Spotlight: Ed Roberts, COO, Bozard Ford-Lincoln

Ed Roberts is the COO of Bozard Ford-Lincoln in St. Augustine, Fla.

First car: 1976 Ford Granada, purchased for $600

First concert you attended: Lynyrd Skynyrd at Free Bird Festival

Name a pet peeve: Negativity

Most thrilling/adventurous thing you've done: Driving 200-plus mph!

Your personal hero: Charlie Waters; gave me my first shot at a job.

First job: Mike Shad Ford as an apprentice technician.

Something on your bucket list: Travel to Japan.

One thing you learned on the job you never forgot: Just one? I could give you a thousand! If I had to choose one, and this might sound corny, but "Everyone is someone."

3 people you'd invite to dinner, living or dead: Elon Musk — and almost had my shot; Tom Brady because he defeats all odds; and Charlie Waters — and luckily I get to have dinner with Charlie often.

What did you want to be when you were a kid? Race car driver. Sometimes I forget I'm not a race car driver when I'm on I-95.

Do you collect anything? Whiskey and Whisky.

The most important room in your house: The one with the [whiskey/whisky] collection in it!

Favorite comfort food: Thai food from Libby's here in St. Augustine! A dealership favorite! (A close second to Ford's Garage, of course!)

Favorite line from a movie: Never falter, Walter.

Who's on your Spotify playlist? Whatever my daughter loaded on there. Mostly '90s rock.