Show Off Your Ride 2011

Whether they are cruising on a lake, hitting the road in a vintage set of wheels, or taking a casual glide above the city, Southwest residents know how to get around. Despite varying horsepowers and engines, one thing is clear — driving and piloting these machines is just plain fun. The eclectic set of vehicles in Southwest Orlando Bulletin’s third annual Show Off Your Ride pictorial displays just a few of the ways residents choose to motor about town.

Windermere resident Coert Voorhees (far left) takes friends (l. to r.) Steve and Cheryl Miller, and Dave Hewitt out on Lake Butler in his custom-built pontoon boat, Key Lime Runner.

Southwest residents Rick Nelson and Claire Schwartz get around town in Rick’s 1955 Ford Thunderbird

Winter Garden resident Zoomie Hinson finds time to take his buggy for a spin.

Don and Karen Klickovich of Silver Woods cruise through Southwest in their 1966 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.

Paul Rozelle of Royal Ranch Estates uses his golf cart to get around his neighborhood.

Lake Crescent Reserve resident Riccardo Brugnoli keeps his 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce in pristine condition.

Lake Marsha resident Dave Tinkley displays the paraglider he uses to cruise 800 feet above International Drive in Orlando.

Keene’s Pointe residents Bob and Lynn Ziener have owned their 1968 Triumph TR250 for 37 years, and Bob recently completed an engine overhaul.

Jazz, Bella and Maggie await a ride in a homemade, electric-powered pedicab owned by Lake Marsha residents Dave Tinkley and Debbie Patterson.