Coming to Fort Lauderdale in a week...reconmendations

I've already mapquested shelton and the auto toy store and both are within 10 minutes of where i am staying Is there anywhere else that i should check out?

Btw, is Sheeham based in Florida?


Cheers



Chris

 

Sheehan is based out of Cali.

 

Rachel's in West Palm Beach has the Squid's seal of approval.

It's worth the drive.

BHW

 

Shelton in Lauderdale, Nikki Beach in South Beach (Miami) beautiful sights at both!! If your going out to eat go to Canyon in Lauderdale, its about 3-4 blocks East of The Toy Store next to the movie theater.

 

If you like to come by my place I can not offer you fancy showrooms but have several nice cars at the moment.
If you like to swing by my mechanic I can have that arranged as well. He has 2 Lambo Countach in there right now, 360 for a belt change (that car has 37,000 Miles and looks great), will probably have my 512BBi there, hopefully the 348Spider will be back at the warehouse at that point waiting for delivery to Kevin.

Call me if you want to setup a time when to meet.

Warehouse is at 13081NW 43Ave, Miami 33054

Martin

 

thanks guys. Cavallino, i will be in touch. Check your pm's next week

 

Also, what is this "swap shop" place i keep hearing about? I think it has some rare ferraris owned by Preston Henn in it. Anyone know more?

 

The Swap Shop is a big flea market type place in Pompano Beach. Preston Henn has been known to keep some of his exotic cars there on display, sort of as an attraction.

He's got a big collection of exotics, so quite likely there will be something
of interest there.

BHW

 

sweet. Pompano Beach is where i'm staying

 

the swap shop with the ferraris is in sunrise. take 195 exit sunrise west.

 

thanks

 

Trust me he keeps plenty of his cars there. There should be his Enzo, F50, 550 Barchetta with a real hard top not some custom one, his 275 GTB/C, the miami vice testarossa, and some more Ferraris, a bunch of Porsches and any other car he decides to park in the garage there. Enjoy

Jason

 

That would be Interstate 95 or short I95 not 195!
which is south of Pompano.

In my case please e-mail me, faster response.
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Consider coming down to Homestead this coming Saturday. The PDC is having a track event and there will be at least some Ferraris. I am going with the 355Challenge.

 

thank you. I'll be sure to check by. I assume cameras are allowed?

 

Yea cameras are allowed. the only thing don't cross the red ropes it sets off a slient alarm, i don't know how many times i have seen people cross the red ropes and get in trouble. But otherwise it is a nice display of cars. enjoy.

Jason

 

Funny,
I have never seen his collection at the Swap Shop but must admit that I have not been there in ages.
I see some of his cars at track events all the time.

 

Martin,

Hes alway moving his stuff around there. Now he has a garage on on one side of the buliding where he keeps most of his cars. There in the north east side of the main buliding its right where the walk goes over sunrise blvd and enters the main property. The next time your up in the Ft Lauderdale area you should check it out.

Jason

 

10-4.
As I said has been quite a while since I have been there last time.

 

Consider coming down to Homestead this coming Saturday. The PDC is having a track event and there will be at least some Ferraris. I am going with the 355Challenge.[/QUOTE]

Martin:

THIS Saturday - the 12th? I don't have anything on my calender for this weekend, might just run down there. What are the times?

Scottie

BTW, that outher Countach at Murray's is pretty awesome - 50K kilo on the clock. The owner passed away and his WIDOW drives it as an "everyday" car.

S

 

Can the public go in there?

 

most definetly, the garage is apart of the swap shop it self. The cars are right there for you to enjoy, you just have to stay behind the ropes or what ever he has setup.

Jason

 

awesome. i can't wait

 

just got back. Ft. Lauderdale is a really cool place. Favourite experiences/places:

Las Olas
Parasailing
South Beach Miami (visited on a guided trip thing) Saw some cool cars there
Airboat tour through the everglades. saw 2 aligators. Very cool.


Places:

Motorcar gallery - cool place. Some nice classics there, the guy was nice too (Marc)

Toy Shop - big dissapointment. not reconmended. scary place. No cameras allowed, miserable people and cars look in bad condition (a silver 355 spider outside looks like its been sitting for years, alot of rust and dirt)

Shelton - Words cannot describe how much fun i had here. Benn Correale contacted me when he heard that i was coming down and said i should come in. So, i called him up a few days ago and asked if i could come down and he said sure and bring my camera. We (me and my dad) went in, and talked with him for a while, he then gave us a tour around the whole dealer. Everything. It was incredible. He let me sit in a 360 spider (black/black...soo nice), stradale (very nice), 360 challenge (like a furnace inside, so hot. comfy tho) and an enzo (can't tell you how cool it was)! I have never met someone so nice and willing to make us have a good time. I highly reconmend going there if you want to be treated with respect and not hassled

also, on the last day we were eating at Samba room in las olas and a ferrari pulled up. my dad asked if i could take photos and the guy said sure, then he said i could sit in it...he had only got it 2 weeks ago and this was his 2nd time driving it. that was cool too.


i think we will (i hope) go back sometime. There was a lot we missed (Miami) and its only 2 1/2 hours away from here.

Thanks also for everyones reconmendations, we didn't get to canyon (altho we were going to but it was closed and we were wearing shorts. How can you not allow shorts in a restraunt in florida?)


I almost forgot...the swap shop. That place was cool but wierd (ferraris in a flea market?). The 275 wasn;t there tho. He had his F50 (now yellow, which i don't think suits a car with white wheels), the daytona drop head, the enzo, 550 barchetta, 360 (i think that was it, i'm doing this from memory), 512bb engine, daytona comp. engine, 512bb convertable and the miami vice testarossa. Also saw the 962 and other porsche (the name escapes me)


I'm sorting through the gigabyte of pics i took and the best ones will be up soon.


Thanks again everyone


Chris

 

Glad you had fun.
Benn is a stand up guy. I always highly recommend him for new car purchases.

Hope we can hook up next time.