Larry Kosilla
Lawrence Paul Kosilla III | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 2, 1981 | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Education | University of Virginia | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Automotive Detailer, Youtuber, Businessman | |||||||||
| Known for | AMMO NYC, YouTube, Detailing | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Automobiles | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.01 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 3, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Website | https://ammonyc.com | |||||||||
Lawrence Paul Kosilla III (born October 2, 1981) is an American businessman and YouTuber best known for his car care company AMMO and his YouTube Channel AMMONYC. Kosilla was featured on the /Drive YouTube Channel for three seasons.[2]
Early life
[edit]Kosilla was born October 2, 1981, in White Plains, New York and raised by his parents in the city of Rye, New York in Westchester County. He received a hockey scholarship to attend Rye Country Day School and later received a degree in economics from the University of Virginia. Kosilla initially pursued a career as a trader of natural gas commodities on the New York Mercantile Exchange which he left after a year.[3]
Career
[edit]Kosilla left his job on Wall Street at age 23 to pursue working with cars.[4] He held a job as a car courier for Cooper Classics in Greenwich Village.[2] The job involved delivering cars to movie sets and photo shoots while Kosilla ensured their safety.
After one year, Kosilla purchased a car wash in Harrison, New York and renamed it The New York Motor Club.[3] He and his business partner started a driving club of the same name based out of the car wash. Kosilla would rent a helicopter to film his first YouTube video which followed the motor club on a drive around NY.[2]
Later, he sold New York Motor Club and transferred to mobile detailing where he built up a clientele including exotic automobile manufacturer Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus.[3] Kosilla started AMMO NYC in 2011 retailing detailing products.[4] Around the same time, Kosilla hosted "Drive Clean" on the /Drive YouTube Channel for 3 seasons.[2]
In 2012, Kosilla launched a YouTube channel.[2][3]
In 2016, Kosilla was part of a detailing team that spent 138 hours detailing a 1997 McLaren F1 GTR LT race car. The race car won the "Spirit of the Quail" award at the Quail Concours, a show part of the Monterey Car Week held annually in Monterey, California.[5][6]
In 2020, AMMO NYC built a studio headquartered in Connecticut where Kosilla details and produces content for YouTube.[7][8] The videos consist of barn find restorations, exotic car details, and how-to educational car content.[9][10][11]
Personal life
[edit]Kosilla lives in Connecticut with his family. In his free time he enjoys playing hockey and taking care of his cars. His first car was a 1989 Ford Mustang LX which he purchased in high school.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "About AMMO NYC". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d e Hogan, Mack (2021-10-12). "Why Pro Detailer Larry Kosilla Quit Wall Street to Wash Cars". Road & Track. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ a b c d e Kurutz, Steven (2021-10-30). "Primp Your Ride". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ a b Ward, Marguerite (2016-11-15). "Why one trader left his Wall Street job to wash cars". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Why It Takes 138 Hours To Wash This Ultra-Rare McLaren F1 GTR Longtail". Jalopnik. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "How To Detail A McLaren F1 GTR Longtail In 138 Hours". Carscoops. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "A tour of AMMO NYC'S New Garage". Machines With Souls. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ "Here's how the ultimate car detailing garage was built". Motor Authority. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ^ Day, Lewin (8 September 2021). "Here's What It Takes to Clean 24 Years of Filth Off a Bricklin SV-1". The Drive. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Silvestro, Brian (2021-07-12). "Watch Master Detailer Larry Kosilla Make the Koenigsegg Gemera Prototype Look as Good as New". Road & Track. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ Musto, Mike (20 July 2021). "Car Care Expert Larry Kosilla". Hemmings. Retrieved 1 November 2021.