Charley Strickland and the Surface Orbiter

Charley Strickland from STRICKLAND MOTOR RACING INC is back in
the shop. He and Stacey discuss his long planned next project -
THE SURFACE ORBITER 2. “What’s that?” you’re thinking? Well, it’s
Charley’s take on the Dobbertin Surface Orbiter, which
was an amphibious vehicle designed and built by
Rick Dobbertin in the 1990s. The DSO started out from a 1959 Heil
milk tank trailer and was modified by Dobbertin over the course
of 4 1/2 years. On February 23, 1995, the DSO became the
first car to transit the Panama Canal.


Then Stacey answers some listener questions about wanting to add
a winch system to a vehicle with plastic bumpers, installing an
Edison Diesel Electric Kit, and when to paint, powder-coat, or
get a liner.


*Image from Dobbertin Performance