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       By Casey Leger                       and mods that are available to buy. I
                                            also admired the look of the Genesis
           ecember’s article takes a bit of a   Coupe.”
      Dturn with perhaps our youngest         Ty continues, “I got into cars
      driver ever.  At sixteen  years old,   at  the  time  COVID started.  Being
      Cornwall’s Ty Megenhardt is already   quarantined, I slowly started watching                                                                        Photo Submitted
                                            YouTube videos on cars, and that’s
      well into his automotive journey.
        “I have been into cars for the last four   where  my  interest  in  cars  started.  I
      or five years,” Ty says. “I bought my   also have a great Automotive teacher
      car in October 2022, when I was only   at  St Joe’s, Mr. Lepage,  who helped   show, and I was happy to see that he   me with, but no matter what struggles
                                            and taught me so many things. Last
      fifteen. I didn’t even have my license                                     came to support. As it turns out he is   we ran into and faced, we never gave
                                            year I played a big part in helping Mr.
      yet. I saved my money and worked      Lepage organize a car show that was   a  former  St  Joseph’s Panther.  Small   up until it was done right. I am happy
      hard for three years so I could achieve   hosted at our school. I was able to get   world it is.”                 to say Google has helped me  with
      my dream by purchasing my car.” The   friends from car shows  to come and    Ty is currently in grade 12 at St    many things.”
      vehicle in question is a 2010 Hyundai   show off their nice rides. Funny story:   Joseph’s Catholic  Secondary School,   Of course,  Ty’s favourite  memory
      Genesis  Coupe  2.0t.  “I’ve  always                                       completing an HVAC co-op placement.    with his car is the day that he could
                                            the night before the show, I met a guy
      loved cars that have been suited up and   who was visiting family in Cornwall.   There are many things Ty enjoys about   drive it by himself, the day he got his
      modified, which gave me the idea to   He has a  Toyota  Supra MK4—my       cars, including doing most of his own   G2 licence. “My other hobby,” he says,
      buy a Genesis Coupe.” Ty explains. “It   dream car.  After chatting  for some   work. “Some stuff,” Ty says, “I would   “is fishing. When I’m not out driving
      has a  lot  of aftermarket  accessibility   time,  I invited  him to come to the  have to get my buddy Owen to help   you can find me by the water.”



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