Bedford's Westview raises funds by hosting car show

Garet Cobb
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This rigid frame chopper with a 1964 pan head engine was an entrant in the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
This rigid frame chopper with a 1964 pan head engine was an entrant in the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.

The Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show Saturday featured a variety of vehicles. This was the second year for the fundraiser that supports the Westview activity department.

Larry Mitchell built the rigid frame chopper he entered into the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.
Larry Mitchell built the rigid frame chopper he entered into the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023.

Larry Mitchell brought the rigid frame chopper with a 1964 pan head engine that he built. Mitchell said he wanted to duplicate the chopper Peter Fonda rides in the film "Easy Rider."

Mitchell's helmet is a replica of the one Fonda wore. He also brought a framed picture from the movie. Mitchell said the bike took him between four and five months to assemble after he got all the parts together. He had the sissy bar re-chromed and installed disc brakes instead of the original drum brakes. The paint work was done by Duane Smith of Ellettsville.

The pastor of the Ellettsville House of Prayer is not done pulling inspiration from "Easy Rider." Next, he said, he plans to build a replica of the bike Dennis Hopper rode.

A framed photo of the old Brown's Gulf Service Station in the trunk of an entrant's car in the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show held Aug. 5, 2023.
A framed photo of the old Brown's Gulf Service Station in the trunk of an entrant's car in the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show held Aug. 5, 2023.

Another entrant displayed a framed photo, this one of the old Brown's Gulf Service Station, in the trunk of his car.

Owner Chris Peters drives a 1960 Nash Metropolitan at the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show on Aug. 5, 2023. In the passenger seat is Sarah Webb. Peters is from Vallonia, and has had the car about two years. Webb is an RN and the MDS Coordinator for Westview.
Owner Chris Peters drives a 1960 Nash Metropolitan at the Bedford Westview Center and Family Rehabilitation Center Family Day Car and Bike Show on Aug. 5, 2023. In the passenger seat is Sarah Webb. Peters is from Vallonia, and has had the car about two years. Webb is an RN and the MDS Coordinator for Westview.

Chris Peters, an RN and MDS coordinator for Westview, brought his 1960 Nash Metropolitan, which he's owned for about two years.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Bedford's Westview raises funds by hosting car show