Miami claimed the nations highest murder rate at 70 per 100,000 residents, and this years pace has been even higher. Aronow was murdered in his car at the end of 188th Street in North Miami Beach on February 3, 1987. The main character of Speed Kills, Ben Aronoff, is based on Miamis actual motor king, Donald Don Aronow. We'd race to Nassau and back on the weekends. Brown: At Cigarette he had an intercom in his office and he used to boff his secretary there and if you needed him you just hit him on the intercom! Members of the Bee Gees were neighbours on both sides. Their son is menswear designer Adam Kimmel; His second wife was former Wilhelmina model, Lillian Crawford, 24 years his junior. But he knew from Bertrams experience that the way to promote and build his company was by winning races. I went over there and he had holes all over him. You gotta do your homework. 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]. Don Aronow: The King of Thunderboat Row, 1994, by Michael Aronow [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. "I'd never be married to a beautiful woman like Lillian if I hauled garbage for a living," Aronow adds. Radios blared out the hits of the day. He was a quiet boy, remarkably shy during his early years, with delicate features and soft brown eyes. Saccenti: When he came to Florida, he got hooked up with the greats, and he definitely made his mark. The deals off. Im guessing Don kept some of the under-the-table money. First published in the October 2022 issue of BOAT International. The Captain tracked down a motley crew prepared to spill the beans. After divorcing his first wife, Shirley, with whom he had three children, Aronow married Lillian Crawford, a Wilhelmina fashion model and socialite. A violent criminal named Bobby Young was fingered as the hitman, and his employeraccording to the courtswas Ben Kramer. Around one-third of the regions murders were believed to be related to drugs. Or man, his brother Robin added. Furthermore, there were witnesses plenty of them, if not always consistent in the details they shared with police. At the time, Saccenti was recovering from a horrific crash on Lake Erie. Meet His Family, Ben Aronoff Net Worth Figures In The Movie. [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. In these circumstances, it would have been extraordinary if the drug cash hadnt found its way into Thunderboat Row and its fabled go-fast boats. 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. Five days after his murder, The Washington Post reported that a Customs official described Aronow as co-operative when Aronow had been approached for information about one of his clients. He would build larger premises next door, on what was now known as Thunderboat Row, putting his erstwhile companies and new-found competitors in the shade. Aronow set out after Bertram, working with designers on NE 188th Street to create deep V fibreglass Formula boats, notably the seven-metre 233. The Beatles, Don Aronow, and his son Michael cruise off Miami before the bands iconic 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. In his spare time, he built speedboats for the Shah of Iran and American presidents George Bush Sr and Lyndon Johnson, among others and he hung out with the Beatles. A pattern emerged whereby Aronow would sell his companies and then seek to eclipse them. We considered Formula to be a utility boat. 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 he eventually became aggravated with the business. Saccenti: [Kramer and Aronow] were both wealthy, and if it was over money, thats a shame. He sold Magnum to American Photocopy for a ton. He admired Aronow and acquired a corner of the Row, obtaining an interest in Apache, which in turn supplied the vessels he raced offshore (his fabled Warpath, based on a deep V Cigarette mould, won him a world championship). WebI think it was at this point that Don discovered that he was Jewish. Guys wanted to be him. [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]. With his first wife, Shirley Goldin, he has two sons and a daughter. Hed bought a Formula and a Cigarette from him, describing Aronow as a joy to be around. You can talk to anybody [about that]. That was just his personality.. You gotta do your homework. It was late and night during the depths of America's great Depression. Those two managed to make you feel like you were the centre of their world. Lipschutz: [Aronow] lived right on the water on Biscayne Bay. He said, I cant do this anymore. [Aronow famously kept company with people from all walks of life. You had to be able to match. Since then, Aronow has designed and built some of the world fastest ocean powerboat racers -- including the stubby Maltgese Magnum, the sporty Donzi and the world famous Cigarette. How a week chartering in Croatia with SamBoat changed my life. Ive met some extremely charismatic men, including Sean Connery and Roger Moore, she said. And I was like, do I really want to move down there? Having made a fortune in the construction business in New Jersey, building homes and shopping centres, Aronow hastily relocated to Florida in 1961. Allan Brown Shirley was his first wife. He was an alpha male, like the male lion you see on safari. During our conversation she revealed that she was a bit hesitant about being interviewed since she is not someone who is comfortable in the public eye but in the end we chatted about everything from her art, her stint in the antiques business to her childhood in Florida with her father, Don Aronow the boat racer and builder of the renowned Claudia is a New York-based artist. The secret to happiness is taking risks. Brown: He was murdered right out in front of my office halfway between Saccentis building and my building. I knew they were gunshots. American designer/builder/racer:famous Magnum Marine/Cigarette/Donzi/Formula speedboats, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "How a Kid From Brooklyn Put Go-Fast Boats On The Map" By Capt Ken Kreisler, "Don Aronow's Murder Leaves Miami Wondering: Were 'Cigarettes' Hazardous to His Health? Brown: Hed fuck your wife in a second. 