https://www.hotcars.com/celebs-who-got-banned-by-ferrari-vip-owners-no-one-knows-about/
One could argue that Kylie Jenner is far more influential - in terms of brand, image, etc - than David Lee.
Paul, It's likely that your late surge in the F-chat NCAA pick 'em contest kept you off Ferrari's naughty list! [emoji2] T
And who bought Ferrari posters from Spencer's at the mall in the 80's and hung them on the bedroom wall?
So, Ferrari cares more about selling posters than the cars David Lee has and tirelessly promotes? Let’s not pretend that David Lee isn’t influential in the Asian community, which has a lot of buying power. Next year Kylie could be driving any other car that matches her clothes or whatever her rapper boyfriend of the day likes. She’s not a car person nor is she particularly loyal to Ferrari. The company has lost its way. Probably has some millenial pulling the strings on these decisions.
I know exactly 3 things about David Lee: 1. He has a lot of Ferraris 2. He got ticked off when Ferrari didn't put him on the VIP list, then he bought a car he wasn't supposed to be able to buy second-hand, and ticked Ferrari off even more. 3. I think he owns a jewelry store. Not positive on this Until the second thing happened and made news on Jalopnik, I never heard of the guy at all. Despite great effort, I can't go two weeks without seeing Kylie Jenner's face somewhere on a magazine, TV commercial, or newsfeed on the internet. I've never even looked at David's Instagram. I'm sure David is a nice guy, and I have no interest in the least in Kylie Jenner. But her appeal to people under 25 - however mystifying - is unquestionable. David Lee isn't on the same planet in terms of social influence.
I had a chuckle at no. 7 "social media celebrity". Reminds me of the joke: He had 2000 friends on Facebook, but only 3 showed up at his birthday.
I could title this article: "Why The Newer Ferrari Cars Don't Interest Me." The BEST Ferrari's ever built have been used cars for decades.
Ferrari sucks donkey wee-wees. There, does that get me on the banned list? I'll never make the VIP list.
You'll have to ask your local dealer. Good luck, though. Either way, it's a noteworthy accomplishment . . . . apparently!
I'm not sure how accurate this whole article is. David Lee has all the special cars from 288 GTO to LaFerrari and I think he now has about 20 cars, including a F1 2000 car, F12 TDF, 70th anniversary F12 and so on.... They didn't approve him for a Laferrari Aperta, but that doesn't mean he is "banned". To ban a Ferrari collector (a serious one), that has spend so many millions on Ferraris just doesn't sound right to me.