+1 Ferrari • The Stuff of Dreams
Ferrari • The Stuff of Dreams
Ferrari • The Stuff of Dreams
Ferrari • The Stuff of Dreams
Ferrari: “Only those who dare truly live.”
“My work is my play,” says car aficionado Shawn Esfahani, owner of multiple automobile dealerships with headquarters in Daphne, AL, just off I-10 between Mobile and Pensacola. Over his lengthy career, ever since college, he has worked with cars and has been involved in opening fifteen dealerships around the southeast through his SEAM Automotive Group. He is also a collector of fine cars in his own right. “Cars have been my passion since I was very young, and I have been collecting cars for many years,” says Esfahani. “I have owned the Toyota and Hyundai dealerships in this location for quite a while, and when this property came on the market four or five years ago, I purchased it with the thought of eventually opening a showroom and dealership specializing in pre-owned, high-end luxury automobiles, most of them with lifetime warranties.” His instincts were correct, and now, he believes, is the right time for such a niche business. Eastern Shore Luxury Cars, LLC is taking shape, attracting car buffs and filling pent-up demand for hard-to-find high-end automobiles.
Esfahani is proceeding quite deliberately with his plan. He has constructed a showroom that is unlike the run-of-the-mill automobile showroom, and his plans include adding more amenities, more bells and whistles, attracting the top-of-the-line, knowledgeable purchaser. “The time is right for this,” says Esfahani. “The buyers are here, and they have always been here, but they couldn’t find what they wanted locally, so they sought out other, larger, markets. But from this location, we can serve Mobile and Pensacola as well as the rapidly growing Eastern Shore market.” Esfahani notes that about 35% of prospective purchasers come from the Pensacola market.
Esfahani’s personal collection of luxury cars is an enormous draw to the showroom. His private collection is displayed in the showroom, and he jumps at the opportunity to talk about each individual automobile. Among the showroom standouts are a number of cars with documented past lives, whether in movies, on racetracks, or in legend. “My personal favorite,” Esfahani admits, “is this 1972 Ferrari Dino. I love this car. It’s my baby.” It may be his favorite, but he has stories for just about every car on the floor, from a James Bond movie car to a Ferrari Pista that was the fastest Ferrari production car ever when it was introduced. He is partial to the Bumblebee Ferrari, and not only because of its intense yellow color and black accents that give it the name. He is especially proud of the 2001 BMW Z8, which is one of only 400 made that year and the equally legendary and hard-to-find Ferrari Superamerica. One car on the showroom floor, in particular, stands out among the rest, however, if only for its massive size. This is Esfahani’s personal Toyota Land Cruiser that he drove for several years and then retired to add to the collection.
Most of the automobiles for sale at Eastern Shore Luxury Cars are hand-picked through reputable auctions and are presented in like-new or better condition. They include late-model Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, Genesis, and Infiniti automobiles, all thoroughly vetted by Esfahani’s loyal, well-trained and well-paid staff of mechanics, automotive experts, and finance professionals. Eastern Shore Luxury Cars, LLC will host a Grand Opening celebration in the near future. In the meantime, they are open and ready for business, selling the luxury automobiles through the Esfahani-owned Toyota dealership right across Frederick Boulevard from the Luxury Cars showroom, located on the south side I-10 exit 38 in Daphne, AL.
EASTERN SHORE LUXURY CARS, LLC
29721 Frederick Boulevard
Daphne, AL 36526
251-439-6201