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. The EMS showed up. How Did He Die? He was the wealthiest in the field, but he died tragically, and it took 20 years for the prosecution to convict him. He later got married to Lillian Crawford, a model for Wilhelmina who was 24 years younger than he was. They become friends and Mr. Johnson told my father about the Miami-Nassau race and my father became really interested in it. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [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. 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. Aronow's mechanic was busy prepping their twin-engined Magnum. Retired President Lyndon B. Johnson owned several 16ft. Donzi speedboats on his Texas ranch with which he would race his Secret Service agents. Like others who bought a boat company from Aronow, the Theodolis had reason to be wary. But he could tell something terrible had happened. I saw it, the blood. In the movie, Bens personal life is hard, just like it is in real life. Another witness tried to follow the Lincoln as it fled but could not catch the killer(s). The year Aronow won his first world championship as an international powerboat driver, he says. You can talk to anybody [about that] [But] he was home every night. WebAronow married twice. It was a big building and obscured the Donzi plant, and you couldnt see [Donzi] from Highway 1 anymore! Also, said Peters, the Coast Guard drivers were left drowned in the wake of the offshore racers and the cocaine runners, who just had a different mentality come race time.. 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. [1] His father owned a gas station and then a taxi company which collapsed during the Great Depression. He was going to run for president, and his friend had 140 people who wanted to kill him! And if you had money and you were a coward, hed take as much as possible. Much was explained by the states southern exposure and geography its thousands of kilometres of coastline, coves and inlets. He came to my basketball games, my football games, he was always around.. But at night, were chasing many of the same guys for smuggling., Events took a turn towards the surreal when Carlos Lehder, the Medelln Cartel kingpin, started buying up Normans Cay, an island in the Bahamas some 330 kilometres off the coast of Florida, for his cocaine transport empire. While limiting your liability, all while adhering to the most notable state and federal privacy laws and 3rd party initiatives, including. Everything there to me was racing and drug trafficking. Don was the only person who gave me more than a platitude he gave me a job. By November 1981, a Time magazine cover feature was declaring that an epidemic of violent crime, a plague of illicit drugs and a tidal wave of refugees have slammed into South Florida with the destructive power of a hurricane. The full breakdown of his net worth at the time of his passing is still unavailable to the general public. The chaotic crime scene confronting police detectives was mysterious, not least because of the geography. The boat coasted in fourth. The beginning of the film tells the tale of Don, who relocates to Miami in order to win every prize. Aronow was free to pursue the contessa. He was very young. 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. Wylie, the son of the couple, is a founding member of the well-known NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club. The boats tend to be smaller, more sedate, more family-oriented. After campaigning his boat "The Cigarette" around the world with mechanic Norris "Knocky" House as his cockpit companion, he won his second World Championship in three years, and third consecutive United States Championship while becoming only the 2nd American in history to win the UIM Gold Medal of Honor (Gar Wood was America's first UIM champion). I was like, do I really want to move down there? Aronow went down the canal 65 mph in it, and ended up running into the seawall. Youre a businessman, too. [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. 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. 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Dons second wife Lillian Crawford and their two boys Gavin and Wylie are also left behind. Back in those days, [criminal activity involving speedboats] was very prevalent because there was a lot of smuggling going on. That was on my to-do list, Deal with Baby Doc. That was the cast of characters he was involved with. Revealingly, the Time feature predicted that Miami would remain, as the late President Jaime Rolds of Ecuador put it, the capital of Latin America. The University of Florida standout athlete Michael was the one who suffered serious injuries in a vehicle accident in 1970. WebIn 1964, Brownie worked for Don Aronow at Donzi Marine, the first real sport boat builder. He was a great dad and a great husband. The official record shows that, via a tip-off, police identified a mercenary street criminal named Bobby Young as the man whod shot Aronow. Even local residents the Bee Gees were not immune. Aronow doesn't care if all these retired furniture makers and machine tool executives are little more than middle-aged adolescents flaunting their masculinity on a Sunday afternoon -- tooling around the docks of some Intracoastal bar like Shooters, feeling terribly macho-nautical doing 30 knots in a $125,000 Cigarette Aronow built to run all day at 60 knots in hull- hammering six foot seas. Brown: Shirley was his first wife. Whatever the truth of such rumours, the way South Floridas drug business metastasised from marijuana to cocaine smuggling, to vast profits and lawlessness, would sustain five seasons of Miami Vice. He was going to run for president and his friend had 140 people who wanted to kill him!. His 193cm, still-athletic frame barely fitted inside the sporty white Mercedes-Benz two-seater in which he drove away from USA Racing Teams office on Thunderboat Row. He competed in the race in April 1962 and led until the end. He had a brown Rolls Royce and [raced] horses and stuff. Magnum Marine was responsible for Donalds first World Championship victory in 1927. If you needed him, you just hit him on the intercom!, Michael Peters The upstairs apartment above his office was kind of famous. Don Aronow is also quite proud of his lovely wife Lillian. 