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Byline: PHIL BERG
"I always wanted Ferraris,'' admits Jon Shirley, "but I knew that I could barely afford a Jaguar E-type, much less a Ferrari, so I never really considered owning them.'' This was, of course, before Shirley worked his way up to president of Microsoft, before he began trading barely common Ferraris for even more unique models, and before he was able to own, and drive, the very cars that his heroes-Nuvolari, Fangio, Schumacher-had driven.
Today, Shirley has a collection of significant Ferraris, but he's most proud of his P3 Alfa Romeo grand prix car. To house these machines, he's built an enormous metal building that has enough space for his pals to wander and gaze at the cars. It's not a museum-all of the cars run, and Shirley drives them in vintage racing events.
The quickest car Shirley has driven is the 2003 F1 Ferrari driven by Michael Schumacher. "Of course the acceleration is high, but the brakes are so good. When I first drove the car, every time ...
Source: HighBeam Research, DREAM COME TRUE; One of America's most notable Ferrari fans once...