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Playboy drivers

Porfirio Rubirosa

April 9, 2019 By pete

Story by Wallace Wyss

Where are the modern day playboys?

I don’t think they stand out as much as the playboys of the ’50s. Probably not politically correct nowadays.

One of my favorites in the tabloids back then was Ferrari-driving Porfirio Rubirosa, from the Dominican Republic, born in 1909.

This guy didn’t come from money so it’s a bit of a mystery how he ended up with homes in Paris and Palm Beach. His claim to fame was in two sports: polo and racing. His name is associated with several significant competition Ferraris.

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