Tommy & Kristi Northcutt and Dan Davis - In April 2005, Tommy and Kristi Northcutt and Dan Davis opened Mr. Fancy Pants' Car Wash at 7213 S. Staples Street. The combination self-serve/automatic car wash, with its unique 60's surfer motif, was named 2006 "Self-Service Car Wash of the Year" by the Southwest Car Wash Association. The Northcutts and Davis care deeply for their customers, as well as the community, having hosted numerous charity car wash events. They've also gained a sound understanding of the car wash industry since opening Mr. Fancy Pants' Car Wash. In an effort to stay abreast of industry trends and new technology, and to meet their customers' expectations, the Northcutts and Davis decided they wanted to open the first 'express exterior car wash' in Corpus Christi.

In August 2007, Tommy contacted the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center for help structuring a business plan and loan proposal. SBDC business advisor Michael North assisted the partnership in preparing a detailed business plan with cash flow projections and financial statements. Once the business plan and financials were complete, the Northcutts and Davis were able to secure loans from Texas Champion Bank and Texas Certified Development Company under the SBA 504 loan program. According to Tommy, "With the help Mike North from the SBDC gave us on our first car wash, we knew when it came time to expand we would seek his assistance again. In August, I came to Mike with a partial business plan, partial marketing plan, construction budget and our financial projections. Mike reviewed and helped organize all these different documents into one single document styled Business Plan and Loan Proposal. We made the recommended changes and our lenders, Texas Champion Bank and the SBA, took that document and used it as the basis for the loans required to purchase and construct our second location -- Mr. Fancy Pants' Express Wash. Mike North was instrumental in the development of the required business plan and loan proposal, which was complicated and time consuming. Thank you for all that you do."

Mr. Fancy Pants' Express Wash will be located at 5329 S. Staples Street between Banuelos Tires and Golden Kitchen, and will mirror the 60's surfer theme of the original Mr. Fancy Pants' Car Wash. The new type car wash, referred to as an express exterior car wash or express car wash, is designed to clean the exterior of a vehicle in lightening speed (vehicles and their riders are propelled along a conveyor belt through a 110' tunnel, resulting in an impeccable car wash in less than 2 minutes). Fourteen self-serve vacuums and sundry car wash vending products will enable customers to treat the interior of their vehicles. Mr. Fancy Pants' Express Wash -- the most fun your car will ever have -- is scheduled to open in Spring 2008.