R.I.P. Luigi Della Grotta

From what I can gather, it seems he was the first Canadian dealer. In the Hillary Raab serial number book, authorised dealers were listed as bold-type and private individuals were in normal type. George's name was always listed in bold. First car listed under his name was a 330 GT 2+2, S/N: 8903 (circa 1966).

 

Thanks for the correction and exact location...

 

Found another.
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Got this from the archives of the club:

(His best line has to be: "Without Ferrari, Formula 1 is nothing")

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MkyTFAscbI]Luigi Della Grotta Ferrari Dealership memories - Part 1 of 4 - YouTube[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnDvBY9Fksg]Luigi Della Grotta Ferrari Dealership memories - Part 2 of 4 - YouTube[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8bhQc9l8No]Luigi Della Grotta Ferrari Dealership memories - Part 3 of 4 - YouTube[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHzF-5bShC4]Luigi Della Grotta Ferrari Dealership memories - Part 4 of 4 - YouTube[/ame]

 

Priceless!!! Thanks for posting it!!!

 

wow, i wish I could have met this great man! I think we would have got along!!!

 

The 288 gto wow didn't know he had one wonder if it's still in Montreal?

 

Yes it's still here.

 

Rare colour. First time I saw that on a TR

 

Actually, Luigi was the first Canadian dealer and he also became a personal friend of Enzo.

 

Special thanks to Bernardo for helping me obtain more great Luigi Footage:

http://youtu.be/39iWk1jsEBw

http://youtu.be/9yJ2JU77H5A

 

Thanks for sharing those great memories. Was a pleasure to Watch.

 

Here is an old interview of Luigi by Joey Franco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dETIfAk0M3I

 

OMG.....that first pic!!!!! From another era.

 

The good old days when our hair had color.....even Luigi (altough I challenge the legitimacy of his in that pic) LOL

 

My hair still has color. Grey is a color...si?

 

Unfortunately, Grey, is Not a part of the Color Spectrum & it is truly the mixing of white & black. But neither White Nor Black are considered to be colors.

Because gray cannot be refracted from pure light, it's only a tone, not a colour.

Tomorrow we will have a lesson on the definition of a "Targa" top, LOL!!!!

 

Not quite the Luigi of this thread, but I thought this was a cheeky way to keep this alive.
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So would it be considered inappropriate to put a Luigi decal on my car if it was originally sold by him? (Not sure if it was ever serviced by him).

Thanks for all who added photos and stories, I enjoyed reading them.

 

Getting ahold of one would be quite challenging.

 

Yes I would imagine it would be impossible to find an original, I would have to get one made.

Do you happen to know if the sticker was affixed to every new car he sold or was it only on vehicles after they returned for service?

 

I saw a box full lately in my previous role as VP of the Luigi club but I am sworn to secrecy and don't imagine one could be handed out under any circumstance.

 

I have an idea of where they are and who has them. But yes, they aren't exactly giving them away.

 

Yes, I didn't expect to acquire an original.

 

Is this Luigi club still active?