My Car Quest

March 28, 2024

Archives for December 2010

Iso Rivolta GT Restoration

by Mike Bruce Caron, a friend of mine, is restoring an Iso Rivolta GT and is doing a significant amount of the work himself. Below are pictures of what he started with. Bruce says, "It was my brother-in-law's car. I can remember … [Read more...]

Iso Rivolta GT – Part 1

by Mike In 1962 Iso Rivolta, led by Renzo Rivolta, made their first GT car - and what a car it was, and still is! The Iso Rivolta GT. With chassis design by Giotto Bizzarrini and styling by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Bertone, Iso made a comfortable … [Read more...]

Bizzarrini Photo Shoot

by Mike In 2009 my Bizzarrini GT 5300 was the star of a professional photo shoot with the objective to get one picture to be used on a company web site. Below are some pictures of the photo shoot, it was a long 8 hours just for the one right … [Read more...]

Aston Martin DB7 – Part 2 of 2

by Mike The Aston Martin DB7 was a good car but the cabin was too small for me. My head hit the roof (I am 6 ft 1 in tall) and this is why after three years we let this car go much to my wife's disappointment. However, if you … [Read more...]

Aston Martin DB7 – Part 1 of 2

by Mike My wife and I were walking in London sometime in late 1999, probably in the Mayfair area, when we spotted an Aston Martin DB7 parked on the street. This was the first DB7 we had ever seen and it was the most beautiful car we had ever seen. … [Read more...]

Renzo Rivolta

by Mike - Renzo Rivolta made a great contribution to the automotive world and he died far too young. This was published in the December 1966 issue of Road & Track. … [Read more...]