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

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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 scores of Denver's parade of parked classics...

The city that puts on old Bel-Airs...

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Cory-Merrill.
The butterscotch-colored four-door 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air shown above spends its golden years basking in the warm sun as a piece of yard art.

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Sunnyside
The beauty of the two-tone, four-door 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air sedan pictured above is highlighted by solar-powered chrome.

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Globeville
The 1964 four-door Chevrolet Bel-Air pictured above emits zero tons of carbon -- as long it sits abandoned in this empty lot.

Below, cars parked on grass, never waste gas...

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