Power Players: Herb Chambers - WCVB Boston
: HERB CHAMBERS WANTED A CADILLAC BUT WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE TREATMENT SO HE BOUGHT A DEALERSHIP. ANTHONY: THE CHAMBERS ON OUR GROUP DOES MORE THAN $2 BILLION WORTH OF BUSINESS IN 55 LOCATIONS. BUT WHAT HE'S REALLY KNOWN FOR IS CARS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS SOLD OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES. HE SELLS CARS ALMOST AS QUICKLY AS HE BUYS DEALERSHIPS. ANTHONY: THAT PASSION WAS NURTURED ON THE HUMBLE STREETS OF DORCHESTER. ANYBODY THAT HAD A NEW CAR I THOUGHT WAS RICH. 'S FIRST CAR CRUSH WAS A BUICK SKYLARK CONVERTIBLE. I SAID, WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THAT CAR. THEY SAID, WE SOLD IT. AND I WAS NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE THERE OR. ANTHONY: IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THIS EMPIRE BUILT BY A MAN WHO NEVER GRADUATED HIGHS WILL. HE MADE HIS FIRST FORTUNE BEFORE BUYING HIS FIRST DEALERSHIP IN CONNECTICUT. IT HAD TO BE ONE OF THE WORST LOOKING CADILLAC DEALERSHIPS YOU EVER IMAGINED. ANTHONY: WITHIN AN HOUR, HE OFFERED TO BUY THE PLACE. ANTHONY: HOW MANY CARS HAVE YOU SOLD PERSONALLY. CANTHONY: HE SHARES THE PASSION EVERY SATURDAY, CARS AND COFFEE FEATURING ANTIQUE, LASIX, AND EXOTIC CARS, MANY FROM HIS DRIVE IT COLLECTION. Source: www.wcvb.com
