'We had it done in four with two whole days spent on painting,' Paetschow said. 'We made it just a few weeks ago using a military junker. It was beat up with a gas tank on the back, but it's an amphibious troop transport built in 1959.'

Currently, the car is unnamed. Nike is holding a 'name the beast' contest, said Paetschow.

Paetschow said his main business is insurance collision repairs, with about 35 cars a week coming through his shop. During production of the vehicle, which took up most of the shop, his workers really put in the hours.

'We would work on (the vehicle) until two or three in the morning,' Paetschow said.

Nike said it wanted 'something cool' as a showpiece for kids, he said.

'It's got a skateboard rail, surfboard holders, wake board holders, a camper top with a refrigerator and bathroom,' Paetschow said.

Paetschow, a lifelong resident of Clare, said no one knows his business built the vehicle, and the shop had to sign a confidentiality agreement with Nike.

Jim's Body Shop is a state-of-the-art facility that has been in its current location for eight years with an office that looks like a night club. The building seems a bit out of place on the back roads of Clare County.

'Nike asked us what we were doing out here,' Paetschow said.

'The Nike people were able to watch every move we made on the vehicle through our Webcams on our Web site.

The 'beast' is part of a Nike promotion that has a team of 37 athletes competing in the surf, snow, dirt, parks, on ramps, on trails and behind boats, the company says on its Web site.

Working with Nike has been a good experience, Paetschow said, adding that he's grateful to his staff as well.

The body shop employs 13 collision repair people, and all had a part in making the project run smoothly.

'We've got a great team of people,' he said. 'It's a one big happy family kind of a thing.'