The other cordovan has dropped in the Chrysler Group "What Can You HEMI" contest, and the winning design is a HEMI-powered tricycle, complete with a four-foot-high front wheel and racing slicks on the back. Marcus Braun of Vancouver, British Columbia, who was the mastermind behind the HEMI Trike, was the grand prize winner of a HEMI-powered Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle.
The finalists in the contest saw their drawing board dreams come to life as Chrysler Group unveiled full-size, operational versions of each of the five inventions at its Chelsea, Michigan proving grounds. All five finalists, whose entries were chosen from among hundreds submitted throughout the U.S. and Canada, were on-hand to see their outrageous HEMI-powered ideas. The ideas and the finalists who created them include:
HEMI(r) Snowblower -- Tim Flucht, Belleville, Michigan. Armed with 345 horsepower and 375 foot pounds of torque, custom precision drive shaft and wrist tether for quick shut-off, this one-of-a-kind snowblower will get your driveway cleared quicker than you can say "pass the gasoline."
HEMI(r) -Go-Round -- Jonathan Brzon, Topeka, Kansas. The high-performance engine generates enough power to spin the 22-foot turntable at a maximum speed of eight rpm, while most carousels only do about four or five rpm, which explains their declining popularity and strong safety record.
HEMI(r) on Ice -- Dan Burg, Lindenhurst, Illinois. None dare call it Zamboni, but the propane-powered engine of this ice re-surfacer has been replaced with a HEMI engine, pumped up with Mopar performance headers and a Borla exhaust system to make those cleanups quick and loud.
HEMI(r) Shredder -- Randy Fredner, Earlysville, Virginia. Have a lot of stuff you want to hide from the IRS fast? This industrial-strength shredder can tear up a full ream of paper, CDs, phone books, ex-spouse. You name it, it shreds it.