GreatGarages STEPHEN GRISANTI: ‘IL MIO SOGNO,’ ‘MY DREAM’
Stephen Grisanti will take any route to find the right car: He’ll even place a want ad.
Two of the many classic Porsches he has stewarded in his lifetime, his 1959 356A and first 914-6, he found along that road.
Today, the businessman, car-care writer and collector has four Porsches and five Harley-Davidsons, including a rare 1959 hog from his birth year to match the 356A. “Every one of my cars still has the engine and transmission that it left the Porsche factory in,” he says. “I have the certificate of authenticity I have framed on my garage wall for each one.”
Following his automotive passion, he moved from his Rye, New York, home to build a new home and garage in Somers, New York, for himself, his wife Brigitte and his collection. To save space, he installed two lifts. Equipped with a loft/ office for admiring views, the space is porcelain tiled, heated, air-conditioned and dehumidified, with special lighting, custom barn doors, storage, compressed air and a complete vacuum system.
He pitched the garage slightly so that he can release the brake and roll out instead of starting the cars inside. Artwork is posted throughout, including a portrait of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, the marque’s founder. Outside the garage hangs his shingle, “il mio sogno,” My Dream.”
Grisanti has been collecting Porsches since 2004, including cars he has sold, such
