Credit: Courtesy of Arthur Jay Harris. Peters: Bushs reaction was that he wanted Dade Homicide on it like the most important case on their books. [1] His father owned a gas station and then a taxi company which collapsed during the Great Depression. Read more:David A. Arnold: Death And Obituary How Did Famous Comedian, Actor-Writer &Producer Die? We could see all the gunshots. Aronow left his office in his white Mercedes, shortly after visiting a rival boat dealership owned by Kramer. Allan Brown Shirley was his first wife. Lillian Aronow: Winning is an natural aphrodisiac. Reaching out across the Pacific to Miami, Florida, The Captain gets the lowdown on the wild life and times of legendary Cigarette builder Don Aronow. The guy would say, I want a 28. And Aronow would say, Oh no, were all sold out. And the guy would keep pushing, I wanted one all my life. And Don would say, We dont have any 28s, but Im building a 35 for myself and I could sell that to you. That was classic Aronow., Allan Brown Every boat he sold was built for himself. The same year he almost killed himself when his race boat hit a wave off California, shot airborne and slammed into a helicopter hovering overhead. "So I decided to build a powerboat race that would beat these other guys.". A violent criminal named Bobby Young was fingered as the hitman, and his employeraccording to the courtswas Ben Kramer. Don Aronow, powerboat racing champion and founder of Magnum, Cigarette and Donzi, continues to fascinate as doeshismysterious death,discovers Daniel Pembrey. After purchasing Aronows USA Racing Team, Kramer and the latter got into a business dispute, but after the Customs Service refused to do business with him, Kramer was obliged to give it back to Aronow. Like others who bought a boat company from Aronow, the Theodolis had reason to be wary. Michael Peters was a contracted designer to Aronow from 1981 to 1986, and was then hired full-time. Then he bought a parcel of land immediately west of them, and thats where he built the Magnum building. Having sold Cigarette for the last time in 1982 (after having sold it and purchasing it back in the late 1970s while merging it with his own Squadron Marine), he formed USA Racing Team and built the Blue Thunders, 39-foot catamarans used by the United States Customs Service to patrol U.S. waters and run down illegal offshore activities, especially drug smuggling. Then the investigation got going and they realised who Aronow was involved with. You should have seen that pilot's face.". In his spare time, he built speedboats for the Shah of Iran and American presidents George Bush Sr and Lyndon Johnson, among others and he hung out with the Beatles. The story was also the basis for the 2009 documentary film Thunder Man: The Don Aronow Story and the 2018 movie Speed Kills with John Travolta. (Captains note: this means party animal.). He might also try to buy the companies back, for cents on the dollar. Don Aronow born in 1927 in Brooklyn New York, left New Jersey in 1961 to relocate in Miami. Little Don couldn't understand how all his father's taxicabs could get lost at once. More tips and leads pointed to Kramer as the man whod ordered and paid for the hit. American designer/builder/racer:famous Magnum Marine/Cigarette/Donzi/Formula speedboats, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "How a Kid From Brooklyn Put Go-Fast Boats On The Map" By Capt Ken Kreisler, "Don Aronow's Murder Leaves Miami Wondering: Were 'Cigarettes' Hazardous to His Health? Additionally, Travoltas earlier fame did not contribute to the films success. It was from here the hit man opened fire, three bullets striking the powerboat star. (ABOVE) RUM RUNNER: The first boat to wear the Formula name was a 233 called Cigarette after a famous rum running boat. Drug smuggling could be the regions major [largest] industry.. But he could tell something terrible had happened. Don Aronow: The King of Thunderboat Row, 1994, by Michael Aronow We considered Formula to be a utility boat. Check Death Reason HOw Old She Was? New hotels and office towers are rising in Miami, and once-sleepy towns nearby are growing skylines of their own, chronicled Time. Everything there to me was racing and drug trafficking. Ben establishes his automotive empire in the film after relocating to Miami and changing his perspective to win. He succeeds in a number of major motor races and rises to the position of speedboat tycoon. He had bought a boat in California and he asked Aronow and me to drive it and see if it was any good. But if you decided to take him on, dont expect him to give ground., His next project was considered to be his masterpiece: the long lean Cigarette boats named after a vessel used to hijack rum-runners during Prohibition days. Peters: A guy would walk into his shop, all excited to meet [Aronow] and buy a boat. Celebrated yacht designer Michael Peters, who went to work for Aronow the day before he died, said, He was an asshole, but he was my asshole a benefactor for whom Ill always be grateful., On 3 February 1987, Peters was aged 34 and among the last people to speak with Aronow at the office of USA Racing Team, the latest of Aronows boat firms. On the afternoon of February 3, 1987, a man claiming to be Jerry Jacoby walked into Aronows Thunderboat Row office exhibiting strange behaviour. But a dark Lincoln Continental rolled alongside of him, and thenshots rang out.]