MEET A CLUB MEMBER
By Spencer Cochran
1. Where are you from and
what brought you to KC?
I grew up in Marceline, MO
and moved to Overland Park in
1971 when I got married, then
moved to Texas in 75, and back to
Overland Pk in 2003 to be closer
to family.
A Dozen Questions for a
KCRPCA Member:
Spencer Cochran
7. What have you done to
personalize it?
Car is mostly very stock with
many, many hours of detailing.
I have put a lip spoiler up front,
a new Fabspeed exhaust system,
and have replaced side markers
and taillights with clear lens.
could hold it own against all the
other muscle cars out there. I can
remember racing Hemi Cudas
to Boss Mustangs. I didn't win
them all, but I had a lot of fun.
10. What was your nickname
in high school?
One of my teacher could never
2. How long have you been 8. Favorite memory with car remember my name and called me
Preston, so the Sgt Preston name
married, kids or pets?
- or funny story?
I have been married to Laurie
for 22 years. I have a son from
my first marriage Matthew who
is 27 years old and lives in Texas.
We have a 15 year old cat named
Shadow.
My favorite memory would
have to be driving on the War
Eagle fun run at Palooza running
the curvy roads and listening to
my new Fabspeed as I pushed it
through the gears.
3. What is your backgroud 9. Cars growing up that you
or profession?
had fun with?
I'm retired now, but worked
most of my career in retail sales
and management. I ran retail
electronic stores from Radio
Shacks to Circuit City's.
4. When did you join PCA?
I joined KCRPCA in Dec. '09.
5. What kind of Porsche do
you have?
2001 Lapis Blue Boxster
stuck throughout high school.
11. What would you like your
next Porsche to be?
I like cars that the top goes
down, so my next car would be a
Carrera 4S Cab.
12. If you won the lottery
I've been a car nut all my life. what would be the top 3 cars
Growing up in a Chevy family you would own?
most of my early cars were GMs
from Corvairs to Corvettes. I
grew up in the muscle car years,
so even though I had over 12
different Corvettes, the car I have
the most fun with was my 1969
Chevelle SS396. I can remember
drag racing my Chevelle on
back country roads and actual
drag strips. It had the 375hp rat
motor with 4 speed in it, and it
If I won the lottery I would
pick the Maserati Quattroporte
SQ4 as the luxury sedan (because
it sounds go good), the Ferrari
California as my sport car
(because the top goes into the
trunk), and the 2005 Carrera GT
as a classic sport car (because it is
the all time best looking Porsche).
- Spencer
6. What is your favorite
thing about your car?
Wow, picking a favorite thing
about the Porsche is not easy,
there are so many things to have
fun with. I guess driving on a
curvy road with the top down and
maintaining the car would be the
top two.
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January / February 2014
