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Donnie Callaway has spent over 30 years restoring magnificent collectible cars, most of them Ferraris. It started with him growing up in Los Angeles, then working at Hollywood Sports Cars, and soon thereafter, spending time in Hawaii with an uncle learning to hand form aluminum bodies. He does complete restorations, does all his own engine work, documents the builds, and reassembles concours level cars that win first places and breaking world records at auctions. Donnie has worked on pretty much every Ferrari model made including 512 BBs, 365 2+2s, TDFs, James Coburn’s California Spyder, and many, many others.
SHOW SPONSORS
Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTE
“It has to be absolutely perfect. The word being perfection.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Choosing the wrong shop to paint a very expensive and rare Aston Martin early in his career.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Placing a car he had restored in the Carmel show and winning first in class and realizing this was a career path for him.
FIRST SPECIAL CAR
A 1966 Alfa Romeo Duetto
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Never settle for “that’ll do”.
USEFUL RESOURCES
GTO Engineering – Steve Kittrell and Eric Sanders
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Ferrari, The Sports and Grand Turismo Cars by Warren W Fitzgerald
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
When it comes to doing what you want to do, you’ve got to have blind faith.
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Damn – I was going to buy a 911 until I watched your video with JLeno. Need to save a blittle longer.
We all should have purchased long hood Porsche 911s decades ago. Guaranteed retirement funds.
Hello Donnie. I am paying a 1985 308 QV with 19k may have been driven once a year for the past 4 years anything you could recommend me before I start and then possible drive it to its new home which is about 50 miles away, its a so cal car garage keep. and any maintenance recommend you have in mind I should do and anyone you can refer to.my zip 93551
thanks Gary
Hello Gary – I have forwarded your email to Donnie. Thank you for writing.