Mike The Mover's motorhome

Mike The Mover owns an Edmonds, Wash., moving company. He also runs for local political offices, but he's never won. Most recently he ran for Washington state governor. In 1981, Mike legally changed his name to Mike The Mover so he'd get free advertising on voter ballots. To be clear about this, his middle name is "The." Mike owns this motorhome, which is called an Ultra Van. It was made a few decades ago. Not many are left. This one is painted up, so it doesn't resemble a rolling marshallow like the few dozen other surviving Ultra Vans, most painted white. Ultra Vans are gutless RVs, powered by tiny Corvair engines. I spotted Mike's parked next to the Washington State Ferry holding area in Edmonds, where motorists wait for a ride across Puget Sound to the Kitsap Peninsula. I bet it gets a lot of laughs from passengers waiting for a ride, and it's probably good for business, too.