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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Here's one of those first-generation Fairlanes, found in a self-service boneyard just south of Denver, Colorado. There's a lot of great vintage stuff at Colorado Auto & Parts right now. This dusty sticker on the dash is a piece of obscure 1990s Denver history. Ford's entry was the Fairlane, which debuted as a 1962 model.

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

Remember that 1985 W123 with 411,448 miles we saw in a Denver car graveyard a few years back? Here's the legendary OM617 five-cylinder turbodiesel engine that got the job done so well. Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. market 300 D.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

For example, an area pest control company has pledged to buy up to 150 light weight plug-in trucks, once they are produced. Nothing has to be invented to produce a plug-in hybrid vehicle,” says Dr. Andrew Frank, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of California at Davis and Director of the UCD Hybrid Electric Research Center.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

The Denver EAA chapter is still dedicated to its core mission nearly 50 years after its founding. Members of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council tour the Xcel Energy Cherokee power plant. Either that, or we’d buy one from someone else who did,” he said. Fifty years ago, there were no EVs available commercially.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

International airfare departing from the United States is up 10 percent for 2024 compared with 2023, according to Kayak , a travel search engine. will also power what happens behind the scenes at airlines and airports, said Gilbert Ott, director of partnerships at Point.me , which helps travelers find flights to buy with rewards points.

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