Let Me Sell You a Ferrari

<p> 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 $6000 apiece he would open a Ferrari-Porsche-Datsun dealership.</p><p> 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.</p>