COLORADO
Norman Affleck, retired president and CEO of Big O Tires, has been named an inductee to the Tire Industry Association (TIA) Hall of Fame for 2007. Affleck was the founding dealer member of Big O Tires Inc. and was the first president of the Centennial-based company, a position that he held for 25 years. Affleck, along with several other tire industry leaders, will be inducted on Oct. 30 in Las Vegas. The event will take place at TIA's Breakfast with the President from 6:45-9:00 a.m. in the Palace 1 Ballroom at Ceasars Palace.
Hertz is now offering its 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-H convertible to customers at its Denver International Airport (DIA) location as part of its Fun Collection. Like the coupe version that debuted in 2006, the rag-top is clad in black marked with a gold "Le Mans" dual racing stripes. It's powered by a 4.6-liter V-8 engine, mated to an automatic transmission that puts out 319 horsepower. The starting rate is $119.99 per day. Make sure you take out the extra insurance; you may get a few tailgaters with this rental.
Old Cars Weekly News & Marketplace reported that a Colorado man restoring a 1958 Volkswagen bus discovered 14 
pounds of marijuana along the undercarriage and in the belly pan of his restoration project. The surprised owner said he disposed the vintage pot after pulling the bound packages out of his new project. Its street value is estimated at $14,000, the article stated.
The Old Car Council of Colorado, Colorado Select NAPA AutoCare Centers, and KOOL-105 hosted a Colfax Avenue Cruise and Car Festival on Sept. 22. The event featured more than 1,000 classic cars, hot rods, street rods, and muscle cars cruising up and down East and West Colfax, said Donny Seyfer of Seyfer Automotive in Wheat Ridge.
FinishMaster, a distributor of automotive refinish products, in conjunction with Mahnke Auto Body and 3M, recently hosted a Bumper Repair class at Mahnke Auto Body in Arvada. The hands-on event took place July 24 with attendees from Farmers Insurance representatives and employees of several shops in the Fix Auto network, said Chris Johns of FinishMaster.
Central Foreign Auto Parts, a foreign automotive parts recycler in Denver, is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Nov. 3 at the Riverfront Event Center in Littleton. For more information, call Ben Silver at 303-295-2277.
Rally America made a pit stop in Steamboat Springs Sept. 21-23. The race, Rally Colorado, took place in and around Hayden, featured a Rally FanFest in downtown Steamboat Springs Saturday night. For more information on this and other events, visit www.rallycolorado.org.
Garnsey & Wheeler Ford's parts department held an open house on Aug. 24. Blue Diamond Parts' Powerstroke Trailer was
on display for the more than 125 shop owners and technicians in attendance. Mike Hagen, parts sales manager for Blue Diamond Parts, was on hand to answer questions about the 6.4-liter Powerstroke engine.
The Automotive Service Association of Colorado (ASA-CO) held a KEYS (Keep Educating Yourself and Staff) training event on Sept. 29 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs. The Automotive Management Institute (AMI)-approved session featured John Forro, who discussed Mode 06 diagnostics, and Maylan Newton, who covered time management and profitability. For information on future classes, call ASA-CO Executive Director Linda Crist at 303-202-5231.
Jason Holmes, owner of Premier Transmission in Woodland Park, recently opened All Automotive Clinic at 213 W. Masonic Ave. in Cripple Creek.
WYOMING
Andy Dowling and Cole Hartman opened A&C Motors, a general repair shop in Greybull. The pair began operating the new business at 1000 N. Sixth St. in July. Dowling also owns Andy's Truck Parts, a nearby automotive salvage business.
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