. Claudia is a New York-based artist. Dick Bertram was the man to beat both in terms of boat design and the racing itself. Similar to IMDb, it lists a middling 4.2 stars out of 10. And then there's the matter of status by association. In Speed Kills, the story of Ben Aronoff is based on the life of Donald Aranow, who built speedboats and raced them. In these circumstances, it would have been extraordinary if the drug cash hadnt found its way into Thunderboat Row and its fabled go-fast boats. He was going to run for president, and his friend had 140 people who wanted to kill him! The CrewMichael Aronow: sonBob Saccenti: builder of Chief Powerboats and founder of Apache Performance BoatsPhil Lipschutz: former Aronow contractor and current Miami-area Cigarette dealerAllan Brownie Brown: former acquaintanceMichael Peters: contracted designer 1981-1986, hired full-time 1987. Aronow had just left a meeting with Bob Saccenti, part owner of Apache Power Boats together with partner Ben Kramer. On Tuesday, Smith, the retired detective, called Aronows widow, Lillian, to break the news. The bosss wife would lean over my drafting table with her ample bosom and say, Remember, think sex.. Hes the only person Ive ever known like that. Hes pointing out the door and there was Don in his car, the engine is screaming, hes slumped over the steering wheel. We considered Formula to be a utility boat. Given this unpromising start in life, the seven-ton, 11.9-metre Blue Thunder vessels acquitted themselves well. He was larger than life. Don Aronow has actually been married twice in his life. A tough, athletic, Jewish kid from Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, New York, by the age of 21, Aronow was married and about to start a career in his father-in-laws New Jersey construction company. Sure enough, I moved there on a Monday and he was murdered that Tuesday.. Saccenti: He used to say youre never gonna make a lot of money building boats. Aronow won the World Powerboat Championship in 1967 (hed go on to win it once more and the US championship three times), and in 1968, he sold Magnum. Retired President Lyndon B. Johnson owned several 16ft. Donzi speedboats on his Texas ranch with which he would race his Secret Service agents. "Sure a lot of older men have bought my race boats to drive up and down the Intracoastal on weekends," Don Aronow admits. You had to be able to match. He stepped off and said, The boats a piece of shit, kid. Race officials found themselves in invidious positions. "I'd never be married to a beautiful woman like Lillian if I hauled garbage for a living," Aronow adds. Ive met some extremely charismatic men, including Sean Connery and Roger Moore, she said. Jackson said it was the best in the world. Saws buzzed and machinery hummed at the various boat shops, most of which Aronow had started at one time or another. Speculation about who the killer might be ran from jilted lovers or jealous husbands to [Jewish mobster] Meyer Lansky and the CIA. Aronow had sold USA Racing Team a company that built high-speed catamarans for the US Customs Service to Kramer and his father in 1985. He raced his 8.2-metre Maltese Magnum all over the world. I saw it, the blood. Aronow was murdered in his car at the end of 188th Street in North Miami Beach on February 3, 1987. The full breakdown of his net worth at the time of his passing is still unavailable to the general public. This sum, Aronow did not return. They had three children: [1] Michael who was a star athlete at the University of Florida until he was severely injured in a car accident in 1970 and used a wheelchair after that. