Dealer (eBook)

How One California Dealership Fueled the Rise of Ferrari Cars in America

Jim Ciardella (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
200 Seiten
Prometheus (Verlag)
978-1-63388-756-5 (ISBN)

Infos

When Ferrari of Los Gatos opened, few people could afford an expensive sports car. In 1976, the average annual income was $12,686, and a new home cost about $48,000. Motorists in California could only buy gas on odd or even-numbered days based on the last digit of their license plate, due to the global oil crisis. Times were tough, and people were hesitant to take chances, especially with a car that cost more than a house. At the same time, Brian Burnett and his friend Richard Rivoir had the idea of starting a Ferrari dealership. The Dealer is the story of how one dealership, Ferrari of Los Gatos, fueled the rise of the iconic Italian sports car in the U.S. market on its way to becoming the number one Ferrari dealer in North America. Even Enzo Ferrari himself took notice, flying Brian and the other dealers to Italy to show his appreciation for their success. Customers included movie stars, sports celebrities, entertainers, and some with unusual sources of income and a strong desire for a low profile. Along the way, Burnett made friends, enemies, and millions of dollars, only to lose everything in the blink of an eye. Author Jim Ciardella shows readers a part of Ferrari that no one has even seen, with behind-the-scenes stories as told to him by Richard Rivoir and Brian Burnett, their customers and employees, and other North American dealers who all rode high and eventually burned out on selling fast cars.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 18 Illustrations including: - 18 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: 308 • Automotive History • automotive history ferrari • Cali • Classic car • Classic Cars • deucari • Enzo • F1 • Ferrari • Ferrari red • Formula 1 • gear head • los gatos • Muscle Car • sports car • sportscar • Vintage Car • Vintage Cars • vintage ferrari
• ISBN-10: 1-63388-756-1 / 1633887561
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63388-756-5 / 9781633887565