Movie car collection in Colorado faces relocation; auction of numerous vehicles imminent as building makes way for apartments construction
The Rodz and Bodz Movie Car Museum, a popular attraction in Englewood, Colorado, will be temporarily closing its doors on August 3, 2025, to make way for a new apartment complex and potential hotel. The museum, located at 401 Englewood Parkway, will reopen in a new location once a permanent home has been found [1][2].
The auction for 60 cars and trucks, along with 460 other items such as porcelain signs, gas pumps, and more, will take place on August 22 and 23, 2025. The sale aims to raise funds to purchase a new home for the museum [1][2].
The museum, which first opened during the COVID-19 pandemic at Colorado Mills Mall, has moved three times in a year and a half, including a stop in Greeley before settling in Englewood last October. The museum displays up to 100 cars at a time, with over 180 cars in its rotating collection [1].
Zack Loffert, the museum owner, refers to the cars as his babies and each has a unique story. Many of the cars on display are replicas or vehicles seen on the big screen, including some that were driven by Jim Carrey and Justin Timberlake [1].
Loffert is working tirelessly to find a new home for the museum, with potential locations along the 470 loop due to his rental car company [1]. He announced that Herbie the Love Bug can be purchased this month, one of the many iconic cars available at the upcoming auction [1].
The City of Englewood approved zoning for 300 apartment units, a parking structure, and possibly a hotel in the space that the museum currently occupies, due to increased demand for residential units in Englewood and the Denver metro area [1].
The new museum will offer a fully immersive movie set experience, with each section representing a different movie set [1]. The Rodz and Bodz Movie Car Museum's temporary closure is a temporary setback, but the excitement for its future remains strong.
For more information about the Rodz and Bodz Museum or the auction, visit the museum's website. The museum will close temporarily on August 3 at 6 p.m., so be sure to visit before then if you want to see these iconic cars one last time.
[1] Source: Englewood Today [2] Source: Denver Post
- To help raise funds for a new home, an auction for 60 cars, trucks, porcelain signs, gas pumps, and more from the Rodz and Bodz Movie Car Museum will take place on August 22 and 23, 2025.
- Despite the museum's temporary closure due to the construction of a new apartment complex and potential hotel, Zack Loffert, the museum owner, is searching diligently for a new location along the 470 loop, potentially near his rental car company.
- In its new location, the Rodz and Bodz Movie Car Museum will offer a fully immersive movie set experience, with each section representing a different movie set.
