My Car Quest

April 20, 2024

The Bizzarrini GT 5300 (Iso Grifo A3) Is Loved By All – Now

by Mike Gulett - I became fascinated (or maybe obsessed) with the Bizzarrini GT 5300 (Iso Grifo A3) around 2004 and started a search to find one to acquire for my own. I discovered that most car people had not heard of Bizzarrini before and so … [Read more...]

Drogo Ferrari 250 GT

by Mike - In the post, More Classic Car Photos From Padova, Italy, Herbert Putz sent in photos of a beautiful blue Drogo Ferrari. This motivated Stephen Mitchell to comment "The blue Drogo is a fascinating car with a mix of GTO themes and … [Read more...]

Ferrari 250 SWB Nembo Spyder By Tom Meade

by Mike - At first glance I thought this was a Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spyder but once I looked right at it then it is apparent it is not. Yet it may be more beautiful than the more famous 275 GTB/4 NART Spyder. This is a Ferrari Nembo … [Read more...]

Bizzarrini GT 5300, Ferrari 250 GTO, Piero Drogo and Ulf Norinder

by Mike - Bizzarrini cars are featured as a class at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance coming up this August and I thought another story about how the Bizzarrini GT 5300 is intimately connected to the Ferrari 250 GTO would be in order. Both … [Read more...]

We Had The Only Band In The Pits At Nassau Speed Weeks

by Mike - Ken Phillips is a friend and the original owner of my former Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada (chassis No. 0256). He has been involved with fast cars and motorcycles all his life. Below, through a series of emails, he shared with me some of … [Read more...]

The Ugliest Ferrari In History Is For Sale

by Mike - Piero Drogo created many beautiful race car and GT car designs but with this modified Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 he slipped up. This Ferrari Drogo Navarro Special NART will be for sale at the Gooding auction in Monterey in a few … [Read more...]