speedster55
New member
Hello everyone, I've been lurking around here for several years, figured it was time to become a "real" person. I've enjoyed seeing what folks here do for fun and hobbies, read some great opinions, seen some good advice. Thanks for letting me join!
My Dad got me started on a lifetime of automotive interests, working on the family car(s) with him when I was about 7 years old. Dad was career Army, an accomplished mechanic and a jack of all trades. Lived many places in the USA and Europe and I finally settled in MI in the late 60's. I went on to become a factory trained VW/Porsche mechanic, owned my own German car repair shop for some years, then left it all to go into a business in the pro racing field. That was almost 30 years ago...anyway I ramble... I am a collector of (too) many things..old VW's, old Porsche's, slot cars, gas station memorabilia, old toys...etc. I've been planning for some time to build a replica 50's era Sinclair gas station front on one of my barns and hope to actually get to it over the next couple years. See you all around!
My Dad got me started on a lifetime of automotive interests, working on the family car(s) with him when I was about 7 years old. Dad was career Army, an accomplished mechanic and a jack of all trades. Lived many places in the USA and Europe and I finally settled in MI in the late 60's. I went on to become a factory trained VW/Porsche mechanic, owned my own German car repair shop for some years, then left it all to go into a business in the pro racing field. That was almost 30 years ago...anyway I ramble... I am a collector of (too) many things..old VW's, old Porsche's, slot cars, gas station memorabilia, old toys...etc. I've been planning for some time to build a replica 50's era Sinclair gas station front on one of my barns and hope to actually get to it over the next couple years. See you all around!