ItB次元官网网址檚 fair to say Tim QuocksisterB次元官网网址檚 obsession with cars started at an early age.

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ItB次元官网网址檚 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 heB次元官网网址檚 gaining an international reputation as the B次元官网网址済o-to-guyB次元官网网址� 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.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e actually sold two of the 29 and theyB次元官网网址檙e just the best of the best,B次元官网网址� Quocksister says. B次元官网网址淎n aluminum car trades for four or five times what a standard steel body car would.B次元官网网址�

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 heB次元官网网址檚 had a hand in more than half of the high-end sports cars you see driving around town.

B次元官网网址淒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,B次元官网网址� 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. ItB次元官网网址檚 a far cry from where he started in the industry 20 years ago, washing cars at Three Point Motors.

B次元官网网址淚 had just graduated from Oak Bay High School and I went to see Jack Julseth for life advice, not a job,B次元官网网址� Quocksister says. B次元官网网址淛ackB次元官网网址檚 the best salesman on planet earth and he sold me on the idea I was going to be the B次元官网网址榬econditioning centre managerB次元官网网址� and I quickly realized I had a hose in my hand and I was washing cars.B次元官网网址�

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

B次元官网网址淎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,B次元官网网址� 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.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 still part of my business today but a lot less of my passion lies in real estate,B次元官网网址� Quocksister explains. B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 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.B次元官网网址�

Quocksister credits diversification into the lucrative collector car market and providing vehicles that canB次元官网网址檛 be found at other dealerships to the success heB次元官网网址檚 seen since re-launching as Silver Arrow Cars.

B次元官网网址淚n the past, I was trying to sell a lot of late-model Porches and Range Rovers at the best price B次元官网网址� stuff dealers were providing,B次元官网网址� the married father of two young sons says. B次元官网网址淲hereas in the specialty car market, weB次元官网网址檙e trying to provide the best product and make sure itB次元官网网址檚 different from what everyone else has.B次元官网网址�

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

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 not the money thatB次元官网网址檚 the fun part, itB次元官网网址檚 chasing down what somebody wants you to go find them anywhere in the world,B次元官网网址� Quocksister says. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e not selling transportation B次元官网网址� weB次元官网网址檙e selling something that is a goal for somebody, or maybe itB次元官网网址檚 adding to a collection. WeB次元官网网址檝e helped build some massive, massive car collections.B次元官网网址�

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 heB次元官网网址檚 been involved. He sold Mike TysonB次元官网网址檚 Ferrari F50 in 2017 and bought Simon CowellB次元官网网址檚 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 B次元官网网址� including several Porsches. But the one that means the most to him is his 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo.

B次元官网网址淭here was a poster they did in 1996 with an arena red 911 Turbo that said, B次元官网网址榢ills bugs fastB次元官网网址� and I remember seeing the car in that poster,B次元官网网址� he says. B次元官网网址淭hat was the car everybody wanted in our generation, so it was on my bucket list of cars to own.B次元官网网址�

- Story by Tess van Straaten

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