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Westen's Car

Started by Drache, July 01, 2012, 12:37:07 AM

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Drache

So some might remember Westen, the kid with Muscular Dystrophy whom I took on the cruise. Well the car club went another step further, we built Westen a soap box derby car for the races this year. Sadly I was out of town for it but the car club came through in style!

Look it's a soapbox derby car!


Can you see it now?


Coming along!


Side view after paint





Race Day


Go go go!


Trophy for best looking car


Westen, his car, his trophy


The skull shifter? That's the brake handle!


So there will be some minor changes to the car. We will be wiring the headlights and taillights so they will work and changing the break system a little. Also the rear tires are being swapped out for rear tires off a riding lawn mower to give it that more hotrod look. Westen will then be taking and putting his soapbox car into next year's car show.

Also the car club will be making two more derby cars. One for Westen's sister, and the other will be raffled off with tickets being FREE!
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bill440rt

WOW!!!   :o :o

That thing is bad-ass!!  :2thumbs:
Very, VERY creative indeed. Lucky kid for sure, your club was very thoughtful building it for him. 
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70charginglizard

That is one of the coolest things ever!   :cheers:
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Drache

Another plan was to build a little soapbox kind of car with an engine and in the shape of a tow truck to use to drag the soapbox derby back up to the top of the hill for Westen (he's confined to a wheel chair).
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Ghoste

That is a great thing you guys did there Drache.

charge69

That is an aweome car and a beautiful thing the club did to make and give him the car!!  I love it and the creativity that goes into building it !!  Nice post !

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aussiemuscle

wow, that barrow makes a great hot rod body. well done, guys. Kudos to you.

Wouldn't it better to sell the tickets and give the proceeds to charity?

Drache

Quote from: aussiemuscle on July 01, 2012, 11:51:53 PM
Wouldn't it better to sell the tickets and give the proceeds to charity?

1) In Canada you need a special license from the Government to put on a raffle that involves taking money. It's an annoying process.

2) We just want to get the car club a little more known and all the parts and supplies are donated to us anyways.
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Drache

I would like to invite you all to the Horsepower Hooligans website that was just created earlier this week. It still needs a LOT of work but it's a start.

www.HorsepowerHooligans.com
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Awesome! My only thing would have been to paint the sidewalls white!! But other than that it looks badass!!!  :coolgleamA:
Sold my Charger unfortunately....never got it finished.

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mauve66

pretty sweet, if i hadn't seen the before and after i wouldn't have believed it :2thumbs:
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This brings me joy.  Way to go!

TUFCAT

Extremely creative.... I wish I could do that!  You guys made a kid very happy.  :2thumbs: :2thumbs:

c00nhunterjoe

That's awesome! We need more people in the hobby like you guys  :2thumbs:

Drache

going to make its own thread
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Quote from: bill440rt on July 01, 2012, 06:51:09 AM
WOW!!!   :o :o

That thing is bad-ass!!  :2thumbs:
Very, VERY creative indeed. Lucky kid for sure, your club was very thoughtful building it for him. 
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That is way cool!!!!  :cheers: :2thumbs:
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