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Jun 22, 2022 · In 1987, hit man Robert ‘Bobby’ Young shot powerboat mogul Don Aronow in his Mercedes sports car. Young, paid $60,000 for the contract murder, achieved such notoriety for the gangland-style killing that he secured a place in the pantheon of South Florida assassins.
Feb 8, 1987 · February 7, 1987 at 7:00 p.m. EST. MIAMI -- It is known variously as Boatbuilders' Row, Gasoline Alley and Performance Street -- but, from this week on, it will forever be associated with the fast...
Oct 12, 2021 · Don Aronow was a dead set legend. He designed, built and raced the famous Magnum Marine, Cary, Cigarette, Donzi and Formula speedboats. 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.
Donald Joel Aronow was an American designer, builder, and racer of Formula, Donzi, Magnum Marine, Cary, and Cigarette Racing Team speedboats. Aronow built speedboats for the Shah of Iran, Charles Keating, Robert Vesco, Malcolm Forbes, George H. W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson.
This documentary is about the murder in Miami in 1987 of a famous boat builder. If you've ever heard of the Cigarette fast boat, or the Donzi, Aronow put t...
Feb 4, 1987 · Donald Aronow, a boat builder and champion racer who designed the sleek, speedy Cigarette boat, was shot to death today, the authorities said. Mr. Aronow, 59 years old, was pronounced...
Sep 25, 2013 · Don Aronow was a family man who moved to Miami in the ’60s after making a fortune in New Jersey construction, but soon his focus turned to building and racing cigarette boats. He became world famous, selling boats and fostering close relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
