT for another enjoyable Cars & Coffee. The hot weather did not deter anyone from coming down and enjoying...

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Greenwich Concours

Greenwich Concours

It is always interesting to see how the other half lives! Abingdon Spares was at the 2023 Greenwich Concours de Sport, the Saturday event, featuring cars from and inspired by the world of motorsports. This was an interesting collection of old...

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Lime Rock Vintage

Lime Rock Vintage

Abingdon Spares was at Lime Rock Park this past week for the Empire Cup Vintage Races. Lots of cars as several different race groups and clubs were at the track. Very hot on Friday and much cooler on Saturday. Here...

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VSCCA Spring Sprints at Lime Rock 2023

VSCCA Spring Sprints at Lime Rock 2023

Abingdon Spares was at the VSCCA Spring Sprints this weekend. The weather was cool but mostly sunny, and there was a bigger number of MGs in attendance than usual. Entrants included pre-war and post war T-types, MGAs and MG Midgets, along with...

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Kimber Festival 2023

Kimber Festival 2023

Abingdon Spares attended the MG T Register's Kimber Festival in Philadelphia, April 28th and 29th. The Kimber Festival is held to honor the birthday of Cecil Kimber, considered the founder of the MG sports cars. It is sponsored by the...

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Spring Cars & Coffee Draws a Crowd!

Spring Cars & Coffee Draws a Crowd!

Saturday April 22 was a cool and cloudy Spring Day in Deep River, and a cool and rainy day in much of the state. This did not stop over 60 cars and their owners from stopping by the Abingdon Spares...

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First Ride of the Year!

First Ride of the Year!

On a foggy, misty, sometimes rainy Sunday, 7 hardy souls and 5 British Sports Cars headed out on the first annual Siegfried Bettmann Run, from Middletown to the beach at Hammonasset State Park in Madison. In true British weather, we...

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October Cars and Coffee!

October Cars and Coffee!

Our October Cars and Coffee, as predicted, turned out to be a beautiful fall day! Lots of British Car (and others) enthusiasts turned out, making for an interesting group of sports cars sparkling in the October sunshine. This is a...

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Klingberg Cars & Coffee September 24th, 2022

Klingberg Cars & Coffee September 24th, 2022

Abingdon Spares was out and about at the Klingberg Center's September Cars & Coffee this past weekend. The Klingberg series always attracts a great mix of cars and trucks. From the brass era to modern times, there is always so...

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British Reliability Run 2022!

British Reliability Run 2022!

Abingdon Spares was again a sponsor and a participant in the Connecticut British Reliabilty Run. This year's run was a 3 day tour of nothern New York, Massachussets, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Our hub hotel was at Stratton Mountain in...

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