An estimated 70 per cent of all marijuana and cocaine imported into the US passes through South Florida, the feature reported. The weather was cold and he was getting ulcers and he said, I cant do this anymore. After divorcing his first wife, Shirley, with whom he had three children, Aronow married Lillian Crawford, a Wilhelmina fashion model and socialite. And when [then Vice President] Bush said We aint gonna buy boats from Ben Kramer. On February 3, 1987, Aronow was murdered in his car at the end of 188th Street in North Miami Beach where his boat companies operated. He was about outdoing the other guy no matter what you were doing. 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 built this entire street. Airlifted to a nearby hospital, Don Aronow was dead within the hour. "I'd never be married to a beautiful woman like Lillian if I hauled garbage for a living," Aronow adds. The movie sequences accurately depicted his wealth, which was real. A world-champion boat racer who enjoyed wild success in business, he was also an unapologetic playboy and fabled bon vivant. The Beatles, Don Aronow, and his son Michael cruise off Miami before the bands iconic 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. He was pale, he had gone unconscious at some point. Magnum Marine was responsible for Donalds first World Championship victory in 1927. Speculation about who the killer might be ran from jilted lovers to jealous husbands to Meyer Lansky to the CIA. The hobby evolved into a business and by the end of 1962, he had formed the Formula Marine boat company, which he then sold to Merrick Lewis' Alliance Machine Corp out of Dayton, Ohio. After years of delight, his prosperity is abruptly ended when he is discovered dead in his automobile. But nothing compares with the go-fast scenes of the 1960s, 1970s and climatic 1980s. Michael, his oldest son, was one of the best athletes at the University of Florida. He was born in 1927, the son of an affluent taxicab owner whose family had emigrated from Russia and been bankrupted by the Great Depression. I can retire and lets go to Florida. This was in 1961., Allan Brown Everybody has their own idea about why he was in Miami. Thats the king, came the response, according to The Washington Post. We were having lunch one day and Don asked if it was a good watch. Saccenti: I think there were over 100 suspects when they finally killed him. Over the years, theories have developed to involve the Chicago mob, Colombian drug kingpins, cuckolded husbands or just a random shooter. After buying Aronows USA Racing Team, Kramer had a business dispute with Aronow, but was forced to sell it back to Aronow after the Customs Service refused to do business with him. His face flushed with excitement, Don Aronow launches into another one of his stories. Members of the Bee Gees were neighbours on both sides. The main character of Speed Kills, Ben Aronoff, is based on Miamis actual motor king, Donald Don Aronow. He was going to run for president, and his friend had 140 people who wanted to kill him! Some of the most popular types of speedboats were the Cigarette, Donzi, Formula, and Cary. Michael Aronow is one of Dons five sons from three wives. Bobby Young, the convicted shooter and the man who might have provided definitive answers, died in jail in 2009. [He drove it back and] the boat was sinking at the dock and he stepped off and said The boats a piece of shit kid. Hed retained his key designers. Katheryn Winnick and John Travolta in Speed Kills ( Source : imdb ) Ben and his wife Emily also had a son named Andrew. He was the wealthiest in the field, but he died tragically, and it took 20 years for the prosecution to convict him. A five-year non-compete agreement with Cigarette Racing, one of the companies hed sold, dated to 1982 and was about to expire. Emblematic of both the American dream and a particularly magnetic kind of American masculinity, Aronow was a frontiersman, a real-life Marlboro Man and a fearless racer. Young died in prison in 2009 after steadfastly refusing for years to testify against Kramer. This sum, Aronow did not return. Sure enough, I moved there on a Monday and he was murdered that Tuesday.. I went over there and he had holes all over him. The Captain tracked down a motley crew prepared to spill the beans. Her son Adam Kimmel is a menswear designer. You can talk to anyone, but every night he was at home.. The bosss wife would lean over my drafting table with her ample bosom and say, Remember, think sex.. (Captains note: this means party animal.). We considered Formula to be a utility boat. He gave me a spacious office, and I thought, Finally, Im starting to feel secure in life after a recent divorce. I remember taking a call from a guy named Ben Kramer and telling him that Don had already left his office for the day.. With his father, he also founded Fort Apache Marina on the Row, comprising a boat storage facility, waterfront restaurant and patio bar. Therefore, his annoyance with the motor mogul was the true impetus for his illegal plans. Phil Lipschutz The saying he had [about Cigarettes famed Mistress model] was, Every man should have a Mistress. And that certainly described Don, too., Allan Brown Hed fuck your wife in a second. Some people bad-mouth him, Oh he did this, he robbed that, well thats shame on you. They could not countenance procuring drug interdiction boats from a firm owned by a convicted smuggler and predictably moved to cancel the procurement contract. Lillian is Aronow's second wife -- a former Palm Beach socialite, heiress and high fashion model. 