Power Player : Herb Chambers

Power Player, Herb Chambers didn’t always sell cars – he got his start with copy machines believe it or not. This week, the Massachusetts mogul talks to Lisa van der Pool about the automobile industry, his past as a navyman and which cause is the dearest to his heart.

The name ‘Herb Chambers’ is synonymous with selling cars in Massachusetts. How did the Chambers empire begin? With a $500 loan from his mother.

His favorite car of the moment? This mustang! The car is being raffled off to benefit that Iacocca Family Foundation and the Joslin Diabetes Center. He’s been involved with the foundation and center for 25 years because it was 25 years ago that he was diagnosed with diabetes. Learn more about what you can do to help through the links.