Don Aronow called his new boat the Formula. 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 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. Everything there to me was racing and drug trafficking. And he became hooked on racing and thats how it all began. Sign up to BOAT International email newsletters to get the latest superyacht news, business analysis, exclusive event invitations, and more. When you shook his hand, that was the deal. The Miami moto king launched Magnum Marine the next year, in 1967. The race was several days away. Aronow: Forrest Johnson was originally his fishing buddy. 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. He became hooked on racing and thats how it all began., Phil Lipschutz Once racings in your blood, you can never get it out., Michael Aronow After that 62 race, my father started to work with Jim Wynne and Walt Walters. He did that a few times. 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. WebIn 1964, Brownie worked for Don Aronow at Donzi Marine, the first real sport boat builder. I cant imagine that, though, he was pretty easy to find. "It won big," Aronow says. Peters: Aronow looked the part. Aronow is a former junior high school gym teacher from the Bronx. Performance boats attract a lot of characters. One of those characters was a racing boat driver and drug smuggler called Ben Kramer. Peters recalled a sound like firecrackers a pop pop pop, eerie and ominous. Phil Lipschutz is a Miami Cigarette dealer and a former contractor to the Don. She used to be married to Martin Kimmel, a real estate developer. "It's being able to deliver when it counts.". 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. Race officials found themselves in invidious positions. The movie sequences accurately depicted his wealth, which was real. They just dont make em like Don Aronow anymore. Their father, Hugh Gibb, was mugged; Barry Gibbs wife, Linda, had her purse snatched. More plausibly, he was drawn to the Sunshine State by its warmth, excitement and a different form of escapism, as many tend to be. Aronow's boats won over 350 offshore races and he was a two-time world champion and three-time U.S. champion. 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. When Cigarette founder and powerboat racing champion Don Aronow was shot dead on 3 February 1987 in Miami, the boating world was convulsed, but not everybody was surprised. Members of the Bee Gees were neighbours on both sides. With his first wife, Shirley Goldin, he has two sons and a daughter. And hes bellowing, trying to say something. He did that a few times. They conveyed a warmth and a feeling of genuinely liking you. Vice President George Bush drives one of Aronow's Cigarettes. [2] 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. I was like, do I really want to move down there? It cost Aronow a fortune to divorce his wife Shirley in 1979. Don Aronow born in 1927 in Brooklyn New York, left New Jersey in 1961 to relocate in Miami. And he never would backpedal later or change things. Don Aronow is a proud man; proud of the way he's survived. Guys wanted to be him. And he eventually became aggravated with the business. Get this magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue. 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]. Little could prepare him for the scene two hundred metres up the street. "It was a pretty informal thing. He hung out with kings, mobsters and the Beatles, and considered future president George HW Bush a close friend. 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. Allan Brownie Brown is a former acquaintance. The couples newfound happiness doesnt last long, though, because Ben is killed soon after at age 59 in what seems to be a job. His face flushed with excitement, Don Aronow launches into another one of his stories. Bush back-pedalled out of there as fast as he could. The twos happy marriage disintegrates due to Bens demanding schedules and their son Andrews car accident, which left his legs permanently disfigured. (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. Being a multimillionaire and accomplished speedboat racing champion, he frequently ran afoul of the law and numerous drug lords in the water metropolis. Make that a very healthy six figures. While limiting your liability, all while adhering to the most notable state and federal privacy laws and 3rd party initiatives, including. Of the World's most recognized racing boat companies, Don Aronow established five; Donzi, Formula, Magnum, Cigarette and He has been elected to every powerboating Hall of Fame in existence and as stated above, he and Gar Wood were the only two Americans to have ever received the UIM Gold Medal of Honor. The Captain tracked down a motley crew prepared to spill the beans. Aronow: After he was working with the family for a few years he went off on his own and started building homes, then shopping centers, industrial parks, all over northern New Jersey. And sure enough, I moved there on a Monday and he was murdered that Tuesday. 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. Young died in prison in 2009 after steadfastly refusing for years to testify against Kramer. 