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. Peters: A guy would walk into his shop, all excited to meet [Aronow] and buy a boat. There was a jumpiness, an electricity in the air, too not unusual on the street known locally as Thunderboat Row, Performance Street or Gasoline Alley. And then the investigation got going and they realized who Aronow was involved with, and Bush backpedaled out of there as fast as he could. If the real motive for Aronows murder was him turning informant, surely others (on the wrong side of the law) were potential suspects, too? Despite having a complex plot, Speed Kills from 2018 failed to win over both reviewers and viewers. Of the World's most recognized racing boat companies, Don Aronow established five; Donzi, Formula, Magnum, Cigarette and It cost Aronow a fortune to divorce his wife Shirley in 1979. Peters: The upstairs apartment above his office was kind of famous. Only Magnum and a marina (not Fort Apache) are still here. Aronow agreed to buy USA Racing Team back from Kramer, equally predictably for less than the consideration hed received. And the guy would say, I want a 28. And Aronow would say Oh no, were all sold out. And the guy would keep pushing, Oh, I wanted one all my life. The more problematic aspect was that Aronow additionally arranged to sell USA Racing Team, complete with the Blue Thunder contract, to Ben Kramer, who by now had drug smuggling convictions. But he could tell something terrible had happened. I dont want to make him out to be the greatest boatbuilder in the world, but in that particular class of boats, he was unequalled., Again, Peters gave a qualifying view: Don perfected things already invented: hull shapes, construction techniques and engine setups. Money comes and goes. He had plenty of cheese. He owns a horse farm in Ocala, a home in Miami Beach and a new Long Island estate that just made Toen and Country. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! It fuelled an uneasy dynamism. And then there's the matter of status by association. At the time, Saccenti was recovering from a horrific crash on Lake Erie. And then one night Aronow and the contessa were driving back from a candlelit dinner in a tiny restaurant high in the Carrara Mountains. Queen Elizabeth II: Death And Obituary What Happened To Her? Alongside the sexual revolution came the growth in the drugs trade. A certain nostalgia colours memories of the 1970s as a time of the gentlemanly marijuana business. Many disputes were going on in his marital life. I knew they were gunshots. Some men had told his father that he'd lost it. Claudia is a New York-based artist. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! He stepped off and said, The boats a piece of shit, kid. She used to be married to Martin Kimmel, a real estate developer. The University of Florida standout athlete Michael was the one who suffered serious injuries in a vehicle accident in 1970. He said, I cant do this anymore. Michael Peters was a contracted designer to Aronow from 1981 to 1986, and was then hired full-time. WebIn 1964, Brownie worked for Don Aronow at Donzi Marine, the first real sport boat builder. It was late and night during the depths of America's great Depression. Within a year of its creation, Donzi Marine gained recognition on a global scale, making it an immediate success. Peters: He didnt like guys that came in and tried to go toe to toe with him. Everything there to me was racing and drug trafficking. [A tough, athletic, Jewish kid from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, by age 21 Aronow found himself married and about to start a career in his father-in-laws New Jersey When I started designing for Cigarette in 1978, Halter Marine had just acquired the company and they perpetuated the ethos, said Peters. Performance boats attract a lot of characters. One of those characters was a racing boat driver and drug smuggler called Ben Kramer. Claudia is a New York-based artist. 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. How a week chartering in Croatia with SamBoat changed my life. Made quite a lot of money on it in spring of 1964. How Did He Die? Hes pointing out the door and there was Don in his car, the engine is screaming, hes slumped over the steering wheel. 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. I cant imagine that though, he was pretty easy to find. Our Privacy Policy Creator includes several compliance verification tools to help you effectively protect your customers privacy. WebAronow married twice. Bush a close friend.]. Kramer got a 19-year sentence for manslaughter to run concurrently with a life term for marijuana smuggling. Because he did, thats for sure.. The full breakdown of his net worth at the time of his passing is still unavailable to the general public. I just did you a favor.. He had a brown Rolls Royce and [raced] horses and stuff. 