Testing the Countach at the Lamborghini factory for the 25th anniversary celebration. This is Joe’s personal Countach and has traveled only 400 miles.
In Part I, a young Joe Nastasi grows up in Sicily, addicted to cars and speed. After a two year stint in the Italian Navy, he is ready to move on. Ironically, he finds his true calling not in Italy, but in the United States. (Read Part I)
Fresh off the boat
The newly-married but seasick couple arrived in New York, on the Queen Ann Maria on Friday May 8th, 1971. (It’s one of those dates one just does not forget). By that Monday Joe hit the pavement looking for a job. Amazingly, two blocks down the street, he saw a Fiat agency, walked in and was hired immediately–the owner was from Calabria, Italy. [Read more…] about From Sicily to Success: The Joe Nastasi Story Part 2