Let Me Sell You a Ferrari: A Dealer's Memoir

by Robert E. Guarino

Overview

The moment in 1958 when a sports car-crazed youth in Massachusetts saw his first Ferrari changed his life. The black 250 GT coupe's seductive lines, purposeful air and already hallowed name seized Robert E. Guarino's imagination; just a few years later, he would be selling such cars. And in 1967, with two partners and an investment of just $6,000 apiece, he would open a Ferrari-Porsche-Datsun dealership.

This memoir follows his lifelong journey with Ferraris and other remarkable automobiles, as an enthusiast and dealer. Highlights include a nonstop drive from Chicago to Boston in a 308 GTB; rides with important figures like Piero Ferrari at Fiorano and Dario Benuzzi at Mugello; visits to the Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini factories; the horror of watching a delivery truck crash onto a row of new cars; and time at the wheel of such icons as the 365 GTB/4 "Daytona," 250 GTO, 288 GTO and F40.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476681221
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	05/28/2021
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Robert E. Guarino has been involved with all the excitement of Ferrari automobiles since his role as salesman at Auto Engineering in Lexington, Massachusetts and then as co-owner of his own Ferrari dealership, Autohaus, of Cohasset, Massachusetts from 1967 until 1993.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
 1. Carless
 2. The Speedster
 3. Auto Engineering
 4. Off to the Races
 5. Autohaus
 6. Porscheless
 7. Automatico
 8. And Then There Were Two
 9. Sixes and Twelves
10. No Gas for the Speedy
11. The 308
12. The Boxer
13. Snowbound
14. Mondial
15. Madame Ibarra
16. Maranello
17. The Red Machine
18. Il Commendatore
19. GTO
20. Italy, Italy
21. 200 MPH!
22. Ciao, 328
23. The Blue Prince
24. Mugello
Epilogue
Index

Editorial Reviews

a joy to read. It's inspiring. You might even want to pick it up on days when you need a little pick-me-up. ... [an] engaging autobiography ... very enjoyable”—Prancing Horse

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