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. [2] David [7] Aronow left his office in his white Mercedes, shortly after visiting a rival boat dealership owned by Kramer. The boat coasted in fourth. [2] In 1947, he returned to the USA and completed his studies graduating from Brooklyn College in 1948 with a physical education degree[1] earning letters in football, wrestling, and track. Miami claimed the nations highest murder rate at 70 per 100,000 residents, and this years pace has been even higher. Aronow: After the 62 race my father started to work with Jim Wynne and Walt Walters. Allegations ran wild in the aftermath of Aronows death. His social group was pretty much divided along the same ratio. Semi-blind, he was forced to wear heavy-rimmed and thick-lensed glasses that were always a worry when he played. He had first wanted to get into motor racing as a hobby, citing his rich status from running the Aronow Corporation, a construction company. Michael Peters One of the first issues I had to deal with when he hired me [in the early 1980s] was [notorious Haitian dictator] Baby Doc [Duvalier, who was a client]. (Captains note: more about Dons, er, appetites, later.) Don Aronow has actually been married twice in his life. Brown: He was also the best boat salesman in the history of the world. 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. WebI think it was at this point that Don discovered that he was Jewish. He was the type of guy that if he liked you, he loved you. You make real money when you sell the company. Still subject to a non-compete agreement with Cigarette which hed bought back, then sold again in 1982 Aronow was forbidden from producing deep V monohulls. It was mostly a lot of hell-raising and good times.". And hes bellowing, trying to say something. In reality, Don had already amassed a million dollars before relocating to Miami with his family. (ABOVE) TICKET TO RIDE: Don Aronow and his son, Michael, cruising off Miami with the Beatles before their iconic 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan show. "A stunning blonde. The drug money was corrupting banking, real estate and law enforcement. WebThree weeks before he was murdered, Aronow had a pensive, reflective talk with his wife, Lillian, a former girlfriend of Jordan's King Hussein. Innovations such as fibreglass construction techniques and the drag-reducing deep V hull were taking chunks from the record times, and also from crews in rough seas. They become friends and Mr. Johnson told my father about the Miami-Nassau race and my father became really interested in it. He later got married to Lillian Crawford, a model for Wilhelmina who was 24 years younger than he was. Allan Brown Shirley was his first wife. Boat International Media Ltd 2008 - 2022. [3] Kramer was already in prison on a life sentence with no possibility of parole following 1988 and 1989 convictions for drug smuggling and gun charges, as well as receiving a 1990 conviction for a failed escape attempt by helicopter from a federal prison near Miami.[4]. Don Aronow is also quite proud of his lovely wife Lillian. His mother and father sounded very frightened in the front seat of the car as it sped homeward through the night. Additionally, Travoltas earlier fame did not contribute to the films success. 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. Some people badmouth him, He did this, he robbed that. Well, thats shame on you. They had two sons, Gavin and Wylie. Next, he started Donzi, named after himself, again on NE 188th Street. Back in those days, [criminal activity involving speedboats] was very prevalent because there was a lot of smuggling going on. I told my secretary to call 911. The twos happy marriage disintegrates due to Bens demanding schedules and their son Andrews car accident, which left his legs permanently disfigured. Kramer was already serving a life term in jail without the possibility of parole due to his convictions in 1988 and 1989 for narcotics trafficking and possession of a firearm, as well as his 1990 conviction for an unsuccessful helicopter escape attempt from a federal prison outside of Miami. He was right out of a Hollywood script. And every new [Cigarette] that I do, I drive right by his house with it, just so he can see. Once Aronow was able to formally open his new company, he started Cigarette Racing Team using his own designs in 1970. Don Aronow is also quite proud of his lovely wife Lillian. The University of Florida standout athlete Michael was the one who suffered serious injuries in a vehicle accident in 1970. Little Don couldn't understand how all his father's taxicabs could get lost at once. The fictionalized version of Donald Aronow is played by Ben Aronoff. Hed bought a Formula and a Cigarette from him, describing Aronow as a joy to be around. That was on my to-do list, Deal with Baby Doc. That was the cast of characters he was involved with. Congregating witnesses spoke of a dark Lincoln Continental having pulled up alongside Aronows white Mercedes. I was like, do I really want to move down there? Being a multimillionaire and accomplished speedboat racing champion, he frequently ran afoul of the law and numerous drug lords in the water metropolis. 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]. [1][2] In 1959, at age of 32, the now-millionaire Aronow moved to Miami with his family, where he began racing boats as a hobby.