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Customer Spotlight: Steve and Cherryl Glenn

The Glenn's involvement in sports cars dates back to their time at the University of Arizona when Steve was buying and selling them in the mid sixties. Back then it was mostly British cars and Corvettes, which got them into slaloming when they moved from Arizona to Southern California in the late sixties. In the last decade or so, they've discovered Porsches. Steve ran an '86 930 Turbo for a number of years, and Cherryl (a long time Corvette driver) sold her 1996 Grandsport Corvette and replaced it with a (new at the time) 2002 Porsche 996 Carrera. Shortly thereafter, Steve got himself a Boxster S.
  The couple is also active in several clubs and vintage car events, and while Steve has a garage full of vintage-event eligible choices, Cherryl was looking for a car of her own. Thanks to Steve's occasional e-Bay habit, they found themselves with an early 1965 Porsche 912 with fantastic

period American Racing mags and a 2.7-liter engine under the decklid. Cherryl was a little skeptical at first - she was looking for something quick, and easy to drive (she has won a number of D Modified Ladies titles with SCCA autocrossing in a Lotus Super Seven) and she thought the 912 was a little rough. Further examination proved the car had been slapped together without much sorting out. They immediately gave the car to Tony to sort it all out. There were issues with the wheels being cambered too much to clear the fenders in the rear, the wiring was a mess, it had the wrong gauges, and it had a number of issues under the decklid with carburetion and other odds and ends.
  A major upside was the fact the shell was decent, and virtually rust free. Tony got started and modernized the front end with struts, hubs, brakes, steering rack, A-arms, torsion bars and a dual master cylinder from an

'84 Carrera, and in the rear went with adjustable Elephant Racing rear spring plates, sorted out the rear camber, and updated all the bushings. Tony also replaced the fuel tank, squared away the gauges, installed a roll bar, period bucket seats, Bilstein shocks all the way around, and dealt with the electrics, oil pressure issues and worn Weber carbs. "Tony also had the foresight to put me in the car to see if I'd be able to see out of the non-adjustable side mirror. I couldn't, and he replaced it with an early seventies mirror that I could see out of." Cherryl said.
  After driving the 912/911 on several events including winning the 'Ladies Cup' on this year's California Melee, (a three day low-dollar vintage tour / rally in Northern California) Cherryl has more than warmed up to her 'new' old Porsche. "I love it!"

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