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. Much was explained by the states southern exposure and geography its thousands of kilometres of coastline, coves and inlets. Speculation about who the killer might be ran from jilted lovers or jealous husbands to [Jewish mobster] Meyer Lansky and the CIA. The best I ever saw. He had a brown Rolls-Royce and [race] horses., Bob Saccenti He used to say youre never gonna make a lot of money building boats you make a living doing that. Writer: How about a one-word description of the kind of boat you build? Magnum Marine was responsible for Donalds first World Championship victory in 1927. Our Privacy Policy Creator includes several compliance verification tools to help you effectively protect your customers privacy. [1] He graduated a top athlete from James Madison High School in 1944,[1] worked as a life guard at Coney Island, and enrolled at Brooklyn College. New hotels and office towers are rising in Miami, and once-sleepy towns nearby are growing skylines of their own, chronicled Time. Saccenti: [Kramer and Aronow] were both wealthy, and if it was over money, thats a shame. Aronow was murdered in his car at the end of 188th Street in North Miami Beach on February 3, 1987. Don Aronow born in 1927 in Brooklyn New York, left New Jersey in 1961 to relocate in Miami. Peters: He didnt like guys that came in and tried to go toe to toe with him. Some men had told his father that he'd lost it. That was the cast of characters he was involved with. 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. But Don was badly hurt in a car accident in 1970 and had to use a wheelchair from then on. You had to be able to match. Thus, the depiction of his life and death in film was handled in the 2009 documentary Thunder Man: The Don Aronow Story and the 2018 film Speed Kills, which was directed by John Travolta. Brown: Everybody has their own idea about why he was in Miami. Writer: (to Aronow) Tell me about your earliest memory. I went over there and he had holes all over him. The automobiles tycoons untimely demise, which made international headlines, did not go over well with the crowd. 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 a real successful cocksman. The fictionalized version of Donald Aronow is played by Ben Aronoff. The year Aronow won his first world championship as an international powerboat driver, he says. The main character of Speed Kills, Ben Aronoff, is based on Miamis actual motor king, Donald Don Aronow. Meanwhile, Kramer had been convicted of massive marijuana smuggling and money laundering, receiving multiple prison sentences including life without parole. Gavin and Wylie are their two sons. You can talk to anybody [about that] [But] he was home every night. Then one time, Don left, and said Alright kid, Ill see ya, and he walked out the door. Then he bought a parcel of land immediately west of them and built the Magnum building. Donald Joel Aronow (March 3, 1927 February 3, 1987) was an American designer, builder and racer of the famous Magnum Marine, Cary, Cigarette, Donzi, and Formula speedboats. 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. On Tuesday, Smith, the retired detective, called Aronows widow, Lillian, to break the news. What are the core values of superyacht builder Sirena Yachts? He sold Magnum to American Photocopy for a ton. 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. Don was the only person who gave me more than a platitudehe gave me a job, this was December of 86. Don Aronow is also quite proud of his lovely wife Lillian. Meet His Family, Ben Aronoff Net Worth Figures In The Movie. [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 construction company.]. If you continue to be blocked, please send an email to secruxurity@sizetedistrict.cVmwom with: https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/claudia-aronow/, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:88.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/88.0, A summary of what you were doing and why you need access to this site. We could see all the gunshots., Allan Brown He was murdered right out in front of my office, halfway betweenSaccentis building and my building. So little Don had driven north to spend the day in Rochester with his parents. 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. Further reading. If the real motive for Aronows murder was him turning informant, surely others (on the wrong side of the law) were potential suspects, too? Their son is menswear designer Adam Kimmel; His second wife was former Wilhelmina model, Lillian Crawford, 24 years his junior. It was a big building and obscured the Donzi plant you couldnt see [Donzi] from Highway 1 anymore! Hes the only person Ive ever known like that. "I'd never be married to a beautiful woman like Lillian if I hauled garbage for a living," Aronow adds. He had plenty of cheese. It says so right there on the bottom of his resume: Has survived three motorcycle crashes, totaled five automobiles and 12 boating mishaps. Many disputes were going on in his marital life. First published in the October 2022 issue of BOAT International. Within a year of its creation, Donzi Marine gained recognition on a global scale, making it an immediate success. In 1948, he married Shirley Goldin, [1] [6] whom he had met while working as a lifeguard on Coney Island. [1], After school, he worked as a physical education teacher for a time until he accepted a job at his father-in-law's southern New Jersey construction business which was booming thanks to demand from returning World War II veterans. Hes pointing out the door and theres Don in his car, the engine screaming and hes slumped over the steering wheel. To this day, he maintains his innocence. However, this consciousness of guilt made for a weak states case. 