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For Old Tee, Porsches
were ‘maximum like’
at first sight
Photo by Michael Madrid
John “Old Tee” Lewis in
his home garage, which
houses three Porsches for
which he’s responsible.
Lewis, a long-time car
nut, has owned a variety
of interesting sports cars.
18• der Vorgänger • October 2009
An occasional feature that introduces Potomac members
in their own words to the membership.
Name: John Lewis, AKA “Old Tee”
Occupation: Now retired. Enough said.
Hometown: Derwood, Md. At the end of the Red
Line, Shady Grove Metro.
List Porsche(s) you currently own: I currently own
or am responsible for three.
• The Black Car, a 1979 911SC, bought from a friend.
It was in less than ideal condition.
• The Blue Car, a 1978 911SC, found sitting for seven
years.
• Daughter’s Car, a 1987 Carrera Targa. Fire sale car
in poor condition.
Previous Porsches: My first Porsche was a 1973 T,
bright yellow. Bought used from a Washington Post adver-
tisment. I met the owner in the
Wheaton Plaza parking lot and fell, if
it wasn’t “in love,” it was “maximum
like at first sight” when it came over
the hill and around the corner at high speed, making a lot
of noise from an out- of-tune MFI (multipoint fuel injection
system) that was running very lean.
Meet a PCA
member
Other vehicles: I have been a foreign car junkie almost
from the beginning. While stationed in Hawaii
gratis of the U.S. Marine Corps, I bought a 1953 MG-
TD. Great car for the Island and a lot of fun. Was a member
of the Armed Forces Foreign Car Club and
participated in rallys and autocrosses. The club provided
the turn marshals for the SCCA races, which is where I
got my introduction to sports car racing. It rains a lot in
Hawaii and the volunteers, and special spectators provided
the track-drying service.
Interesting vehicles you’ve owned in the past:
Among the fun cars I have owned included the first year
1960 Corvair, a 1953 Jaguar XK-120 coupe, a 1985 928S,