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Cars and Car Design

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    How to get my job: Ferrari salesman

    ​Unlike California or Florida, Colorado isn't known as a sports car state. We simply have too much crazy weather. But, despite mother nature's push to get us into all-wheel drive vehicles year round, there is a market for super-fast, super expensive sports cars. Ferrari of Denver specializes i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Denver boot wed alert! Pay your tickets before you loan your car to a bride

    ​Talk about a veiled threat! On Saturday, a bride emerged from a LoDo salon hours before her scheduled nuptials in the mountains, only to find a Denver boot on the Range Rover that a friend had borrowed so that they could arrive at the ceremony in style. Now we've got more details on that unex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    "Bringing You Back To Broadway" brought badass muscle cars to 7-11

    Bree Davies​On Sunday afternoon, we randomly wandered over to the 7-11 on Broadway and 3rd Avenue to find a parking lot overtaken by sweet cars. In the second annual "Bringing You Back To Broadway" car show, local promotor and DJ "Cruisin'" Dave Bos and his wife Sandi put together a day of cla ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    A New Breed of Car Show

    Bree Davies​On Sunday afternoon, we randomly wandered over to the 7-11 on Broadway and 3rd Avenue to find a parking lot overtaken by sweet cars. In the second annual "Bringing You Back To Broadway" car show, local promotor and DJ "Cruisin'" Dave Bos and his wife Sandi put together a day of cla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Denver Auto Show reveals the city's greenest cars: Kenny Be's Special Report

    The greenest cars are the cars we leaf behind.​The fuel efficient cars shown at the Denver Auto Show this weekend will never be as green as the leaf-covered 1976 Mercury Capri II shown in the picture above. And alternative fuels and hybrid technology will never match the low energy-impact scor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Autoerotica: Tell us about your first car and get five tickets to the Denver Auto Show 2011

    This was not your first car.​Whether you're looking to buy a new car or just gawk at one, Westword has you covered. We've got 35 tickets to give away for the Denver Auto Show, which starts tomorrow. Expect to see the newest 2011 models, as well as sneak peaks of 2012 intros. All you autophile ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2011

    Green Means Go

    This was not your first car.​Whether you're looking to buy a new car or just gawk at one, Westword has you covered. We've got 35 tickets to give away for the Denver Auto Show, which starts tomorrow. Expect to see the newest 2011 models, as well as sneak peaks of 2012 intros. All you autophile ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2010

    The Modern World

    This was not your first car.​Whether you're looking to buy a new car or just gawk at one, Westword has you covered. We've got 35 tickets to give away for the Denver Auto Show, which starts tomorrow. Expect to see the newest 2011 models, as well as sneak peaks of 2012 intros. All you autophile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Vampire made me crash my SUV, woman says

    Prime suspect?​With Eclipse, the latest film in the über-popular Twlight series, due to hit theaters nationwide today, Americans everywhere have vampires on their mind. But a Fruita area woman was ahead of the bloodsucking curve. After she crashed her SUV on Sunday evening, she reportedly to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Limping Latex Bandit has premature explosion in his car

    No, not that kind of latex.​Update, 4:32 p.m.: Just notified by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office that Merle Allison, who's believed to be the Limping Latex Bandit, has been captured. Look below the original item to get all the details. As the number of Denver area robberies continue to cap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Ex-Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleads guilty to mail fraud -- and prepares to say goodbye to his art and classic-car collection

    Back in August, former Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleaded not guilty to mail fraud charges against him -- something that we predicted was "a temporary situation" in a blog about alleged swindles dating back to 1994. Bingo. Yesterday, Merriman pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Tonight: Beer and cars at Hops for Hope

    ​Talk about an ideal pairing: classic cars and beer from some of Colorado's best breweries. Making the match even better is the fact that tonight's Hops for Hopes at the Lemay Auto Museum (11100 West Eighth Avenue in Lakewood) benefits the SCI Recovery Project, which provides exercise-based re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    How do you know when a burglar's ballsy (or stupid) (or both)? When he steals a cop's Glock...

    "Sorry, officer. I didn't realize it was your Glock..."​There are pros and cons to burglarizing a police officer, as someone did in Northglenn on Friday; a loaded Glock 26 handgun and a friend's 2005 PT Cruiser were among the items swiped. On the positive side, you gain legendary status among ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Colorado tax credit means a $42,000 discount on a new Tesla: Where's my wallet?

    ​It doesn't really look like the sort of car the government would throw money at you to buy. Those, we always assumed, were the sort of cars that would fit in your freezer. But apparently, a state tax credit would indeed allow Colorado residents to buy the new Tesla Roadster -- an electric sp ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Ain’t It a Drag?

    Classics from the past cruise lower Larimer Street.

