by Mike - This past Friday August 17, 2012 was the tenth anniversary of The Quail, A Motor Sport Gathering and one of the featured marques was Iso - celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Iso GT cars. Piero Rivolta, the last president of … [Read more...]
Monterey Car Week – Day Five, The Quail – Part 1
August 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - Today was the long anticipated event, The Quail, A Motor Sport Gathering where Iso was a featured marque. Piero Rivolta was a guest of honor and there were 27 Iso cars on the field. I believe this is the largest gathering of Iso cars … [Read more...]
Driving The Bizzarrini GT 5300
June 13, 2012 By 14 Comments
by Mike - I don't care what anyone else may tell you when you take a Bizzarrini GT 5300 out for a drive it is an adventure and you better be paying attention. No texting and driving allowed. This magnificent race car will not drive … [Read more...]
Carey Loftin – The Best Movie Stunt Driver?
April 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
by Mike - Carey Loftin was one of the best stunt drivers in the movie business. He performed some of the exciting driving scenes for Steve McQueen in Bullitt and was the truck driver in Steven Spielberg's Duel. Other films in which he … [Read more...]
Is This A Real Bizzarrini?
February 27, 2011 By 11 Comments
by Mike - On January 15, 2011 in London at the Coys Autosport auction a 1968 Bizzarrini GT 5300 was sold. But was it a real Bizzarrini GT 5300? This car was reported by Coys as sold for £250,000 (approximately $405,000 US). There have … [Read more...]
A Bizzarrini Air Dam
January 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
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...]
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