by Mike Gulett - One of my favorite cars is the Iso Grifo as many of you know. So when one comes up for auction it gets my attention. This is one of two up for auction in Monterey this year. This is a special example that looks like and … [Read more...]
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Thanks to Electric Cars Hood Scoops Are Going Away
January 8, 2022 By 4 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Another reason to dislike the transition to electric cars is we will see the demise of the air scoop on cars and certainly the beloved hood scoop will be gone. There is no need for a hood scoop to cool the engine of an EV like … [Read more...]
A Record Auction Price for a 1965 Iso Grifo A3/C
December 15, 2021 By 7 Comments
by Mike Gulett - How much does celebrity ownership affect the selling price of a collector car? It depends on who the celebrity is. If it is Steve McQueen or Paul Newman it can have a huge impact. If it is Johnny Hallyday, the French singer and … [Read more...]
A Split Race Car and a Split Friendship
March 6, 2021 By 4 Comments
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...]
On Buying An Iso
February 18, 2021 By 5 Comments
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...]
Ragin’ Rivolta: A Ready to Race Iso Rivolta Race Car
January 29, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. And there is as well a racing Iso Rivolta. Not just the one I saw at the Monterey Historics but one that has raced in recent years in European classic car events. I have new respect for the … [Read more...]
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