by Mike - Sam Posey the race car driver, writer, artists, TV announcer and architect will receive the fifth annual Spirit of Competition Award on December 5th, 2012 at the Simeone Automotive Museum. Past recipients of the award include … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Iso Bizzarrini GT 5300 Race Car Is For Sale
October 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
by Mike - Iso/Bizzarrini chassis No. 0222 is for sale. This is the Bizzarrini that won its class and was ninth overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965. The seller says: "This car, chassis 0222, is the Bizzarrini works entry for … [Read more...]
Giotto Bizzarrini Receives An Honorary Doctorate From the University of Florence (Italy)
October 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
by Mike - Giotto Bizzarrini worked at Alfa Romeo and later at Ferrari as chief engineer and as developer, designer and a very skilled test driver. His masterpiece at Ferrari was the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. The engineering of the Ferrari 250 GTE, … [Read more...]
The Bizzarrini Class At The Quail And Judging At A Concours d’Elegance
September 6, 2012 By 4 Comments
by Mike - Most of my attention around The Quail has been focused on the Iso Rivolta 50th Anniversary which was a very significant breakout event for the Iso marque. It is surprising to me how many car enthusiasts still do not know much … [Read more...]
Monterey Car Week – The Quail, A Motor Sport Gathering Part 2 – Iso
August 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
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...]
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