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AURIANA WAS 12 YEARS OLD WHEN
HE PURCHASED HIS FIRST CAR.
THE
1929 DESOTO COST HIM $65, AND HE PARKED IT
IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE IN THE
BRONX THAT
COST HIM
$4 A MONTH TO RENT. YOUNG AURIANA
AND HIS TEENAGE BROTHER,
MARK, WENT THERE
ON WEEKENDS TO WORK ON THE CAR.
"IT WAS MY LIFE SAVINGS . I'M AMAZED THAT MY
PARENTS LET ME TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF THE
BANK AND BUY THIS CAR,"
HE SAYS. "MY BROTHER
OWNS IT TODAY.
IT'S STILL IN THE FAMILY."
AURIANA NEVER LOST HIS LOVE FOR AUTOMO-
BILES. THE CORE OF HIS CURRENT COLLECTION
OF RARE
ITALIAN VEHICLES SPANS APPROXI-
MATELY 60 YEARS—FROM A 1913 ISOTTA
FRASCHINI TO A 1972 FERRARI DAYTONA
SPYDER, PLUS GEMS BY STANGUELLINI AND
M O R E T T I , I M P O RTA N T O S C A ( O F F I C I N E
S P E C I A L I Z Z AT E C O S T RU Z I O N I AU TO M O B I L I )
RELEASES, AND SIGNIFICANT CARS BY CISITALIA.
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