Ottawa man builds hybrid car from scratch despite Parkinson’s
An Ottawa man midway through a dream project to build a futuristic, three-wheeled car from scratch is getting a helping hand from the community after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Charles Guibord has spent thousands of dollars on project over past 7 years
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Man building hybrid car despite Parkinson's
10 years ago
Duration 3:05
Charles Guibord was midway though his dream of building a futuristic three-wheeled car when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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An Ottawa man midway through a dream project to build a futuristic, three-wheeled car from scratch is getting a helping hand after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Charles Guibord is building a three-wheeled hybrid car from scratch. (Stu Mills/CBC)
Charles Guibord, a retired Canada Revenue Agency worker, has spent thousands of dollars over the past seven years on his project to build a two-passenger XR3 hybrid. When he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years ago, his project was delayed.
"With the shakes and that, it's not really too possible for myself to do it," Guibord said.
Will Walton, a welder and machinist in Hintonburg, has been helping out. The steel and aluminum skeleton of the unfinished car rests on blocks in a corner of a shop.
"When we put this stuff together, this past summer, he really lit up," Walton said.
Guibord hopes that he will be able to climb into the completed XR3 and drive it into downtown Ottawa by the end of this summer.
"It's something I'd love to finish before it progresses too far," Guibord said.
