Wayne Carini

Wayne Carini: Biography in Details

Who is Wayne Carini?

Wayne Carini is an American TV personality mostly known for his love of cars.

He was involved in ‘Chasing Classic Cars’, a TV series documentary that helped him gain worldwide fame.

He is regarded as a legend in the car industry.

Who are the parents of Wayne Carini?

Wayne Carini was born in America on 13 October 1951 in Portland, USA. He was born as the son of Rosemary Carini, mother, and Bob Carini, father.

His dad who died in 2016 was his inspiration for pursuing vintage cars. He is of Caucasian ethnicity and has an American nationality.

Wayne Carini had his first drive in the 1960 Rosso Chiaro 250 SWB Ferrari with his father very early in his life when he was 9 years old.

His details about academics are not disclosed.

Wayne Carini: Professional Life, Career

Early Life

Initially, he started his career in his father’s shop while in grade school.

He swept floors for $5 a week there and later went on to college to become a teacher.

His path completely took a turn in 1973 when his passion for cars drove him to a different career.

Wayne Carini, however, did not buy a car of his own until he was 52 years old.

Own TV Show

The lifelong chasing of cars since the age of 16 was noticed by Jim Astroski, the chief of Essex Television Group and hence he approached Wayne for a television show.

The show aired on the Discovery channel.

It had 24 episodes. The work of Wayne was widely praised by the viewers of the show.

This show got him the fame and money he required. He learned to restore cars through Ferrari mechanic Francois Sicard.

What is Wayne Carini doing now?

At present, Wayne is the owner of three car dealers in Portland namely F40 Motorsports, Carini Carozzeria, and Continental Auto Ltd. The F40 Motorsports deals with vintage cars.

Wayne Carini and his father have been working as grand marshals at Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival.

This event is conducted in New Britain, Connecticut for the past few years.

Wayne Carini was involved in the show ‘My Classic Car’ himself and also in ‘Overhaulin’, a TV series documentary.

Wayne Carini has been part of numerous charitable programs and organizations like ‘Autism Speaks’.

There is a short introductory book about Wayne, named We Survived The Crash.

Wayne Carini: Net Worth, Salary

As of 2023, Wayne Carini has an estimated net worth of around $20 million in 2023 which he made from his TV show and by selling old vintage cars to celebrities.

Car Collection

He has immense car accumulation, for example, a 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe X50, a 1986 MERCEDES BENZ 560sl Roadster, a SOLD 1967 Caterham Super 7, a 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport, a 1967 Jaguar XKE Convertible, a 2012 Tesla Model S 85 Signature, 1960 MG A 1600 Coupe and 1961 Porsche 356B Cabriolet.

Wayne Carini: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Rumors were there in 2016 that Carini will be selling his Stutz Bearcat. 

The specialty of the car is that the car has been untouched since 1931. This car has also won the best-preserved car.

Also, won the Journalists Award for being the most story-worthy car. He has not fallen into major controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Wayne Carini is not so tall in his physical appearance, his height is 5 feet 4 inches, and weighs 65 kg.

Other details on his body measurement like biceps, etc. are not available.

Talking about his hair color, his hair is gray and his eye color is blue.

Is Wayne Carini active on social media?

Wayne Carini is active on social media with the name, Chasing Classic Cars.

He is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and has a huge fan following there.

On Facebook, he has more than 439.5k followers and likes, on Twitter, more than 35.2k people follow him, and 11.3k followers on Instagram.

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