by Mike - On Tuesday the Iso group were treated to a private tour of the Zagato headquarters in Rho, Italy. We spent time with Andrea Zagato, Marella Rivolta Zagato and Piero Rivolta. Ugo Zagato founded Zagato in 1919 using airplane design … [Read more...]
A Rare And Valuable Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale
April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - I run into Steve Natale regularly at Northern California car events. Recently I read his column at examiner.com about the first Cars and Coffee event in the San Francisco Bay Area and I asked him to share something with My Car Quest … [Read more...]
The Bizzarrini GT America
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - The Bizzarrini GT America is the version of the Bizzarrini GT 5300 made for sale in the USA. Road & Track test drove the first one shipped to the US and wrote about it in the December 1966 issue. The difference between the GT … [Read more...]
At Amelia Island – A Beautiful Race Car
March 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
by Mike – I am leaving Florida today and I just passed Sir Stirling Moss in the Jacksonville, Florida airport. He couldn’t keep up with me. I am now in the air somewhere between Jacksonville, Florida and Dallas, Texas. This Lola T70 … [Read more...]
The 10th Anniversary Of Race Retro In The UK Was A Big Success
March 7, 2013 By 2 Comments
by Mike - The UK is a serious rival to California for the car lover capital of the world. I don't mean to offend anyone but take a look at a magazine stand the next time you are in a well stocked book store in the UK. There are many more UK car … [Read more...]
Ferrari 365 GTC/4 – An Under Appreciated Classic
March 5, 2013 By 2 Comments
by Mike - The Ferrari 365 GTC/4 is a 2+2 that was produced in 1971 and 1972 based on the 365GTB/4 Daytona. The V12 engine produces 340 bhp and it uses an engine-mounted transmission instead of the transaxle in the Daytona. Styling is by … [Read more...]
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