My Car Quest

October 21, 2024

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

A Bizzarrini Air Dam

by Mike - The Bizzarrini GT 5300 was not designed with an air dam, or spoiler. The original owner of my Bizzarrini was Ken Phillips and he worked with an expert race car body designer to create the spoiler shown below for his Bizzarrini because … [Read more...]

Iso Rivolta GT – Part 2

by Mike - My Iso Rivolta GT has now finished the mechanical work and it runs great! I am pleased at how much fun it is to drive - there is a video with driving at the end. Read Iso Rivolta GT - Part 1. The Iso script in … [Read more...]

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...]