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. Don Aronow: The King of Thunderboat Row, 1994, by Michael Aronow "I got bored with it," he explains. He has three childrenMichael, David, and Claudiawith Shirley Goldin, his first wife. The murder fell awkwardly between the sort of extravagant statement killings orchestrated by Colombian cocaine kingpins and the kind of professional contract hit carried out by killers keen to hide their tracks, or at least ensure a clean escape. Certainly, young Don became wealthy by building and selling tract houses in New Jersey. Adam Kimmel, the menswear designer and spouse of The Glass House actress Leelee Sobieski, is the son of the ex-couple. He had first wanted to get into motor racing as a hobby, citing his rich status from running the Aronow Corporation, a construction company. Money comes and goes. We collected some of the best. This was not the first mystery to surround Donald Joel Aronow. Some people say he was hiding from the mob. Peters: It could have been anyone from drug runners, to business partners, to jealous husbands. [1] His father owned a gas station and then a taxi company which collapsed during the Great Depression. Katheryn Winnick and John Travolta in Speed Kills ( Source : imdb ) Ben and his wife Emily also had a son named Andrew. In the movie, Bens personal life is hard, just like it is in real life. "So I decided to build a powerboat race that would beat these other guys.". In the 2018 memory film Speed Kills, Ben Aronoff played a multimillionaire. Saccenti: Don used to come and see me when I was hurt, one of those You need anything let me know, kinda things. [He drove it back and] the boat was sinking at the dock. [2] "I took her to all the best places," Aronow says. (Ironically, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, Saccentis life was saved by his race partner, none other than Ben Kramer. Or man, his brother Robin added. The Row was island-like, bounded by water on three sides. Youre a businessman, too. What Happened To Don Aronow? Don was a native of New York who, through to his financial savvy and driving prowess, eventually came to command the Miami waterways. Lipschutz: The saying he had about [Cigarettes famed Mistress model] was every man should have a Mistress. And that certainly described him, too. 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. Next thing I know an employee comes in and hes banging on my door. 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. Then the investigation got going and they realised who Aronow was involved with. He was a great dad and a great husband. He was formidably competitive both on and off the water, brutally handsome and adroit at negotiating the line between the legal and the illicit at least until the very end. [Allegations ran wild in the aftermath of Aronows death. How Did He Die? (ABOVE) RICH AND FAMOUS: Aronow famously kept company with people from all walks of life. [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. WebProfile of Don Aronow murder on TV show Expose hosted by Tom Brokaw Peters: A guy would walk into his shop, all excited to meet [Aronow] and buy a boat. And every new [Cigarette] that I do, I drive right by his house with it, just so he can see. That became the original Formula Marine.. Peters: The upstairs apartment above his office was kind of famous. He was inquiring about a 60ft boat and alluding to a mysterious man he worked for and who he would kill for, if need be. 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. Queen Elizabeth II: Death And Obituary What Happened To Her? Given this unpromising start in life, the seven-ton, 11.9-metre Blue Thunder vessels acquitted themselves well. They had me in a cage for three years and nine months, with no daylight, no contact with human beings, Kramer said. WebProfile of Don Aronow murder on TV show Expose hosted by Tom Brokaw 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. WebThree weeks before he was murdered, Aronow had a pensive, reflective talk with his wife, Lillian, a former girlfriend of Jordan's King Hussein. It was from here the hit man opened fire, three bullets striking the powerboat star. He marries Emily Gowen, and they have a son together. [Aronow was extremely competitive in most aspects of his life, perhaps even to a fault.]. He was a great dad and a great husband. 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. However when the Customs Service found out about the younger Kramers criminal reputation, they put the kibosh on the transaction.]. She was once married to renowned developer Martin Kimmel. The full breakdown of his net worth at the time of his passing is still unavailable to the general public. 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. Was it even a planned killing, or some crazed crime of passion? His boats won over 350 offshore races, two world championships, and three U.S. championships as his career grew. Katheryn Winnick and John Travolta in Speed Kills ( Source : imdb ) Ben and his wife Emily also had a son named Andrew. Nearly 60, he talked of taking up racing again. It had to do with his father's taxicab company. Saws buzzed and machinery hummed at the various boat shops, most of which Aronow had started at one time or another. A guy comes in with the money and you build a boat for them and you never know. 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. But if he didnt like you, watch out. 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