by Mike –
Classic car lovers come from all walks of life and all points on the economic spectrum. When they get together to talk about cars these differences in backgrounds disappear and the love of the cars takes a front seat.
Guy Berryman and his Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada
I saw this in April 2013 at the lunch with Giotto Bizzarrini in Livorno, Italy. There were about forty Iso and Bizzarrini enthusiasts, some of who brought their cars. One of these cars was a silver Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada, chassis number IA3*0276, brought all the way from the UK by the new owner, Guy Berryman, the bass player for the rock band Coldplay.
Guy Berryman is removing the door panel to look for ID numbers
I have written about this Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada before when it was for sale in New York; it looks better in person than it did in the dealer photos. It is in nearly original condition and Guy Berryman told me he will do as little restoration as possible, maintaining as much originality as he can.
Don Meluzio helps Guy with the door panel
He also wants to return it to the original color and maintain the original interior which is a rare two color interior. This is all normal car lover stuff, no rock and roll paint job – just a sympathetic and correct restoration, the way most car lovers like it.
Car lovers talking about cars
Above, Guy gets a lot of attention because he owns a silver Bizzarrini GT 5300 – not because he’s a rock star.
In the classic car world the cars are the stars and some cars, like a silver Bizzarrini GT 5300, are the rock stars.
The cars and their owners
Two color interior and original steering wheel
Sharing a laugh
Above, Don Meluzio, on the right, (owner of a Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada and one of the three Bizzarrini Spyders) and Jack Koobs de Hartog, on the left, (author of several books about Bizzarrini cars) discuss Bizzarrini details with Guy.
Don and Guy inspecting the Bizzarrini GT 5300
The cars from a different view
I am looking forward to seeing Bizzarrini No. 0276 after the restoration is complete.
A beautiful site over the Mediterranean
Closing up the door panel
Ready to go home
Let us know what you think in the Comments.
Glad they used that rock as a tire stop, it looks like it’s a long way to the bottom of that cliff! You don’t want it to get Swallowed in the Sea, that would be So Sad.
I guessed your code – you really are a fan.
Can anyone else guess the code in the Comment above?