Cars and Car Design

Video: SUV crashes through West Gill Place home

What were you doing around 6 a.m. this morning? Sleeping? Rubbing your eyes? Hoping that morning cup of coffee would get your heart started? For the person living in a residence on the 5900 block of West Gill Place, the answer was, "Dealing with the SUV that drove into my house" -- a drag whether c ... More >>

Leeann Meyer search: Missing woman's Rav4 and truck found, foul play fears

On February 23, Wheat Ridge resident Leann Meyer, nicknamed Annie, had a phone conversation with a friend. That's the last time anyone has spoken to her. The Wheat Ridge Police Department hasn't called her disappearance a result of foul play thus far. But the search for her has grown as the story h ... More >>

Is the American Dream over?

Men in Burka

War/Magic
Self-released

Vochol Art on Wheels exhibit rolls into DIA today

With its accentuated curves and ability to look good in almost any color, the Volkswagen Beetle was made for customization. Until 2003, the Type1(the beloved and ubiquitous "vintage" model) bug had remained in production with few cosmetic changes for close to thirty years. Though the car has since s ... More >>

Denver Auto Show proves Denver drivers are truckin' nuts: Kenny Be's Special Report

Virginia Vale.​ The Denver Auto Show currently running at the Colorado Convention Center is an exhibition of dreams. The real Denver Auto show is staged on neighborhood driveways reveals that Denverites like big trucks. The 2005 Volvo Condo semi truck shown above is just one of many examples t ... More >>

Comment of the day: Our favorites from the Autoerotica comment contest

​Because we at Westword pull hella clout in this town, we managed to snag 35 free tickets to the Denver Auto Show, which started yesterday and continues through Sunday -- and because we're pretty much benevolent gods over here, we decided to give them away to you. Tuesday, we asked you to tell ... More >>

Put a mustache on your whip for the Denver Auto Show... with Carstache

A proud and satisfied Carstache owner.​A mustache is like the modern-day equivalent of Samson's hair: a source of almost superhuman potency for all who wear it. (Also, both are made of hair.) That said, the fact that only men and certain particularly virile women are capable of mustache wearag ... More >>

Shawn Merriman, aka Mormon Madoff: Auction of amazing Ponzi scheme booty (PHOTOS)

Shawn Merriman.​Shawn Merriman, aka the Mormon Madoff, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in December 2009, earning a twelve-year sentence for Ponzi scheming that allowed him to amass an amazing collection of classic cars and more. This Saturday, Merriman's playthings go on the block. The photos of ... More >>

MAKING ITS MARK

Fourteen-year old leads Colorado State Patrol on 100 mile chase in (possibly) stolen car

From 9News coverage.​What's the most memorable thing you did at age fourteen? In all likelihood, it was less audacious, and less dangerous, than the acts committed earlier today by an Eastern Colorado teen, who led the Colorado State Patrol on a high-speed chase for a hundred miles before fina ... More >>

Jimmy Gnecco

Tuesday, May 11, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700.

Michael Hulburt, No. 88: Still no arrests in possible road-rage shooting on I-225

A photo of Michael Hulburt from Channel 31 coverage.​On May 17, 2009, Westword launched Mile High Murder, a series of posts tracking homicides in the seven county Denver/Boulder metro area. Just shy of a year later, Michael Hulburt became the 88th entry on our list. But he was far more than a ... More >>

Mile High Murder Nos. 68 and 69: Double homicide at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Adams Street

View Larger Map Predictably, those good news stories about the murder rate in Denver being down in 2009 have been followed by bloodshed aplenty. Example: two homicides took place late last night near the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Adams Street, an area captured in the graphic a ... More >>

Suspect likely answers to the name of Jared

Not this mug's mug shots​This just in from Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson: On December 27, 2009, at approximately 1:54 P.M., Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the Subway restaurant located at 18525 East Smoky Hill Road, Unit L, on the report of an armed robbery. ... More >>

Men wanted for taking medical marijuana without prescription

Banana, a strain of marijuana prized for its pain relief. Even as Arapahoe County officials go beyond the call of duty in their efforts to bust Brian Wayne Coplen, who's wanted for allegedly running a marijuana grow-house in Bennett, representatives of the Boulder Police Department are questioning ... More >>

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...

Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: (Not) seen at the Denver Auto Show, part 3

The 2009 Deuce Coupe More driving excitement created by Chrysler and Denver TV station CW2 "The Deuce," the Deuce Coupe is a fecal-diesel/electric hybrid that is perfect for the urban-centric lifestyle. The body is made from four scratch-and-dent-resistant porta-potties that can be left unlocked ... More >>

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 >>

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Monday, July 17, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700; Tuesday, July 18, Trilogy Wine Bar, Boulder, 303-473-9463.

Turbo A.C.'s

Monday, November 21, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

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The BellRays

Monday, April 4, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

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