The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. Louis on November 7, 1963. Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century.

Mercury 111

Mercury Colorado Denver St. Louis 111

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). Anheuser-Busch will deploy 23 fuel cell systems as battery replacements for a complete fleet of electric lift trucks at their facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, demonstrating the economic benefits of large fleet conversions of forklifts from lead-acid batteries to fuel cell power units.

Market 150

Market Fuel Houston St. Louis 150

The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

Today's Junkyard Find is just such a van, a Colorado second-generation Econoline called BIG CHEESE. Perhaps it started out in St. Louis or Salt Lake City and moved to Colorado after its delivery days were over. The build tag says it was built at the Lorain plant in Ohio.

Ford 87

Ford St. Louis Colorado Denver 87