It is with great sadness that I report the death of Benny Caiola, one of the most famous Italian sports car collectors in the world, after a short but severe battle with cancer. After coming to America from Italy at the age of 17, Benny worked his way up from plasterer, to contractor, to founding one of the largest real estate management companies in Manhattan. He was most widely known, however, for owning the largest and most extensive Ferrari collection in the world, boasting an FXX, two Enzos, several Challenge cars, an F40, F50, 333SP, 250GTO, and many more. In the photo above, he is taking delivery of Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 #001, to add to his Diablo GT, Muira S Jota, and Countach LP400. He also owned two of the four Zonda’s in the United States.
We were fortunate enough to sit down with Benny last year at the Cavallino Classic Track Day at Palm Beach International Raceway, check out the video after the jump. Rest in peace, Benny Caiola.
That guy was awesome and good video, but…
you went to an Italian supercar show wearing a shirt that says Great Britain…
you never wear the shirt of the band you're going to see. ever.
Forget shirts in general.
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This guy is a fool I can't believe they let him near the cars