A refurbished double-decker bus with sustainable-minded touches is the newest mode of transportation for Portland partiers.
Portland partiers have a new method of transport to avoid getting a DUII while riding in style, in the form of a refurbished double-decker bus named Candy.
Purchased by Brooks Thompson and Kent Metcalf a week and a half before the end of their senior year at University of Oregon, the bus opened for business in July under the name Double Decker PDX.
Now the bus has a new transmission, brakes, wheels and suspension, and runs on biofuel. Metcalf’s dad, a contractor, helped them replace roof panels, floors and rewire a fresh, iPod-ready sound system.
There are sexy, sustainably minded touches: Wood for the interior came from local school bleachers and telephone poles, and a bar top has been crafted from a white oak, felled by nature.
They’re betting Candy’s unique personal style will guide them through even this bumpy, economic landscape.
Read more at OregonLive.com.
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