Tim Lappen is living the car lover’s dream.

The lawyer, known locally for his knowledge and love of exotic and interesting cars, recently took a side gig as the fine-auto editor for Haute Living magazine.

As one of his latest assignments, he was among the few invited to try out Lamborghini’s new Aventador roadster earlier this month.

He spent a day driving the $450,000 vehicle, which reaches 60 miles an hour in three seconds, at its launch in Miami, taking it to 140 miles an hour on the race track but toning it down for the Miami streets.

“It was like a fantasy camp,” said the 65-year-old, whose last writing job was for his high school newspaper. “This is a car that basically says, ‘Take a look at me.’”

Lappen is chairman of the family office group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Century City, where he’s known as the “car guy.” His knowledge comes in handy when a client wants to get an exotic vehicle.

He has test-driven the Bugatti Veyron and Rolls-Royce Ghost, and he was one of the few to see Rolls-Royce’s Wraith coupe in person before its unveiling.

As car companies try to outdo one another for publicity, Lappen can reap the benefits in his new part-time gig.

“This is an endless stream of good stuff,” he said of the exotic-car makers’ products. “They can fight it out and I can enjoy the best of best.”

Ticket to Frozen Tundra

If you’re a fan of the Green Bay Packers, it wouldn’t hurt to do business with Pasadena investment advisory firm Western International Securities Inc.

That’s because Donald Bizub, the company’s chief executive, grew up in Wisconsin and has season tickets for the Packers – tickets that are legendarily difficult to get. Season tickets have sold out every year since 1960.

But Bizub isn’t able to attend every home game, so he often sells his tickets or gives them away to clients. And with the National Football League’s 2013 schedule set to be announced soon, now’s the time to make nice.

“When the schedule comes out, I pick which days I’m going to go,” said Bizub, 47. “The rest I just let go at face value or give to customers.”

Last year, he said he only went to two games at historic Lambeau Field. His customers attended three.

Staff reporters Ryan Faughnder and James Rufus Koren contributed to this column. Page 3 is compiled by Editor Charles Crumpley. He can be reached at [email protected].