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Next, he started Donzi, named after himself, again on NE 188th Street. It was the time of the sexual revolution, and his popularity with women was almost as legendary as his boating exploits, although some women were more circumspect. Wylie, the second son, says that he helped start the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Don Aronow has actually been married twice in his life. He retired and moved to Florida 10 years later -- a millionaire in his early 30's, his fortune spawned by the thousands of tract homes Aronow had built and sold throughout northern New Jersey. [3] Ben Kramer, winner of the 1986 American Power Boat Association Offshore Championship, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in 1996. It would be easy to become blocked in here. Little could prepare him for the scene two hundred metres up the street. Shortly after the visit, Aronow left his office and drove down the street to Apache Performance Boats to visit with his former protg, Bob Saccenti. Her father was extremely wealthy and Don once told me he was going to take Shirley to California if the old man didnt cut him into the business. Katheryn Winnick and John Travolta in Speed Kills ( Source : imdb ) Ben and his wife Emily also had a son named Andrew. Claudia is a New York-based artist. Aronow agreed to buy USA Racing Team back from Kramer, equally predictably for less than the consideration hed received. Aronow's close friend at the time, Vice President George Bush, was a former Cigarette owner and was involved in testing out the 39-foot cats prior to government approval. He dont speak too much English, but hes trying to explain something serious. He sold Magnum to American Photocopy for a ton. Members of the Bee Gees were neighbours on both sides. The Row was island-like, bounded by water on three sides. Performance boats attract a lot of characters. They were fast (more than 112km/h), good for interdiction activities (stable when boarding intercepted boats) and comparatively easy to drive. Michael, his oldest son, was one of the best athletes at the University of Florida. He competed in the race in April 1962 and led until the end. I just did you a favor.. But Aronow may have possessed a darker side that even he could not outrun and in the end, he wound up as nothing more than a target for an assassins bullet. Speculation about who the killer might be ran from jilted lovers to jealous husbands to Meyer Lansky to the CIA. After Don Aranow was killed by a gunshot in Miami in 1987, his story was told in the 2009 documentary Thunder Man: The Don Aranow Story and in the 2018 film Speed Kills. Writer: How about a one-word description of the kind of boat you build? [3][4][5] Kramer had a business dispute with Aronow after buying the latter's USA Racing Team but was forced to sell it back to Aronow after the Customs Service refused to do business with him. He was going to run for president and his friend had 140 people who wanted to kill him!. He had plenty of cheese. Included in the settlement was $1.25 million in cash, a million-dollar Miami waterfront home and a Rolls-Royce. Guys wanted to be him. Whats the difference between Heesens three superyacht build concepts? To this day, he maintains his innocence. If the real motive for Aronows murder was him turning informant, surely others (on the wrong side of the law) were potential suspects, too? Michael Peters If you were a coward with him, you were gone. The Lincoln drove over the grass to get away. "And they're entitled to spend it any damn way thay want.". Get this magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue. Although he entered a no guilty plea to manslaughter in 1996, the real offender was Ben Kramer, the 1986 American Power Boat Association Offshore Championship winner. It reported Miamis Federal Reserve branch to have amassed a currency surplus of $5 billion, mostly in drug-generated $50 and $100 bills, or more than the nations 12 Federal Reserve banks combined. The associated crime could strike anyone. A ruthless businessman, he equally relished a challenge in his personal life; Hed fuck your wife in a second, said powerboat Hall of Fame racer and boatbuilder Allan Brownie Brown, author of Tales from Thunderboat Row. At the time, Saccenti was recovering from a horrific crash on Lake Erie. And when [then Vice President] Bush said We aint gonna buy boats from Ben Kramer. The drug money was corrupting banking, real estate and law enforcement. Of the World's most recognized racing boat companies, Don Aronow established five; Donzi, Formula, Magnum, Cigarette and Bush had long been an admirer of Aronows sleek vessels and had equally been disarmed by the man himself. