Slipstream - August 2019
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
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BK: Ok but this is more than just a casual thing; you take<br />
this seriously, I hear.<br />
CT: Well, if being president of the Sherman Chapter of the<br />
Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) for 10<br />
years qualifies, I guess you can say it’s more than casual.<br />
It’s fun to be invited to different parades and events as a<br />
lot of people aren’t all that familiar with the older military<br />
vehicles and those that are are up there in age now.<br />
BK: So tell me how you made the leap to a Porsche Panamera?<br />
CT: Let’s just say it was not planned. About three years<br />
ago I had a car in the shop for some serious repairs, and<br />
the shop called and told me that the cost to repair would<br />
be greater than the value. With that said, I started to look<br />
for a car. I thought I wanted a Jaguar. So one day I was on<br />
Facebook Marketplace and there was this 2012 Panamera<br />
4 for sale in Frisco. I went down to see it. I remember sitting<br />
in it the first time and thinking “OMG I am in heaven.”<br />
But for some reason I still needed to check the Jag out; I<br />
test drove it and didn’t get the OMG feeling. So they say<br />
the rest is history. I went back and bought the Panamera.<br />
BK: Ok, so if you had your dream car what would it be?<br />
CT: That’s easy. If we’re talking Old School, it would be a<br />
1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback - I always loved and<br />
wanted one. Back in the day, we would cruise on Forest<br />
Lane with all these great muscle cars and the Mach 1 was<br />
my favorite. Now if we’re talking new-issue dream car, it<br />
would have better A/C and speak with an accent (laughing).<br />
And there you have it – yes, 4-door owners do Drive<br />
Friendships!<br />
BK: Kind of a small world actually, as to how you joined the club.<br />
CT: True. I had taken my car into NTB for an alignment,<br />
and yes I know now we have better shops but I wasn’t in<br />
the know yet. As I’m waiting, there’s this guy there getting<br />
tires on his Boxster. Well for the next 30-45 minutes all<br />
he did was talk about how great the cars are, how much<br />
fun the club is, and that I just had to join. That was Tom<br />
Minnella. So needless to say I joined the club.<br />
Come home to this<br />
gorgeous contemporary<br />
5930 NORWAY ROAD, PRESTON HOLLOW / 5 BED / 5.2 BATH / 3-CAR GARAGE / 5,570 SQ.FT. / $1,999,999<br />
214.507.6699 • tim@timschutze.com • timschutze.com<br />
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