[2]. At 57, he is a lean and muscular six-foot-two. Aronow had just finished a meeting with Apache Power Boats co-owner Bob Saccenti when a powder blue Lincoln drew up next to his vehicle from the opposite direction. He often raced the fast boats owned by his company and won a number of races. WebProfile of Don Aronow murder on TV show Expose hosted by Tom Brokaw Similar to IMDb, it lists a middling 4.2 stars out of 10. (ABOVE) RICH AND FAMOUS: Aronow famously kept company with people from all walks of life. This is his story in the words of some of the men who knew him best. He would have a succession of ladies that would appear. A guy comes in with the money and you build a boat for them and you never know. "I got into ocean powerboat racing after I retired to Florida," he says. However, when the Customs Service found out about the younger Kramers criminal reputation, they put the kibosh on the transaction, Allan Brown Ben Kramer bought USA Racing from Aronow and apparently there was some money under the table. Made quite a lot of money on it in 1964. Your access to this page has been blocked. Youre never gonna make a lot of money building boats, he was quoted as saying. [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. Everyone who knew legendary Cigarette founder Don Aronow has a story to tell about him. Peters: It could have been anyone from drug runners, to business partners, to jealous husbands. Aronow: Forrest Johnson was originally his fishing buddy. Despite being pursued, the murderers managed to escape by driving across the grass. Back in 1981, Time quoted a legal researcher living in Miami as saying: I see people walking down the streets openly carrying guns, some in their hands, others in their holsters. He was a hero and a genius, a ballbuster and a bully. A violent criminal named Bobby Young was fingered as the hitman, whose employer according to the courts was Ben Kramer. That one time, Don said, Alright kid, Ill see ya, and walked out the door. He was right out of a Hollywood script. Aronow said, Let me see. Then he took the watch by the clasp, banged it on the table and threw it in a glass of beer. The people who killed him were found out almost a decade after the fact. He dont speak too much English, but hes trying to explain something serious. Accounts of the dealings vary, but perhaps $2 million had been paid under the table in cash by Kramer when he bought the firm, using drug money. Read more:David A. Arnold: Death And Obituary How Did Famous Comedian, Actor-Writer &Producer Die? Peters: Bushs reaction was that he wanted Dade Homicide on it like the most important case on their books. Audiences grew. The Captain has covered Dons extravagant and extravagant lifestyle in great detail. After divorcing his first wife, Shirley, with whom he had three children, Aronow married Lillian Crawford, a Wilhelmina fashion model and socialite. Don Aronow called his new boat the Formula. Marchesa Katrin Theodoli and her husband became the owners of Magnum. WebClaudia is a New York artist and ex-wife of real estate developer Martin Kimmel. Six foot three, real good-looking, lots of swagger. The chaotic crime scene confronting police detectives was mysterious, not least because of the geography. His other relationship, with Katheryn Winnicks portrayal of Emily Gowen, succeeds. Some people say he was hiding from the mob. You make real money when you sell the company., Allan Brown He was also the best boat salesman in the history of the world. The idea of bad guys outracing other bad guys and seizing their fortunes appealed to Aronow reasoned The Washington Post five days after his murder. He designed, built and raced the famous Magnum Marine, Cary, Cigarette, Donzi and Formula speedboats. Certainly it is less difficult now to see how, in 1980s Miami, the murder of a man as magnetic as Aronow could garner 140 suspects at the Metro-Dade Police Department, each with the apparent motive, means and opportunity to have the King of Thunderboat Row gunned down in broad daylight. What Happened to Speed Kills Racer Ben Aronoff? 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. Peters recalled a sound like firecrackers a pop pop pop, eerie and ominous. However, this consciousness of guilt made for a weak states case. David A. Arnold: Death And Obituary How Did Famous Comedian, Actor-Writer &Producer Die? [Then vice president] Bush said, We aint gonna buy boats from Ben Kramer. Katheryn Winnick and John Travolta in Speed Kills ( Source : imdb ) Ben and his wife Emily also had a son named Andrew. Bob Saccenti is the builder of Chief Powerboats and founder of Apache Performance Boats. Whereas Don Aronow was more brash, assertive more resolutely a mans man. Michael plays the role of Andrew in the movie Speed Kills. Just lining up. I was a little hesitant to move to Miami, because my view of it was straight out of Miami Vice. Those two managed to make you feel like you were the centre of their world. And he never would backpedal later or change things. Collecting his children from summer camp, and not returning to the family home, the 34 year-old arrived in Florida with a $2 million retirement fund. Half out of his car, Aronow lay slumped, crimson blooming across his shirt. (Ironically, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, Saccentis life was saved by his race partner, none other than Ben Kramer.) 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. Nearly a decade later, two men pleaded no contest to charges related to Aronow's killing. Again, he sold his company and started a new one, Magnum, evidently named after the double-sized bottles of champagne. A violent criminal named Bobby Young was fingered as the hitman, and his employeraccording to the courtswas Ben Kramer. With lots of money and charisma, not to mention NFL starting quarterback good looks, Aronow soon became a ladies man of legendary status in Miami circles. And hes bellowing trying to say something. WebIn 1964, Brownie worked for Don Aronow at Donzi Marine, the first real sport boat builder. Just lining up. 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