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DiMora Motorcar Hosts Wheelchair Athlete on Coast-to-Coast Odyssey
Gabriel Cordell sees Vicci 6.2 prototype
Palm Springs, California – April 16, 2013 – Twenty years ago, a devastating car accident cost Gabriel Cordell the use of his legs. Paralyzed from the waist down, he suffered years of depression and succumbed to several damaging addictions.
Nine months ago he decided to turn his life around. He began intensive training to become the first person to manually push his standard wheelchair from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. By conquering this grueling challenge, the 43-year-old athlete hopes to inspire anyone who feels stuck in a bad situation, handicapped or not, and wants to pull out of it, as he has.
On April 1, Gabe set out from Santa Monica on his 3,300-mile coast-to-coast journey.
Gabriel Cordell with Yvonne and Sir Alfred J. DiMora by the Vicci 6.2 prototype.
His route on the fourth day led through Palm Springs, where Gabe pushed himself into the DiMora Motorcar factory. There he inspected the first prototype of the company’s Vicci 6.2 series of neoclassic luxury automobiles. He wanted to learn how this fusion of 21st-century technology with classic 1930's elegance and flair is defining a new niche in the American and global automobile markets.
Gabe hopes to reach his destination, his hometown of West Hempstead, New York, by June 14, in time to participate in his 25th High School Reunion. A television camera crew is accompanying him throughout the journey to document this record-setting feat.
One man – two arms – one wheelchair – 3,300 miles – 75 days. Route by Google Maps.
There are several YouTube videos that you may want to watch to learn more about Gabe's journey. Here are two of them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbDuQikKkIA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljkpCtEU874
You can also help Gabe in various ways, such as having a celebration when he arrives in your area and having local media cover the event. Contributions are always welcome. To learn more about Gabe’s wheelchair adventure and to track his journey, please visit www.rollwithme.org.
About DiMora Motorcar
Based in Palm Springs, California, DiMora Motorcar excels in providing distinctive, limited-edition transportation solutions. Sir Alfred J. DiMora co-founded the Sceptre Motorcar Company, whose Sceptre 6.6S received Best-of-Show honors at the 1978 Los Angeles Auto Show. DiMora founded the new Clenet Coachworks, Inc. in the 1980’s to continue designing and building the Clenet series of automobiles. When President Reagan declared 1986 the Centennial Year of the Gasoline-Powered Automobile, DiMora's Clenet was selected as the Official Centennial Car, resulting in honors for DiMora and the Clenet at the Automobile Hall of Fame in Michigan.
Please visit www.dimoramotorcar.com. Photo by Ken Luebbert.
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