It91裸聊视频檚 fair to say Tim Quocksister91裸聊视频檚 obsession with cars started at an early age.

91裸聊视频淢y dad used to take me to the collector car auctions when I was a kid,91裸聊视频� the owner of says. 91裸聊视频淚 guess that91裸聊视频檚 where it all started.91裸聊视频�

It91裸聊视频檚 not unusual for Quocksister, who likes to joke that he was probably born with a steering wheel in his hands, to sell cars worth millions of dollars, and he91裸聊视频檚 gaining an international reputation as the 91裸聊视频済o-to-guy91裸聊视频� for hard-to-find luxury sports cars and collector cars. His highest sale so far clocked in at a cool $4.64 million US for a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing, one of just 29 in the world.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e actually sold two of the 29 and they91裸聊视频檙e just the best of the best,91裸聊视频� Quocksister says. 91裸聊视频淎n aluminum car trades for four or five times what a standard steel body car would.91裸聊视频�

While most of the cars Silver Arrow sells go to global buyers, the company also inventories high-dollar Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches on its Victoria lot, and Quocksister estimates that he91裸聊视频檚 had a hand in more than half of the high-end sports cars you see driving around town.

91裸聊视频淒ollar-wise inventory at any given time, we probably have about $7 or $8 million worth of cars on site and this can include as few as 20 cars or as many as 30, and we always have cars that are in restoration,91裸聊视频� Quocksister explains.

The 38-year-old expects to exceed $40 million in sales this year and construction will begin early next year on a new, high-profile showroom on Douglas Street. It91裸聊视频檚 a far cry from where he started in the industry 20 years ago, washing cars at Three Point Motors.

91裸聊视频淚 had just graduated from Oak Bay High School and I went to see Jack Julseth for life advice, not a job,91裸聊视频� Quocksister says. 91裸聊视频淛ack91裸聊视频檚 the best salesman on planet earth and he sold me on the idea I was going to be the 91裸聊视频榬econditioning centre manager91裸聊视频� and I quickly realized I had a hose in my hand and I was washing cars.91裸聊视频�

But after just two months, when a salesman was on vacation, Quocksister stepped in to greet customers.

91裸聊视频淎ll the salesman were busy so I went out on a test drive and sold two cars my first day and they took my hose away,91裸聊视频� he says.

Quocksister went on to become the general sales manager before branching out on his own in 2001 to launch Silver Arrow Performance Cars, capitalizing on the growing demand for luxury vehicles. But after a few years, he returned to Three Point Motors and then moved into real estate, buying and selling apartments.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 still part of my business today but a lot less of my passion lies in real estate,91裸聊视频� Quocksister explains. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 particularly love the real estate business, but I love the car business, so in 2009 I decided I definitely wanted to be in the car business.91裸聊视频�

Quocksister credits diversification into the lucrative collector car market and providing vehicles that can91裸聊视频檛 be found at other dealerships to the success he91裸聊视频檚 seen since re-launching as Silver Arrow Cars.

91裸聊视频淚n the past, I was trying to sell a lot of late-model Porches and Range Rovers at the best price 91裸聊视频� stuff dealers were providing,91裸聊视频� the married father of two young sons says. 91裸聊视频淲hereas in the specialty car market, we91裸聊视频檙e trying to provide the best product and make sure it91裸聊视频檚 different from what everyone else has.91裸聊视频�

The biggest challenge is finding inventory and Quocksister criss-crosses the globe for exclusive automobile auctions and to track down rare cars for clients.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 not the money that91裸聊视频檚 the fun part, it91裸聊视频檚 chasing down what somebody wants you to go find them anywhere in the world,91裸聊视频� Quocksister says. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not selling transportation 91裸聊视频� we91裸聊视频檙e selling something that is a goal for somebody, or maybe it91裸聊视频檚 adding to a collection. We91裸聊视频檝e helped build some massive, massive car collections.91裸聊视频�

One that stands out is a Toronto client, who spent around $30 million to build his collection. Another client has bought 37 cars from Quocksister. And of course, there are famous people with whom he91裸聊视频檚 been involved. He sold Mike Tyson91裸聊视频檚 Ferrari F50 in 2017 and bought Simon Cowell91裸聊视频檚 Bugatti Veyron from Barrett-Jackson auctioneers. His clients have included musicians like Nickelback and numerous NHL hockey players.

With a passion for cars as the driving force behind his booming business, it should come as no surprise that Quocksister has a collection of his own 91裸聊视频� including several Porsches. But the one that means the most to him is his 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo.

91裸聊视频淭here was a poster they did in 1996 with an arena red 911 Turbo that said, 91裸聊视频榢ills bugs fast91裸聊视频� and I remember seeing the car in that poster,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淭hat was the car everybody wanted in our generation, so it was on my bucket list of cars to own.91裸聊视频�

- Story by Tess van Straaten

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