This article was originally published in the Griffon (the publication of the Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club) - Volume Two, Number Three (1982). The Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club (IBOC) was founded in 1980 by Winston Goodfellow and the author … [Read more...]
1967 Bizzarrini GT America 2+2 Prototype
January 16, 2021 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Oh, I knew it was out there back in the '70s. But South Africa was a bit off my usual path. It was first shown at the 1968 Salone di Torino as a Bizzarrini Prototype show car. I found a description on the net but some details … [Read more...]
Editorial: Bizzarrini The New Hot Number
January 6, 2021 By 4 Comments
Footnotes will be designated by brackets on each side of a number [x] - see the corresponding footnotes at the end of the article. Text and art by Wallace Wyss - Footnotes and photos by Mike Gulett - I remember for the last five … [Read more...]
The Bizzarrini P538 – An Unfulfilled Potential
December 13, 2020 By 13 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The Bizzarrini P538 is a mid-engine topless race car with a tubular or rectangular steel chassis covered by a fiberglass body. This is a stunning car in person, however, it did not have a successful race career. It is believed to … [Read more...]
Is Bizzarrini Really Making A Comeback?
November 14, 2020 By 8 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Word on the street (really the internet) is that there is a new effort to revive the Bizzarrini automotive brand. Remember Giotto Bizzarrini was the engineer behind the Ferrari 250 GTO - today the most valuable car model in the … [Read more...]
Classic Car Design Critique: Iso Grifo
October 15, 2020 By 9 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - When I first became interested in the Iso Grifo nobody knew what they were except for the founders of the Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club. So they were dirt cheap, I think about $7,000 in the early '70s for one with some … [Read more...]
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