who are the best Ferrari brand ambassadors?

I’ll tell you who aren’t good brand ambassadors: anyone who changes their exhaust to an aftermarket!

I kid

 

Thid guy? (I was trying to find the pic of the guy dressed up in Ferrari stuff, but couldn't find it.)


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Carbon McCoy for sure

 

I vote for @SAFE4NOW. Who else has done more on all fronts Club, Dealership or FNA?

 

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You’re my favorite Ferrari brand ambassador


Edit: Come to think of it, this is actually closer to the truth than you might think because I love this website lol and I don’t really know any brand ambassadors even though I said it originally as a joke

 

I think the closest to “Brand Ambassador “ will be concorso judges

Then Presidents and executive committee members within the Ferrari Club

After that Dealership employees ….

I can list out some specific names if you want.

The above does not necessarily mean that they are an actual brand advocate, I just think that’s a good place to start.

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To me a brand ambassador is someone who introduces or represents ferrari to people not already familiar with the brand. Concorso judges and executives aren’t the ones bringing in the teenager who has a burgeoning interest in cars or a first time customer.

I think someone like David Lee is a good example. He has a genuine enthusiasm for the brand and generous with his time and cars, and definitely draws the uninitiated in.

 

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This guy

 

Paul Russell. Unquestionably one of the best restorers and a walking Ferrari encyclopedia.

Bud Root. Possibly the best Ferrari salesman in the country.

Al Roberts. Legendary Ferrari tech with an unbelievable life experience and knowledge.

 

Luigi Chinetti in the past.

Don't flame me, but David Lee in the present.

 

Phil Tegtmeier in the Philly area is one of the best. Former Ferrari sales guy, solid judge for FCA concours events, and non Ferrari as well. TONS of years in the business, and knows EVERYONE who is anyone as well, also one of the nicest guys I've ever met in this world.

Marcel on a much larger scale is a wide and deep well of information, but I'm not sure he's an ambassador as much as he's an influencer in the market.

There are a couple dealer guy who in the past would have made my list, but alas, they've sold their dealership interests are are lounging about enjoying life.

 

To what end?

 

I think people like Harry Metcalf, Ian Tyrrell, Coco Chinetti, Steve Ahlgrim.... people who have had experience with the cars, factory and people. There are several FCA club folks who have been around for a long time, that I think would be good ambassadors... if they have been in the club for 25 years or more ... they know the subject.

 

Dave Olimpi would also fall in that category. he's also a concours judge and is very knowledgeable about all marques.

 

Bud Root, John Levy, Hank Carpenter, Steve Alhgrim, I would always call them 100% Ferrari ambassadors.
Buying a used car is always a risk these few stand by there word.

 

A couple years back on a lousy winter evening I was leaving a hardware store when a nice gentleman stopped me in the parking lot to ask about the shocks on my pickup truck.

We got to talking and it turns out he’s a Ferrari owner too. Before I knew I realized I wasn’t talking to an owner, but a bonafide collector. Meeting someone with that much knowledge and history with the brand was surreal.

I think I talked with him for nearly 5 hours. The time truly flew by, with me sitting there trying to soak up as much information as possible. My advice to other owners/collectors is to throw a stranger a bone and never underestimate who bump in to.

 

steve ahlgrim knows the full spectrum for sure