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...]
Giotto Bizzarrini Receives An Honorary Doctorate From the University of Florence (Italy)
October 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
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...]
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...]
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