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. The business was established in 1953 and immediately became one of the biggest construction firms in the region. Although witnesses failed to identify him in police line-ups, Young pled no contest to the shooting. 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. (Captains note: we think he means money.) A ruthless businessman, he equally relished a challenge in his personal life; Hed fuck your wife in a second, said powerboat Hall of Fame racer and boatbuilder Allan Brownie Brown, author of Tales from Thunderboat Row. There was fibreglass dust in the air and the pungent smell of resin and paint. They just dont make em like Don Aronow anymore. Don was to offshore speed boats what Ben Franklin was to electricity, an admiring Customs official told the newspaper. He was a hero and a genius, a ballbuster and a bully. How much does it cost to charter a Below Deck yacht? Hes pointing out the door and there was Don in his car, the engine is screaming, hes slumped over the steering wheel. Bush, right, was a close friend who initially threw his weight behind the murder investigation. Further reading. He went to 188th Street in Miami and decided he wanted to put a plant there. 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. It did not take the US Customs Service long to learn of this. His father said it had to do with something called the Depression. And hes bellowing, trying to say something. Additionally, Travoltas earlier fame did not contribute to the films success. But they [blew] a clutch and had nothing left. In the real-life offshore racing seasons, a majority of the contestants might well turn out to be drug runners say, George Morales, Sal Magluta and Willie Falcn, all convicted of cocaine trafficking. [But] he was home every night. Money comes and goes. They conveyed a warmth and a feeling of genuinely liking you. 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. An estimated 70 per cent of all marijuana and cocaine imported into the US passes through South Florida, the feature reported. 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. [With lots of money and charisma, not to mention starting-quarterback good looks, Aronow soon became a ladies man of legendary status in Miami circles.]. Lillian is Aronow's second wife -- a former Palm Beach socialite, heiress and high fashion model. Made quite a lot of money on it in 1964. Lipschutz: I never had any inkling that Don was involved in something illegal. Next thing I know an employee comes in and hes banging on my door. Peters: Aronow looked the part. About his second son, David, nothing is known. Their son is menswear designer Adam Kimmel; His second wife was former Wilhelmina model, Lillian Crawford, 24 years his junior. Lipschutz: The saying he had about [Cigarettes famed Mistress model] was every man should have a Mistress. And that certainly described him, too. This sum, Aronow did not return. The drug money was corrupting banking, real estate and law enforcement. "And all of a sudden I was in the powerboat business.". Far below, the Mediterranean lay shimmering in the moonlight. The book about Don Aranows life by Arthur J. Harris was turned into the movie Speed Kills. The Captain has covered Dons extravagant and extravagant lifestyle in great detail. "So I decided to do a little construction on the side.". He thought he was going to semi-retire to Florida and skin dive and fish, but he got bored. Michael Peters If you were a coward with him, you were gone. 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. (ABOVE) HES GOT THE LOOK: Aronow looked the part. Don was the only person who gave me more than a platitudehe gave me a job, this was December of 86. 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. The twos happy marriage disintegrates due to Bens demanding schedules and their son Andrews car accident, which left his legs permanently disfigured. Yet deep V monohulls were now reaching 160km/h. Cigarette, Donzi and other Aronow-conceived brands live on, as do the Miami to Key West race and offshore poker runs. "I got into ocean powerboat racing after I retired to Florida," he says. He was right out of a Hollywood script. After years of delight, his prosperity is abruptly ended when he is discovered dead in his automobile. The contessa was at the wheel of her two-seater Italian sportscar, its tires squealing as she forced the car through the mountain curves. Aronow: Forrest Johnson was originally his fishing buddy. 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. I didnt hear shots, with the air conditioner and sewing machines going on, but somebody came and got me. WebAronow married twice. Specifically, the 2018 film is a remake of the corresponding true-crime book. This was December of 86. 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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. Hed knock you right down. 