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10 Questions With ... CarCapsule’s Phil Potocki

CarCapsule, based in Hobart, Ind., has been offering a unique storage solution for car, truck, boat, motorcycle and other vehicle owners for over two decades. The company’s CarCapsules, “the original car bubble,” are well known thanks to its show displays and its ads that feature popular hobby figure Wayne Carini of the TV show “Chasing Classic Cars.”

We sat down with CarCapsule president Phil Potocki and asked him about his hobby interests and how CarCapsule became a hobby phenomenon and an ideal storage solution.

Old Cars : What was your first collector car?

Phil Potocki: My first hobby car was a Corvette. I always wanted a Corvette and I saw a 1979 Corvette at a show and had to have it. That’s what got it all started.

Old Cars : What collector vehicle have you owned the longest?

: Probably my 1972 Olds 4-4-2 convertible — I have had that 16 years now. They’re not making them anymore. They’re only going up. Of course,

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