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The XKs Unlimited Advantage: Personal Customer Service

It’s sad to ponder the generations of people who have never shopped at a “real” shoe store – where

employees knew their product lines and provided expert assistance. This degradation of service isn’t

unique to shoe stores of course, but at XKs Unlimited, we’re proud to say that personalized customer
service is alive and well. Need to place an order? You’ll speak to Armando, Steve, Pete or Don -- not

a phone tree and not an “order taker.” These gents are real-live car enthusiasts and customers have
developed years-long relationships with them for the duration of complete restorations. The bene ts

are many: Your salesman will know you and the speci cs of your car and what projects you have
underway. This ensures an easy continuity for placing orders and he can advise you on each portion

of a restoration or service project.

By the way, Daryl Boothe, a veteran of our sales team, retired from XKs Unlimited in October. We wish him well!

Michael Marter, Vice President, General Manager

SALES STAFF BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES

Armando Piñeda Steve Philip Pete Angel Don Green

Position at XKS Unlimited: Director of Sales Position at XKS Unlimited: Senior Sales Representative
Position at XKS Unlimited: Senior Sales Representative
Position at XKS Unlimited: Sales representative
Birthplace: Mexico
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
Start Date with XKs Unlimited: Birthplace: New Brunswick, NJ
Birthplace: USN Hospital, Oceanside, CA Start Date with XKs Unlimited:
October, 1999 Start Date with XKs Unlimited: April 16, 1996
Start Date with XKs Unlimited: Jan 19, 2014 September 21, 2015
Family: Single, Two grown children
Education: Family: Married, Two grown children
Family: Married two grown children
Family: Married, two grown children
Cal State Fullerton, Cleveland Insti- tute of Electronics.
Education: Rutgers University, Music major
Education: Undergrad studies at Colorado Tech Education: Long Beach Community College,
College (BS, Solar Energy Engineering) and Pep- Journalism
Favorite Movies: Any Rodney Danger eld Favorite Movies: Tommy; Stripes; Hellraiser; perdine University (BS, Business Management)
movie
Citizen Kane (Anything before Technicolor)
Favorite Movies: The James Bond 007 series
Favorite Books: Non- ction, science & electron- Favorite Books: Anything by Clive Barker; Old Favorite Movies: Anything by Mel Brooks or Favorite Books: The Bible
ics books, autobiographies
Stephen King; Anne Rice
Quentin Tarantino
Favorite Books: Ancient history, automotive Favorite Musicians/Musical Group(s): Eric
Favorite Musicians/Musical Group(s): Je Favorite Musicians/Musical Group(s): Every- technical
Clapton, The Beatles
Beck, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton
thing but opera!
Favorite Music: Classic rock
Interests (other than cars, of course): Family,
Interests (other than cars, of course): Walking Interests (other than cars, of course): Music; home improvements
on the beach, exercising, listening to music
Motorcycles
Interests (other than cars, of course): There My First Car:
My First Car: 1965 Ford Mustang 2+2 (still own)
My First Car: 1967 MGB GT
are supposed to be interests other than cars? 1963 Mercury Monterey
Historical battles and inventions.
My Favorite Jaguar: Jason’s vintage racing
My Favorite Jaguar: Early E-Type
My Favorite Jaguar: 1967 E Type OTS
My First Car: 1960 NSU Sport Prinz E-Type
My Top-Ten Vintage Race Car Collection My Top Ten Vintage Race Car Collection My Top-Ten Vintage Race Car Collection
Would Include: Gulf Porsche 917, Ford GT40
Would Include: E Types, C Type, D Type, Triumph My Favorite Jaguar: XK-140 FHC
Would Include: ’85 Honda CRX, ’88 Honda CRX,
TR3
My Top-Ten Vintage Race Car Collection Porsche 356 Coupe, Jaguar D-type
My Top-Ten Vintage Street Car Collection Would Include: Vintage Ford GT40, Jim Clark’s
Would Include: Shelby GT350, Porsche 911T, My Top Ten Vintage Street Car Collection F1 Lotus, any Ferrari F40
My Top-Ten Vintage Street Car Collection
Ford GT
Would Include: E Types, MGBs, Camaros, Corvettes and Harleys (of course)
My Top-Ten Vintage Street Car Collection Would Include: ’85 Honda CRX, ’88 Honda CRX, Porsche 356 Coupe, 1973 VW Sun Bug
Current Street Car I Most Lust After: Ford GT Would Include: Anything modi ed, chopped,
My Favorite Jaguar-Related Experience:
Current Street Car I Most Lust After:
lowered and fast
Current Street Car I Most Lust After: 2016
Changing the starter on an early E-Type in high Mercedes McLaren SLR
Porsche Cayman GT4
school and waiting weeks for BAP/Geon store to My Favorite Jaguar Related Experience:
Current Street Car I Most Lust After: Shelby My Favorite Jaguar-Related Experience:
get it in stock.
Driving Jason’s 1967 E Type with Fred Couples for Daytona Coupe
Working for XKs Unlimited
a photo shoot
My Favorite Jaguar-Related Experience:
My Favorite Non-Jaguar-Related (automo- Working around them every day
Favorite Childhood Vacation: Family trips to
tive!) Experience: A young lady working here My Favorite Non Jaguar Related (automo- tive!) Experience: My Favorite Non-Jaguar-Related (automo- Puyallup and Spokane, Washington
was upset it would take “an hour” to add a quart of oil to her VW. Upon inspection, I noticed she Too many to list. Driving an Austin America in the NJ snow!
tive!) Experience: Last Lap Of Riverside Int’l Role Models Growing Up: Older brothers
was trying to pour it down the dip stick tube Raceway, Riverside CA 1988, and GT1 racing at Spencer and John
using a very small funnel. True story!
Favorite Childhood Vacation: Drove to CA Willow Springs in ‘65 Mustang (Make NO mention
from NJ when I was 5 years old
of midnight street racing on the cloverleaf at the
Favorite Childhood Vacation: Road trip to Role Models Growing Up: Jack Bruce, Geezer 405 and 10 in El Monte.)
Mexico to visit family. Just my parents and Butler, Gene Simmons
Favorite Childhood Vacation:
younger brother. First time I saw so much of the “world” as a child.
Civil War battle- eld sites and Smithsonian Institution, 1962-1963

Role Models Growing Up: Parents, my older Role Models Growing Up: My father, USMC
brother Frank and several of my work supervisors Master Gunnery Sgt. Craig Angel, 1929-1997. He
during my teens and 20s.
served in Korea with the 1st Division and was
wounded while he and another person escaped capture. They called him “Gunny Angel.” He was
also a drill instructor at the USMC boot camp
on Parris Island, SC. And, Lord Nelson, the British
Navy Commander who defeated Napoleon and
2 died during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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