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Feature story: South Court's 'gadget guy'

Original post made on Apr 16, 2014

It was a warm fall evening on the Stanford University campus several years ago and students were celebrating the Full Moon on the Quad, Stanford's annual bacchanalian welcoming ritual, which pairs incoming freshmen with seniors. Neal Ormond soared up in the JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser, flames shooting out from the armored tank he built by hand.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:40 AM

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Posted by Charlie McPoyle
a resident of Woodside
on Apr 16, 2014 at 8:42 pm

Neal Ormond is a modern day MacGyver. I can't believe that he made an armored vehicle in his backyard. The picture of the cruiser looks incredible. I want to see him cruising along town in it. http://www.showerdoorsandmore.com

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