High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe

04/02/2026

ADVANCE REGISTRATION OPEN — NO FOOLIN’!
LEARN MORE: https://www.westcusterlibrary.org/carshow/

Join us Labor DaySaturday for the High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe! Come enjoy the classic, antique, vintage, rat rod or hot rod cars on Main Street in Westcliffe. With the incredible Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a backdrop, share this annual Labor Day Saturday tradition with other car enthusiasts or just come and enjoy the show on Main Street. Plus, it’s FREE to attend as well as Free Live Music and Entertainment and lots of downtown food and drink options to make it a day of fun for the whole family. Proceeds benefit the West Custer County Library Mobile Outreach efforts.

The 2026 High Altitude Horsepower Car Show also invites you to enter your vehicle for the chance to win drawings and cash prizes. Be sure to vote for your favorites in the Best in Show and People’s Awards ($250 this year for each award winner). We hope to see you Labor Day Saturday!

09/01/2025

08/31/2025

THANK YOU to all who came out in support of 2025 High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe. It was a fantastic day yesterday with 124 registered cars + rockin’ car-themed music by Bob Reed and friends, delicious homemade baked goods, fun T-shirts and great raffle prizes galore!

Congratulations to BEST IN SHOW AWARD WINNER 1898 Horseless Carriage owned/shown by David Horning of Ga***rd KS and PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER 1931 Chrysler Imperial Limo owned/shown by Michael Simpson of Buena Vista CO.

We appreciate the donations from local businesses Schusters' Printing Co., Inc., Valley Ace Hardware, Candy's Coffee, Sugarlump Co., Lowe's Market, Stage Stop, Lux Chocolates, Sunflower Natural Foods and Imperio Azteca Restaurant and of course all our wonderful volunteers (many who are not on FB but you know who and how awesome you are!).

More pictures to come… Enjoy the rest of your Labor Day Weekend! See you next year!

08/30/2025

TODAY’S THE DAY! See you at High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe from 9am - 2pm. Enjoy fun music, great food and drinks and most of all… CARS WITH A VIEW! Proceeds benefit West Custer County Library’s Mobile Outreach Efforts.

08/29/2025

CAN’T WAIT FOR THE High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe TOMORROW? Read up with this great article in the Canon City Daily Record! See you Saturday at 9am in Downtown Westcliffe. Rain or shine but we are sure hoping for shine at least until 2pm when the show ends!

The High Altitude Horsepower Car Show will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday along Main Street in Westcliffe. This is a free event. Enjoy an incredible display of classic, antique, vintage, rat rod…

08/28/2025

LISTEN & LEARN MORE: https://share.transistor.fm/s/aabd6b92
KLZR VALLEY VIEWS’ Gary Taylor Interview with 2025 High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe Coordinator Shelly Larson about this LABOR DAY SATURDAY’S EVENT - August 30 from 9am - 2pm. Pre-registration is now closed (as well Main St and 2nd St for this event!) but you can still register day of for just $30. Weather - no jinx - looks to be wonderful so bring the whole family. Proceeds benefit West Custer County Library’s Mobile Outreach Efforts!

08/20/2025

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR THE High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe ends Wednesday, August 27 at 5pm. Entries after that time will need to register day of show.

REGISTER NOW: https://www.westcusterlibrary.org/carshow/

07/02/2025

A LITTLE GLIMPSE OF WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE... Past interiors and exteriors of some of the fabulou vintage cars that have graced the High Altitude Horsepower Car Show Westcliffe! Want to enter your vehicle this Labor Day Saturday? LEARN MORE BY GOING TO https://www.westcusterlibrary.org/carshow/

06/30/2025

2025 High Altitude Horsepower Car Show in Westcliffe
Saturday, August 30th, 9am to 2pm • FREE TO ATTEND
https://www.westcusterlibrary.org/carshow/

Come enjoy the classic, antique, vintage, rat rod or hot rod cars on Main Street in Westcliffe and vote for your favorites. Enter your antique, vintage, classic, rat rod, or hot rod/muscle car, while you share the day with other car enthusiasts, or just come enjoy the cars set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Mark your calendars for Labor Day Saturday and join fellow car enthusiasts in exploring our charming rural mountain town. Don’t forget to cast your vote for your favorite cars! There will be Cash Prize Drawings and People’s Choice Awards.

The event is packed with fun for the whole family, with food, music, and entertainment available throughout the day.

Registration is open NOW (day-of-show registration opens 7AM):
$25 for advance purchase
$30 for day-of show
$15 for any additional vehicle(s)

Best of all, the High Altitude Horsepower Car Show is FREE to attend! Proudly sponsored by the West Custer County Library to support Mobile Outreach Efforts. We can’t wait to see you there!