  • Culture

    May 28, 2009

    American Muscle revs up at Pirate

    Classics from the past cruise lower Larimer Street.

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2009

    Vroom Service

    Cruise into a classic event.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    At least three metro-area Chrysler dealerships to close according to bankruptcy filing

    In a bankruptcy filing today, Chrysler reveals that it plans to close 789 of its 3,200 dealerships in the United States -- and a source with access to the documents finds at least three in the immediate Denver metro area on the list. They are: • Burt Dodge Chrysler Jeep, 9900 Twenty Mile Road, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Car Culture

    Rev your engine with the American Muscle show at Pirate.

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Kenny Be's Hip Tip: Chrysler-Fiat merger concept car

    The Chrysler-Fiat merger is just the beginning of many exciting automotive design possibilities. Imagine a car that takes the retro-American design of the 1961 New Yorker and combines it with the fuel economy of the iconic Fiat 500...

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Over the Weekend: Cars and car bombs

    See photos from a busy weekend in Denver, from the Auto Show to La Rumba's Friday-night Lip Gloss party, at westword.com/slideshow.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: (Not) seen at the Denver Auto Show, part 2

    The 2009 Mace Mobile Another Colorado favorite! Ford has teamed up with the Denver Sheriff's Department to create a new generation of prisoner-transport vehicles. Powered by abuse-series galley-slave drive train, this hybrid delivers over 41 miles per canister of mace. The interior features cont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Arugula's shattering encounter with a BMW

    Arugula restaurant, which opened at 2785 Iris Street in Boulder in February,  had a BMW get a little too close for comfort last week.On March 24, an X5 parked facing the restaurant began to pull out. But instead of doing the, you know, logical thing, like reversing, the driver pressed the gas p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: (Not) seen at the Denver Auto Show

    The 2009 Double Hummer Completely redesigned with U.S taxpayer auto-bailout money, the new Double Hummer will be marketed as the perfect four-wheel-drive vehicle for American Interstate highway driving. With a 116-inch wheelbase, the double-wide track allows all 280 cubic feet of cargo space to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Auto Pilots

    The 2009 Double Hummer Completely redesigned with U.S taxpayer auto-bailout money, the new Double Hummer will be marketed as the perfect four-wheel-drive vehicle for American Interstate highway driving. With a 116-inch wheelbase, the double-wide track allows all 280 cubic feet of cargo space to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    These Crocs were made for walking...if nothing more.

    The 2009 Double Hummer Completely redesigned with U.S taxpayer auto-bailout money, the new Double Hummer will be marketed as the perfect four-wheel-drive vehicle for American Interstate highway driving. With a 116-inch wheelbase, the double-wide track allows all 280 cubic feet of cargo space to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2008

    Modern Made Fun

    Dana Cain hosts the Denver Modernism Show.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love High Gas Prices

    Dana Cain hosts the Denver Modernism Show.

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2007

    Your Royal Spyness

    Channel Agent 007 at a Dairy Center for the Arts fundraiser.

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    Culture Clash

    There's truly something for everyone at CultureHeads.

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2007

    Modern Made Fun

    Dana Cain hosts the Denver Modernism Show.

  • Calendar

    May 31, 2007

    Bellissimo!

    Dana Cain hosts the Denver Modernism Show.

  • News

    May 24, 2007

    To the Mexican Degree

    Chicano Studies is more than an introduction to lowriders.

  • Music

    August 17, 2006

    Rose Hill Drive

    Rose Hill Drive (Sci Fidelity/Megaforce)

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Retroactive

    Juice Newton

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2004

    Road Warriors

    A new show at the Arvada Center is fun on wheels.

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Free For All

    Highlighting the week's greatest gratis event

  • News

    October 10, 2002

    Love on the Rocks

    After years of four-by-four play, two off-roaders decide it's time to ride together.

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    Auto Motives

    It's raining cars at Denver Water.

  • Calendar

    June 20, 2002

    Italian Stallions

    The mystique of Italian sports cars comes alive at Automezzi XII.

  • Goods & Services

    April 4, 2002
  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Way to Test Your Tuned-Up Car

    Lariat Loop Heritage Alliance Road Rally

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best Place to Learn How to Be a Millionaire

    The "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" freshman seminar

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001
  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Big Wheels

    Spending $250,000 on a car may not make you happy. But among Denver's rich and famous, it's one way of keeping score.

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 22.

  • Dining

    June 1, 2000

    The Joint

    One for the Road.

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Add It Up

    Sport utility vehicles aren't as safe as you think.

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Plans, Trains and Automobiles

    Squeezed by big-bucks developments, the eccentric Forney Museum is ready to hit the highway.

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    Forest Bumps

    Environmentalists warn that the Forest Service's new Colorado mogul could be dangerous.

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