Before he made his rounds on Christmas Eve, Santa got some help spreading holiday cheer in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood.
“Santa’s a symbol for the season. I just want to be able to give back,” Chuck Andrews told News 5 Tuesday.
He wore a white beard and a red suit but traded Santa’s sleigh for a vintage Harley Servi-Car.
“I found this on eBay,” he laughed. “The whole reason I wanted this was to do this. I always thought, ‘Ah it’d be cool to run around playing Santa Claus at Christmas time.’”
A friend wrapped the motorcycle with a jolly, red finish. Andrews and his brother fitted it with new fenders and repurposed a utility box to look like a vintage pickup truck bed.
News 5 “I’d seen a picture of a bike that was red with a Model T and I said, ‘I’ve gotta do that,’” he said.
With hundreds of lights wrapped around the bike, a reindeer strapped to the front and the back piled with decorations, Andrews has been embarking on festive rides around Old Brooklyn for seven years. The warm wishes in the evenings leading up to Christmas even come on the coldest days.