Network for a decade. Doyle, being born into a first-generation Italian family, was regaled with stories of his grandfather’s involvment in the Mafia between the 1930s and 1950s. He liked the concept of “Family” loyalty and decided to give the notion a positive spin for the detailing industry. Then, while being interviewed at SEMA show, a reporter asked Doyle about the humbleness of detailers. Doyle replied that, no, they are not really humble, but more like the Mafia, “more action than talk.” Hence, the Detail Mafia was born. The qualifications to be a Mafia member are intense. “Detail Mafia Membership requires being sponsored by a Detail Mafia member, and unanimous approval from all existing Board members. The Board members are made up of successful detailing business owners who have achieved the highest ‘Master’ level of certification,” states a press release. This past summer, Doyle formed a board of directors. “I have been thinking about forming a Board of Directors for a couple of years to help manage and organize these high-profile detailing projects where I am pulled in too many directions,” said Doyle. “Our group has been so successful and grown in size and diversity so that it is difficult for me to manage it on my own.” The six-member board includes, President “Dirty Harry” Sandwith of Dirty Harry’s Detailing in Rochelle Park, NJ; Vice-President Jim Goguen of Jim’s Auto Installations & Detail Center in Ipswich, MA; Doug Parfitt of Eye For Detail in Pittsburgh, PA; Doug Cunningham of Absolute Shine Auto Spa in Sag Harbor, NY; Craig MacKay of Clean Planet Car Wash in Woodinville, WA; and Andrew Swenson of Wolfeboro Car Wash & Executive Detail in Wolfeboro, NH. “Our mission is to ensure that all our detailers are expertly trained and follow Doyle’s proven approach to high-end detailing, and his advice on how to build a successful and profitable detailing business that assures customers a quality experience,” said Sandwith. “The automotive appearance industry is
Interesting Details Air Force One
WWII B-52G Stratofortress
Known as Special Air Missions (SAM) 970, the first Air Force One presidential jet entertained many international VIPs such as Nikita Khrushchev and Henry Kissinger. For more than a decade, it lived on the open tarmac exposed to Seattle’s notorious climate. It has taken more than a dozen years to restore it to as close to its natural glory as possible. In just the last year, the plane has been relocated under a covered hangar in the new open-air Airpark Pavilion, but it is still exposed to Seattle’s dampness. The team’s preservation stage with the plane still requires an annual cleaning and polishing — a responsibility assigned exclusively to Doyle’s Air Force One Detailing Team until 2020.
Last year, the Team, polished the WWII B-29 Superfortress “T-Square” and received commemorative mission patches from a WWII widow whose husband flew the plane. This year, polished an all-aluminum WWII B-52G Stratofortress, America’s first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber that began as an intercontinental, high-altitude nuclear bomber. The U.S. Air Force deployed the plane in 1955 and it saw active duty during the Vietnam War as part of operation Bullet Shot/Linebacker. It spent its entire life in-service with Strategic Air Command.
Supersonic Concorde Alpha Golf The 2014 Team was the first to detail the supersonic Concorde Alpha Golf since its retirement in 2003. Due to its substantial length and the iconic shape of its slender delta wings and fuselage, the 204-foot luxury jetliner has always presented huge challenges for the Team.
Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet” The team has cleaned the Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet” in the past but this is the first year they polished the engine rings on the 300-ton jet. Standing taller than a 6-story building, the 747 is one of the most recognizable jets in existence and answered one of the first calls for the growing demand for air travel and the need for a large, mainstream passenger jet.
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