The Detail of a Lifetime
Two weeks ago, Doug Cunningham was just a regular auto detailer.
Like many aspiring detail professionals, he set out to learn the tricks of the trade, then promptly started his own business, Absolute Shine Auto Spa. You might have seen his shiny red truck and spiffy white trailer blazing through the East End, making home visits for detail jobs great and small, from polishing expensive autos to getting rid of what he commonly refers to as “kid grime and dog hair.” He’s been in business for the past two years, and, so far, he said, things have gone pretty well.
Then Cunningham received the chance of a lifetime.
Later this month he will fly to Seattle and be part of a team that will polish and shine perhaps the most important mode of transportation in the continental United States: Air Force One.
“They’re doing a background check on me now,” Cunningham explained, highlighting the importance of the mission (the timing of which he’s not at liberty to divulge). “I even have to do a drug test,” he added, amused. “… just for this!”
Porsche Ponders Supercar Exceeding $338500 to Revive Flagging Sales: Cars
Porsche AG may develop a supercar positioned higher than the 911 GT2 RS to broaden its line-up and sustain growth as orders cool from record deliveries last year.
The car could be combined with additional variants of the Cayman and Boxster as well as extended-wheelbase and convertible versions of the Panamera four-door coupe, Bernhard Maier, Porsche’s sales chief, said in an interview. It would aim to fill the gap between the 237,600-euro ($338,500) GT2 RS, the top end of the 911 line, and the 768,000-euro 918 Spyder hybrid.
“We’re currently examining what options can be derived from this” hole in the product range, Maier said at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany . “There already are initial ideas that look very promising on paper.”
Porsche SE, which jointly owns the sports-car maker with Volkswagen AG (VOW) , plans to merge with the Wolfsburg, Germany-based manufacturer. The combination will bolster VW’s luxury line that already includes Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and Bugatti as it aims to topple Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. to be the world’s largest carmaker by 2018. VW’s stock has more than doubled since agreeing to the deal in August 2009.
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