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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Agelon “T” Jones
seemed like a good idea at the time. Like a lot of Porsche owners, this isn’t my first foray into the world of international cars. I grew up helping my father proudly keep his Ford Galaxie 500 running better than most cars on the road, according to him. He spent the first part of most weekends scouring salvage yards, looking for that one special part for his baby. And then the second part of the weekend would be spent installing his rare find. My father was in to Fords, because he said it’s a real man’s car. I think it was because parts were easier to find.
Early in my automotive history, other than a 1968 Chevy Chevelle, I mostly leaned towards foreign cars. They were lighter and easier to push, like when they broke down in college (1967 Volkswagen Beetle, 1970 Fiat 850 Spyder). I became a regular at International AutoSports
1977 MG Midget). For some reason, I thought having the parts sales guys know me by name was cool. I later realized that it was a lack of Italian and British auto reliability. I’ve had lots of cars but the ones I remember most are those regrets. They include a Mercury Capri, Ford Pinto, AMC Gremlin, Mazda B2000 pickup, Toyota Celica Supra, Triumph Spitfire and Triumph TR4. There were motorcycles as well, Honda 350, Yamaha 750, Honda 750 VTL and a Honda Shadow Sabre 1200. To my credit though, there are others that weren’t so bad.
What it all comes down to is that I’ve owned Porsches since 1998, and have not regretted a single day.
Done With The Best Intent
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES
e’ve all made mistakes, done (1972 and 1977 Fiat 124 Spyder), and I things we live to regret, and also became a regular at Victoria British actually made a decision that (1970 MGB-GT, 1974 MG Roadster,
Enjoy a Porsche drive today!
- T Jones
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