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Photo by Lanean Hughes Zims Swap Meet by Lanean Hughes Parts, parts, and more parts! There was something for everyone... if you couldn’t find it, you weren’t looking. Over 100 Porsche fanatics showed up early at Zims Autotechnic for an opportunity to buy, sell, and trade their treasures. Special thanks to the Zims staff for assisting all day long, and to Vaughan Garrett for organizing the event. The weather couldn’t have been better! This was Bryan Henderson’s first time to set up “shop”, after a few minutes he stated “I would have done this a long time ago, that was the easiest $300 I’ve ever made”. Making deals and bartering is the name of the game, you can sell that thing that has been taking up space in your garage, then turn around and buy something to fill the vacated hole! Zims was offering special in-store discounts for all who attended, so if second-hand merchandise wasn’t your thing, you could buy it new! Just in case you missed this event, mark you calendar so you can be sure to get out to the next swap meet at Zims on March 1st. Fun will be had by all - who knows, Bill may even find another “racing” seat to try on for size! Photo by Lanean Hughes Photo by Lanean Hughes The Goodie Store was a popular spot! Too much excitement for Bill... 18
Photo by Mark Gluck Giant Slinky Spotted Near Winnsboro by Bob Bianconi News Report: Unnamed sources reported a giant accordionlike creature slithering through the environs of Winnsboro and neighboring communities. The creature - some estimated to be more than 2 miles long - had not been seen in these parts before, befuddled observers noted. Accordion-ologists identified the ever expanding and contracting-thing as a distant relative of the slinky, that ubiquitous children’s toy. Mostly grey and silver, the creature also seemed to have spots of black, blue, gold and a tail very similar to the color of guard’s red. The unnamed sources also reported that the slinky seemed capable of high speed travel and at other times, seemed to be moving at a snail’s pace. Some Winnsboro residents even noted that it looked as if the brightly colored slinky was basking in the sun in the middle of the road. Long shadows at the morning departure point of fame for drawing so much business. In any event, Ted and Bonnie had, as usual, everything planned. Trip instructions were given and we even had to break into three groups: The Chickenfried Steak group, the Chicken group and the Snitzel Group. ...Do we have to wait until spring for the next tour? So who was there? Well, with so many folks present, I can’t begin to name them all. But, I can tell you there were several 928’s, a 914-6, a 944, lots of 911’s and the obligatory Boxster bunch (Ted: need you plan for the Cayenne next season? - maybe a river crossing??). It was great seeing such a huge mix of cars; in fact, for many folks, this was their first tour. Once the preliminaries were over, it was time to hit the road. Managing a group this size proved to be a daunting task for our tour-meister duo. As alluded to earlier, the tour consisted of 35 cars which required the use of three FRS radio relays to convey messages back to the caboose in a guards red Boxster (the aforementioned slinky’s tail…) Even with these ‘state-of-the art-communicators (not!), we managed to dice up the slinky a few times Of course, the Slinky we’re talking about was the giant fall foliage tour headed up by our great tour-meister (and tourmistress?) Ted and Bonnie Glover. To say this trip was a success would be a huge understatement. Thirty-five(!) Porsches made the daylong jaunt through the countryside near the Community of Winnsboro. And a slinky it was; a giant caravan snaking it’s way through the twists and curves of ranch and farm land. Someone estimated that the caravan stretched out for 2 miles at one point. The day started off with the obligatory driver’s meeting at “THE” Walmart at I-80 and Beltline Road. This location has been the start of many fine Glover tours. In fact, I believe I heard that Walmart was placing a Ted and Bonnie star on their sidewalk hall Photo by Mark Gluck An eager group read to enjoy the roads of East Texas Photo by Mark Gluck “Our Place” Restaurant Nonetheless, the roads were simply beautiful, especially several of the most narrow 1-lane country roads. How Ted and Bonnie find these places is beyond me. Anyway, after several hours behind the wheel, we pulled into Pittsburgh, home of the Steelers, er, I mean “Our Place” restaurant. If you get a chance to visit Pittsburgh, this restaurant should be on your short-list of things to do. Chicken, steak, snitzels, and strudel, they’ve got it all. As an added treat, Pittsburgh resident and Boxster-owner Bob Jones stopped by while we ate and recounted tales about the latest Boxstoberfest. After lunch it was back on the road for the trip back to DFW. With less turns on the way home, our photographers were able to snap some shots of the procession. It was quite a site. Thanks Ted and Bonnie for another great tour! ps…Do we have to wait until spring for the next tour????? 19
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