by Mike –
There is a big celebration this weekend in Bresso, Italy commentating the 50th anniversary of the Iso Grifo at the former Iso factory. Unfortunately I am not there as I was for an Iso event in 2013.
The black and white photos below of the Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype were taken by Ron Kellogg, the owner at the time, in the mid-1970s.
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype – mid 1970s
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype – mid 1970s
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype – mid 1970s
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype – mid 1970s
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype – mid 1970s
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype – mid 1970s
Below is the Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype today, or as I photographed it about two years ago.
1963 Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype Interior
Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype
We will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Iso Grifo production at Concorso Italiano on August 15 during Monterey Car Week where visitors will see the Grifo A3/L Prototype along with many other beautiful Grifos, including my own.
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Iso Grifo A3/L Prototype Painting by Giugiaro
Let us know what you think in the Comments and for those of you in Italy for this event feel free to send in your photos for use on My Car Quest – email them to: michael.gulett@gmail.com.
I really appreciate My Car Quest, Mike. I have been exposed to a car that up until when I was introduced to the newsletters was just a Matchbox car! But… earlier in the week my wife bought the latest issue of Classic and Sports Car magazine. In the issue (April 2015) is an article about an Iso A3/C. 7000 rivets put the body together! And… just like the Cessna 150 I used to own, they’re not even counter-sunk! Have you done an article about the riveted body cars that I might have missed?
Thank you Dan. At this link is a summary of the Iso Grifo A3/C – https://mycarquest.com/2014/07/the-iso-grifo-a-legend-part-two.html
I’m assuming they don’t make this car anymore, right? Very cool, yet simple.
Mary,
The last one was made in 1974 – see it here: https://mycarquest.com/2012/08/iso-grifo-the-first-the-last-and-the-one-after-that.html