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 0% approval rating and an overall rating of 2.5/10. Because he did, thats for sure.. You make a living doing that. Still riding high in the charts was The Bangles recent chart-topper Walk Like an Egyptian, originally inspired by the way people struggle to maintain balance aboard boats, apparently. More plausibly, he was drawn to the Sunshine State by its warmth, excitement and a different form of escapism, as many tend to be. I used to work boat shows with him and holy Christ! From being a huge success in the construction industry, he went on the being a legend as a powerboat designer and racer. You never knew who might show up here, from royalty and high-born celebrity clients to drug-dealing low-lifes, by way of government officials, heads of the various boat firms and a diverse population of workers who earned their livings here. A kid was going to start a boat company in Florida, he had bought a boat in California, and he asked Aronow and me to drive it and see if it was any good. How a week chartering in Croatia with SamBoat changed my life. The boat coasted in fourth. Today, Thunderboat Row is a transformed, gentrified enclave. A world-champion boat racer who enjoyed wild success in business, he was also an unapologetic playboy and fabled bon vivant. Also, said Peters, the Coast Guard drivers were left drowned in the wake of the offshore racers and the cocaine runners, who just had a different mentality come race time.. Aronow can still remember peering out at the countryside through his thick glasses, watching the tiny lights flickering from the small farm houses of rural New York and the hobo jungle campfires burning in the night. Was it even a planned killing, or some crazed crime of passion? He was the type of guy that if he liked you, he loved you. Kramer got a 19-year sentence for manslaughter to run concurrently with a life term for marijuana smuggling. If you are using a VPN, try disabling it. Having made a fortune in the construction business in New Jersey, building homes and shopping centres, Aronow hastily relocated to Florida in 1961. I went over there and he had holes all over him. Even local residents the Bee Gees were not immune. I told my secretary to call 911. These races were filled with tales of derring-do: engine burnouts and explosions, crew members being knocked unconscious or needing airlifting to hospital some even left marooned and bleeding amid circling sharks, not to forget the high-speed collisions, including one in rough seas under a hovering press helicopter. From being a huge success in the construction industry, he went on the being a legend as a powerboat designer and racer. Gavin and Wylie are their two sons. The people who killed him were found out almost a decade after the fact. During his quarter-century reign as the undisputed king of Thunderboat Row, Aronow was a lot of different things to a lot of different people. So he commissioned a design from Michael Peters that split a V in two to create a catamaran. The twos happy marriage disintegrates due to Bens demanding schedules and their son Andrews car accident, which left his legs permanently disfigured. Meet His Family, Ben Aronoff Net Worth Figures In The Movie. But nothing compares with the go-fast scenes of the 1960s, 1970s and climatic 1980s. Six foot three, real good looking, lots of swagger. Allan Brown Shirley was his first wife. At his funeral, Doc Magoon gave the eulogy, and at one point he said Don was a mans man, and he paused, and then he said, and he was a ladies man. And everybody looked around the room at all of the known mistresses that were sitting there. Young died in prison in 2009 after steadfastly refusing for years to testify against Kramer. Money comes and goes. The narrow street itself dead-ended to the east, requiring visitors to turn around to exit westbound. Wylie, the son of the couple, is a founding member of the well-known NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club. Peters: One of the first issues I had to deal with when he hired me [in the early 80s] was [notorious Haitian dictator] Baby Doc [who was a client]. It was all downhill from there. It was in 007 that he beat Bertram in the Miami-Nassau race in 1965. (ABOVE) CRIME SCENE:A violent criminal named Bobby Young (right) was fingered as the hitman, whose employer according to the courts was Ben Kramer (left), Bob Saccenti [Kramer and Aronow] were both wealthy, and if it was over money, thats a shame. During our conversation she revealed that she was a bit hesitant about being interviewed since she is not someone who is comfortable in the public eye but in the end we chatted about everything from her art, her stint in the antiques business to her childhood in Florida with her father, Don Aronow the boat racer and builder of the renowned At that time, NE 188th Street was a weed-strewn, low-rise strip. [He drove it back and] the boat was sinking at the dock. "I took her to all the best places," Aronow says. Lipschutz: I never had any inkling that Don was involved in something illegal. (Ironically, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, Saccentis life was saved by his race partner, none other than Ben Kramer. Then one time, Don left, and said Alright kid, Ill see ya, and he walked out the door. During his quarter-century-long reign as the undisputed king of Thunderboat Row, Aronow was a lot of different things to a lot of different people. The sun was lowering in the wintery afternoon yet there was still plenty