HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-05-18, Page 88 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Not your average vehicle
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
Imagine a vehicle with
the capabilities to drive
both ways. There would
never be a point in time
when one would have to
back up. Bill Brown's car
requires no imagination
because that's what's
parked in his driveway.
That means each end of
the car has a steering
wheel, a brake and gas
pedal.
"When I started, it was
two little four -door cars, so
I sawed them in half and
welded them back together
again," stated Brown during
the annual car show at the
Legion in Seaforth, May 15.
It was roughly 35 years
ago when the Egmondville
native decided to turn a
four -door 1978 Dodge
Omni and a four -door 1979
Dodge Horizon into a two -
door fully functioning car
that's able to drive front-
ward just as well as it did
backwards.
"When I was a kid I saw
one in a popular mechanic
book. They took two Ford
Model T's. But it wouldn't
back up and do what this
does. It just looked like it
was going both ways. But
this thing will go both
ways," said Brown.
Since technically, there is
no front and back because
both parts of the car are
proficient enough to drive,
Brown prefers to drive the
end with the automatic
transmission rather than
manual. When he decides
to take a drive around
town, he puts the standard
engine in neutral and locks
the steering wheel straight.
The Frankenstein -like
car has made an appear-
ance in car shows in Strat-
ford and Brussels as well as
a couple of other places in
the region. One of the car's
best features is its ability to
spin around on the pave-
ment at top speeds.
"It's great at doing
donuts," Brown said
laughing.
The annual Seaforth and
District Optimist Club
Rubber Duck Race results
THE WINNERS WERE:
1st
2nd
3rd
Sam Lansink
Val Shortreed
Paige McKay
$ 500.00
$ 250.00
$ 100.00
MYSTERY DUCK WINNER :
Bill Beuerman
$ 50.00
Bill Brown stands in front of the car he made 35 years ago. It is capable of driving from both ends of the vehicle.
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All the
ducks
racing down
the creek
at a steady
speed.
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