My Car Quest

December 27, 2024

Iso Grifo A3/C, Iso Bizzarrini

Iso Grifo A3/C Bizzarrini No. 0222 Has Been Bought By Bruce Meyer

by Mike - I just learned this morning that noted Southern California Classic Car collector, Bruce Meyer, has bought the most successful of all the Bizzarrini race cars. Chassis No. 0222 won its class and was ninth overall at the 1965 24 Hours 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...]

Two Crashed Iso Grifo/Bizzarrini Race Cars Are Still Missing – Sebring 12 Hours 1965 – Part 2

by C. Rino Argento Continued from Part 1... The next few days were busy, very busy ones doing all the things that one has to do preparing for a race of that length: final gears had to be selected because of the tracks long straights, tire … [Read more...]

Two Crashed Iso Grifo/Bizzarrini Race Cars Are Still Missing – Sebring 12 Hours 1965 – Part 1

by Mike Gulett - This text of this fascinating article was originally published in the Spring 2001 issue of The Griffon (The magazine of the Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club). The author, C. Rino Argento, was instrumental in organizing the race … [Read more...]

Car Of The Day – Classic Car For Sale – 1964 Iso Grifo A3/C Race Car

by Mike - Here is my pick for the classic car for sale today that I would like to own. The Iso Grifo A3/C Race Car is a very rare car and this one is well known in the Iso Bizzarrini Owner's Club. 1964 Iso Grifo A3/C ‘7,000 rivet’ … [Read more...]

The Bizzarrini GT 5300 Dashboard – Two Styles

by Mike -  When the Bizzarrini GT 5300 (Iso Grifo A3/C) was first developed in the early 1960s it had a race car style dashboard with the three gauges that can report trouble in a race directly in front of the driver: the oil temperature, oil … [Read more...]