of warmth and light. Boat International Media Ltd 2008 - 2022. The murder may forever remain a mystery. But he knew from Bertrams experience that the way to promote and build his company was by winning races. Magnum Marine was responsible for Donalds first World Championship victory in 1927. Youre a businessman, too. This is his story in the words of some of the men who knew him best. Brown: Everybody has their own idea about why he was in Miami. First published in the October 2022 issue of BOAT International. Then he bought a parcel of land immediately west of them and built the Magnum building. Don was a native of New York who, through to his financial savvy and driving prowess, eventually came to command the Miami waterways. They had three children: [1] Michael who was a star athlete at the University of Florida until he was severely injured in a car accident in 1970 and used a wheelchair after that. He often raced the fast boats owned by his company and won a number of races. Hes the only person Ive ever known like that. From one of Italy';s best families.". The result was the 8.5-metre 007, named after the gathering cinematic phenomenon. He came to my basketball games, my football games, he was always around. Made quite a lot of money on it in spring of 1964. Some people bad-mouth him, Oh he did this, he robbed that, well thats shame on you. Aronow set out after Bertram, working with designers on NE 188th Street to create deep V fibreglass Formula boats, notably the seven-metre 233. He dont speak too much English, hes trying to explain something, something serious. The contessa was at the wheel of her two-seater Italian sportscar, its tires squealing as she forced the car through the mountain curves. He was a real successful cocksman. He wears khaki slacks to work-tieless and sockless-as he cuts six-figure boat deals with a young Italian count one minute, and talks rpm's with a greasy race mechanic the next. A tough, athletic, Jewish kid from Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, New York, by the age of 21, Aronow was married and about to start a career in his father-in-laws New Jersey construction company. Don was the only person who gave me more than a platitudehe gave me a job, this was December of 86. Don Aronow with his wife Lillian and son Gavin. Michael Peters concludes, If you want to find anything comparable today, you need to look elsewhere, maybe to the final frontier Blue Origin, SpaceX, Bezos and Musk. He pauses. Members of the Bee Gees were neighbours on both sides. This is his story in the words of some of the men who knew him best. Lipschutz: [Aronow] lived right on the water on Biscayne Bay. Aronow sold the company (and Brownie) shortly after its inception (and a couple of big offshore wins). You make a living doing that. Nobody really knows [what happened], the only thing for sure is that Dons gone., Phil Lipschutz [Aronow] lived right on the water on Biscayne Bay. Aronow raced his 8.2-metre Maltese Magnum all over the globe, Don Aronow with his wife Lillian and son Gavin, NE 188th Street which was nicknamed Thunderbolt Row, Credit: Courtesy of Cigarette Racing Team, Ben Kramer (on right) with racing friends, some of whom were convicted of cocaine traffiking (from left) Willie Falcn, Keith Eickert, Sal Magluta and Bobby Saccenti, Aronow was driving a sporty white Mercedes-Benz two-seater, Credit: Courtesy of Miami-Dade Police Dept/Arthur Jay Harris, Dry Martini, a cigarette designed and built by Don Aronow, Credit: Ajax News & Feature Service/Alamy Stock Photo, The Beatles taking a ride in a Formula 23 on their first trip to the US, The then vice president Bush personally tested the Blue Thunder boats, Aronow with Howard Cosell at the Kentucky Derby, The Lincoln Continental the shooter allegedly used, How the 88m Project X came to life over 14 years. Her father was extremely wealthy and Don once told me he was going to take Shirley to California if the old man didnt cut him into the business., Michael Aronow After he was working with the family for a few years, he went off on his own and started building homes, then shopping centres and industrial parks all over northern New Jersey. Saccenti: The real Don was sitting at a business table negotiating deals. During the day were asked to patrol their race course during events for emergency rescues, a Coast Guard official told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. People said whatever Don touched turned to gold., Michael Aronow Forrest Johnson was originally his fishing buddy. Like most, it's a tale of conquest; Aronow versus the odds: It was back in 1967. His mother and father sounded very frightened in the front seat of the car as it sped homeward through the night. Don Aronow's pockets are stuffed with fifties and hundreds. He started hosting Sunday afternoon