My Car Quest

December 26, 2024

The Bizzarrini Sciabola – A Dream

by Mike - After American Motors dropped the AMX/3 development Giotto Bizzarrini wanted to turn this special super car design into a real product bearing the Bizzarrini badge. Sciabola is an Italian word meaning saber in English. This was the … [Read more...]

The AMX/3 Really Is A Bizzarrini

by Mike - The AMX/3 is just as much a Bizzarrini as any of the models that bear the Bizzarrini badge. The way the AMX/3 was created is very similar to how the Bizzarrini GT 5300 was created. The AMX/3 development was funded by American … [Read more...]

Seeking – One Lost Iso Grifo A3/C Bizzarrini Race Car

by Mike - At the Sebring 12 Hours race in 1965 both of the Bizzarrini/Iso team cars were destroyed in two separate terrible incidents and it was pure luck that no one was killed. C. Rino Argento was helping Giotto Bizzarrini manage the team … [Read more...]

The Thorndyke Special Will Be In Monterey In August

by Mike - What I did not know when I first saw the Disney movie, "The Love Bug" which came out in 1968, was that the Thorndyke Special race car was really an Apollo GT. This very car below is the Thorndyke Special and will be at Concorso Italiano … [Read more...]

Bizzarrini GT 5300 Race Car Chassis No. BA4 0106

by Mike - Bizzarrini chassis number BA4 0106, completed in 1965, was the only GT 5300 right hand drive car raced by the Bizzarrini factory. This Bizzarrini competed at not only the 1000 kms of Monza and the Targa Florio but also the 1966 24 Hours … [Read more...]

Are Fake Cars A Big Problem In The Classic Car World?

by Mike - When a classic car model reaches a value level where creating a fake car can be profitable then dishonest people may take dishonest action by passing off a fake as a real car. Shelby GT350 It is easy to buy a 1965 or 1966 … [Read more...]