Vintage Ferrari Owners’ Favorite Mechanic Charged With Theft, Fraud

Donnie Callaway had become the go-to name for some blue-chip car collectors.

The hood badge of a derelict 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy. Classic Ferraris are rarities that only a handful of well-trained mechanics can repair. 

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Few mechanics post photos of themselves on Venetian canals, brag about buying $30,000 artworks or frequent the George V Hotel in Paris and Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

But this was the life Donnie Callaway portrayed via social media to wealthy clients, who sent him their vintage Ferraris and Alfa Romeos for his reportedly magical mechanical touch.