When Richard Hoey of Bethlehem bought a limited edition PT
Cruiser in 2001, he was considering it as a show car. It was
pin-striped and decorated with depictions of Goofy. The limited-
edition cars in that particular year had all of the extras that
could be added. But by the following year of production, add-ons
had to be purchased separately for all Cruisers.  Hoey said he
ordered his car in November, 2000, and was told it would take
eight months until he would receive it because of the backlog of
orders.  "But I got it in five months," he said happily.  The
color is called marine aqua and that first year of production is
the only one with that color because it was later retired.
"Depending on the light it looks blue or greenish," said Hoey.
Two years ago, he combined the Cruiser with his love of trains
and now his show car is 'The Choo Choo Cruizer,' changing the
's' in Cruiser to a 'z.' When he wanted to change the Cruiser to
a Choo Choo theme, he searched for an artist that could do
airbrushing and came