A unique hood scoop… by Mike Gulett - When Iso decided they wanted to put the Corvette 427 cid engine in the Grifo, which had an engine bay designed for the 327 cid, they needed extra space in the vertical direction. The result was this … [Read more...]
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Cool ‘60s Vibe and Style – The AC 428 Frua
December 1, 2024 By 4 Comments
by Mike Gulett The AC 428 has a British chassis, an Italian body and an American V8 engine; so international. It is related to the AC Shelby Cobra, both with European style and American muscle similar to an Iso Grifo. The one pictured … [Read more...]
The Iso Grifo Spider Has Sold for Big Bucks
November 5, 2024 By 7 Comments
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
September 27, 2024 By 4 Comments
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...]
The Only Factory Iso Grifo Spider at Auction
September 23, 2024 By 13 Comments
by Mike Gulett - It has been known for many years in the Iso community where the one and only Iso Grifo A3/L Spider was hiding. It had been hoarded away by a Mr. Rudi Klein, who also hoarded many other classic and rare cars. He stored the Grifo … [Read more...]
Why We Buy Certain Classic Cars
September 17, 2024 By 5 Comments
by Mike Gulett - There are different reasons why we like certain classic car makes and models. We like some cars in a way that we want to own one and we like other cars in a way that we admire the art, the engineering, the shape or maybe the … [Read more...]
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