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. That was just his personality. "Our bow rammed the helicopter's rubber flotation gear," he says. He did that a few times. Aronow was born in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn,[1] the youngest son of Russian-Jewish immigrants[2] Herman and Ruth Aronow. Mega-priced and obscenely over-powered, Aronow's sleek craft have set 25 world speed records, won more than 300 major races and earned a dozen world ocean racing champions. [1] He had two elder sisters, Sylvia and Lillian. A guy would come looking at a boat with a girl, and the guy would ask How much? And Don would go, Seventy grand. The guy would say, Thats too much. And Don would say every time, I think you should go get a Bayliner then, this is way too much boat for you. And the guys would be ripping their pockets open trying to give him money! The result was the 8.5-metre 007, named after the gathering cinematic phenomenon. Aronow had sold USA Racing Teama company that built high-speed catamarans for the U.S. Customs Serviceto Kramer and his father in 1985. Performance boats attract a lot of characters. They were fast (more than 112km/h), good for interdiction activities (stable when boarding intercepted boats) and comparatively easy to drive. Some people say he was hiding from the mob. We could see all the gunshots., Allan Brown He was murdered right out in front of my office, halfway betweenSaccentis building and my building. He was right out of a Hollywood script. The couples newfound happiness doesnt last long, though, because Ben is killed soon after at age 59 in what seems to be a job. Saccenti: The real Don was sitting at a business table negotiating deals. He has three childrenMichael, David, and Claudiawith Shirley Goldin, his first wife. I told my secretary to call 911. Congregating witnesses spoke of a dark Lincoln Continental having pulled up alongside Aronows white Mercedes. He designed, built and raced the famous Magnum Marine, Cary, Cigarette, Donzi and Formula speedboats. I cant imagine that though, he was pretty easy to find. Then he bought a parcel of land immediately west of them, and thats where he built the Magnum building. 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. He flourished as an entrepreneur during his upswing in motorsports and the automotive industry, setting himself apart from others. Witnesses assert that as Aronow rolled down his window, the other driver allegedly started shooting. [One of those characters was a race-boat driver and drug smuggler named Ben Kramer. George H.W. This was not the first mystery to surround Donald Joel Aronow. "I'm one of these guys who has to finish first," Aronow explains. After Don Aranow was killed by a gunshot in Miami in 1987, his story was told in the 2009 documentary Thunder Man: The Don Aranow Story and in the 2018 film Speed Kills. He was pale, he had gone unconscious at some point. Allegations ran wild in the aftermath of Aronows death. 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. What Happened To Don Aronow? WebI think it was at this point that Don discovered that he was Jewish. "I took her to all the best places," Aronow says. It was all downhill from there. From being a huge success in the construction industry, he went on the being a legend as a powerboat designer and racer. On Tuesday, Smith, the retired detective, called Aronows widow, Lillian, to break the news. Peters: I had gone through a divorce and it was terrible times. Claudia, his daughter, is an artist in New York. Therefore, his annoyance with the motor mogul was the true impetus for his illegal plans. Itinerary: Between the Bays in Anguilla and St Martin, Why this 38m yacht is the perfect new year purchase, A closer look at Benettis new 85m futuristic concept Project ORO. He had bought a boat in California and he asked Aronow and me to drive it and see if it was any good. He sold Magnum to American Photocopy for a ton. By various accounts, he then fled to Florida in 1960 to escape the mob. Hes the only person Ive ever known like that. People said whatever Don touched turned to gold. Meanwhile, Kramer had been convicted of massive marijuana smuggling and money laundering, receiving multiple prison sentences including life without parole. And every new [Cigarette] that I do, I drive right by his house with it, just so he can see. 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. Don did not enjoy boating. 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. Michael plays the role of Andrew in the movie Speed Kills. You had to be able to match. 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. "So I decided to build a powerboat race that would beat these other guys.". 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. His second hull was fiberglass -- its hull shaped in a deep-vee to slash through the waves. Content presented under the "BOAT Presents" logo is an advertising feature and Boat International Limited has been paid to include this content. Bob Saccenti Don used to come and see me when I was hurt one of those You need anything, let me know, things. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 0% approval rating and an overall rating of 2.5/10. [On the afternoon of February 3, 1987, a man claiming to be Jerry Jacoby walked into Aronows Thunderboat Row office exhibiting strange behavior; inquiring about a 60-foot boat and alluding to a mysterious man that he worked forand who he would kill for if need be. (ABOVE) RICH AND FAMOUS: Aronow famously kept company with people from all walks of life. 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. (Captains note: more about Dons, er, appetites, later.) (ABOVE) RUM RUNNER: The first boat to wear the Formula name was a 233 called Cigarette after a famous rum running boat. Included in the settlement was $1.25 million in cash, a million-dollar Miami waterfront home and a Rolls-Royce. She used to be married to Martin Kimmel, a real estate developer. Allan Brown Shirley was his first wife. 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