brunches at the new home, sometimes for 50 or 60 people, with only Skip and Joanne Allen, of Southern Boating, and my wife and I as the token Christians. He later got married to Lillian Crawford, a model for Wilhelmina who was 24 years younger than he was. His earliest memory was riding home in the richly leathered back seat of his father's limosine, listening to the strangely anxious voices of his parents talking in the front of the car. His boats won over 350 offshore races, two world championships, and three U.S. championships as his career grew. Money comes and goes. Leaving his office that afternoon, Aronow was making for his North Bay Road residence, a 1929 Spanish-style waterfront mansion undergoing renovations, 30 minutes drive away. ), After Aronows brief visit with Saccenti, he got back in his white Mercedes and began to pull away. It was all downhill from there. And hes bellowing, trying to say something. "These guys earned their money," Aronow says. Separately, there were rumours that Aronow may have been assisting law enforcement, even becoming an informant or at least that, in early 1987, he was about to be subpoenaed to give evidence about the USA Racing Team transactions. In 1964 he started Donzi Marine; the Donzi brand became an international success and Aronow quickly sold the company to Teleflex Inc. in mid-1965. Bush back-pedalled out of there as fast as he could. Don also rubbed quite a few people up the wrong way and one of them eventually shot Don dead in Miami in 1987. He was a real successful cocksman the best I ever saw. Her son Adam Kimmel is a menswear designer. Mega-priced and obscenely over-powered, Aronow's sleek craft have set 25 world speed records, won more than 300 major races and earned a dozen world ocean racing champions. "I'd never be married to a beautiful woman like Lillian if I hauled garbage for a living," Aronow adds. In the movie, Bens personal life is hard, just like it is in real life. Many disputes were going on in his marital life. The weather was cold and he was getting ulcers. At the time, Saccenti was recovering from a horrific crash on Lake Erie. And I was like, do I really want to move down there? Don Aronow called his new boat the Formula. Because he did, thats for sure. Six foot three, real good looking, lots of swagger. The main character of Speed Kills, Ben Aronoff, is based on Miamis actual motor king, Donald Don Aronow. He did that a few times. Aronow's mechanic was busy prepping their twin-engined Magnum. Aronow was extremely competitive in most aspects of his life, perhaps even to a fault. Whereas Don Aronow was more brash, assertive more resolutely a mans man. (ABOVE) HES GOT THE LOOK: Aronow looked the part. They had two sons, Gavin and Wylie. When his kids are teenagers, his first wife Kathy decides she cant stand him anymore after finding out about his other relationships. And he eventually became aggravated with the business. Speed Kills Story Based On Motorboat Racer Don Aronows Real Life, Ben Aronoff Wikipedia: John Travolta Portrayed Don Aronows Character, Who Is Ben Aronoffs Wife? WebAronow married twice. Sign up to BOAT International email newsletters to get the latest superyacht news, business analysis, exclusive event invitations, and more. He ran a successful business making speedboats. (Ironically, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, Saccentis life was saved by his race partner, none other than Ben Kramer.) It did not take the US Customs Service long to learn of this. At 57, he is a lean and muscular six-foot-two. But in the end, the investigation led to a hired gun. Peters recalled a sound like firecrackers a pop pop pop, eerie and ominous. "It's being able to deliver when it counts.". You gotta do your homework. Michael plays the role of Andrew in the movie Speed Kills. He built speedboats for the Shah of Iran, Charles Keating, Robert Vesco, Malcolm Forbes, and George H. W. Bush. There are about 70 people out there who think they have a boat Don built for himself!, Michael Aronow By 1966, my dad had sold Donzi to Teleflex. He has three childrenMichael, David, and Claudiawith Shirley Goldin, his first wife. Those times can only be likened to the Old West: the Marlboro Man; the weed-strewn strip with its pioneers and settlers; the freebooters from south of the border bringing their lawlessness and loot and the law of the gun. The secret to happiness is taking risks. That was on my to-do list, Deal with Baby Doc. That was the cast of characters he was involved with. No woman should be alone in this city, Barry Gibb warned Time. Also read:Queen Elizabeth II: Death And Obituary What Happened To Her? You make real money when you sell the company.. Brown: He started Formula from scratch and sold it to Thunderbird in about a year. 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