Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles  


  • Classic Car Imports, LLC dba Ferrari of Tampa Bay

    Notice of Publication for an Additional

    Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer

    in a County of More than 300,000 Population

    Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, Ferrari North America, Inc. (“Ferrari NA”), gives notice of its intent to permit the establishment of Classic Car Imports, LLC, dba Ferrari of Tampa Bay as a dealership for the sale and service of Ferrari automobiles at 2420 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor (Pinellas County), Florida 34683.

    The dealer operator and principal investor of the proposed dealership is Onofrio Triarsi, 1 Great Hills Road, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078. Ferrari NA intends to permit the establishment of the proposed dealership on or after October 10, 2008.

    The notice indicates intent to permit the addition of a dealership to a location in a county of more than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

    No dealerships of the same line-make have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application. Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.

    A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by U.S. Mail to: David M. Wertheim, Ferrari North America, Inc. 250 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.

    If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.

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