My Car Quest

November 29, 2023

A Split Race Car and a Split Friendship

I have published several articles about the infamous race at Sebring in 1965 where two Iso Grifo A3/C (Bizzarrini) race cars were destroyed. Other tragedy followed as described by C. Rino Argento who helped Giotto Bizzarrini manage that race. Another … [Read more...]

Observations on “The Egg”: 1950 Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export “Uovo”

by Wallace Wyss - Now I’d like to preface my capsule history of this car, aka The Egg, with the remark that: beauty does not guarantee a big sales price, nor does a big name coachbuilder. In this case the Ferrari in question was ugly as sin … [Read more...]

Tom Meade: An Americano In Italia – Doing What All Of Us Wished We Could Do…

by Wallace Wyss - Fate is a funny thing. Sometimes you read about someone and never think you will meet them. Well, this is a guy I first heard about in Road & Track classifieds and later on I did run into him. He was one memorable character. … [Read more...]

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

by Mike Gulett - Since this article was first published on July 14, 2013 I have been contacted a couple of times by people who thought they had information about the missing Iso Grifo A3/C Bizzarrini Race Car. However, each time at the end of … [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...]