Inside Chris Miele's Journey and the Rise of Prancing Horse of Nashville

In this episode of The Ferrari Marketplace Podcast, host William Ross interviews Chris Miele of Prancing Horse of Nashville (Ferrari of Nashville) about his lifelong passion for Ferraris, from attending Ferrari Club of America Nationals as a kid in New Jersey to serving as a Marine scout sniper in Hawaii while obsessively reading car magazines. Miele explains how he entered the auto business through Mercedes-Benz, gained early Ferrari dealership experience in Hawaii, helped launch a New Jersey Ferrari dealership in 2004, and witnessed key model eras, calling the 360 a major game changer. He discusses how Ferrari options and tailor-made evolved, the importance of deep product knowledge and Ferrari Academy training, and how Nashville was chosen to fill a regional market gap. He outlines the dealership’s ownership group, unique atelier features, Classiche work, restoration and concours projects, events, storage services, and the strategy behind sourcing rare inventory.

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00:00 Meet Chris Miele 01:06 Early Ferrari Spark 02:29 The Marine Corps Years 05:07 First Dealership Break 06:33 Building Ferrari NJ 09:42 Breaking Into Ferrari Sales 13:53 Options and Tailor Made Evolution 17:57 Classiche and Concours Projects 21:21 Chris' Detour to Rolls and Porsche 23:57 Launching Prancing Horse of Nashville 28:24 What's it like opening a Ferrari Dealer? 31:07 Ferrari Academy Training 32:24 Ownership Group Spotlight 33:33 Designing the Atelier Room 35:50 Sourcing Rare Inventory & Classiche Program Value 40:22 Italy Projects and Events 43:43 Collector Market Realities 48:07 Growth and Storage Business 50:23 Wrap Up and Sponsors

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On Ferrari Friday's, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market. Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.