My Car Quest

July 25, 2025

Iso, Iso Grifo, Iso Rivolta, Iso Lele, Iso Fidia, Iso Rivolta A3/C

The Iso Isetta: A Revolution in Mobility

The winter scooter... by Mike Gulett - Many important cars are not necessarily sexy sports cars, racing cars or luxury cars: like the Ford Model T and the Iso Isetta (our topic today). In the aftermath of World War II, Europe faced … [Read more...]

The Bizzarrini GT 5300 – An Icon of the Golden Age of Motoring

by Mike Gulett - The Bizzarrini GT 5300 stands as one of the most captivating and influential GT cars of the 1960s—a car born from ambition, racing heritage, and the spirit of its creator, Giotto Bizzarrini. Produced in low numbers, the GT 5300 … [Read more...]

The Iso Grifo Spider Has Sold for Big Bucks

By Mike Gulett - The Iso Grifo Spider sold recently at a RM Sotheby’s auction at the junkyard in Southern California where it had been stored for a few decades. It achieved a price of $1,875,000, a record for an Iso Grifo GL, more than the … [Read more...]

The Beautiful Iso Grifo

by Mike Gulett -  Writing about the Iso Grifo Spider recently got me to thinking about my two former Grifos. One was red (serial no. 157) and one was blue (serial no. 101). They both were terrific cars in different ways. The red one had a 383 cid … [Read more...]

Iso Rivolta A3/C – The Sanction II Continuation

by Mike Gulett - A very rare Iso Rivolta A3/C Sanction II Continuation is now up for auction on Bring a Trailer. This is a high quality recreation of the Iso Rivolta A3/C or Bizzarrini GT 5300. It is made on a real Iso Rivolta GT chassis, this … [Read more...]

The Iso Grifo – Transcending Cool

From the My Car Quest Wayback Machine all the way back to October 2015 and one of my favorite subjects - the very cool Iso Grifo. Mike Gulett, Editor by Mike Gulett - More and more car connoisseurs have recognized the Iso Grifo as a … [Read more...]