My Car Quest

November 6, 2024

The Iso Grifo A3/C (Bizzarrini) – Pondering a World Class Race Car

by Wallace Wyss - Yes, your eyes do not deceive you. A genuine Iso Grifo A3/C (Bizzarrini) Le Mans race car driving on the street in Malibu. I saw it just before New Year's at the infamous non-authorized Cars & Coffee in Malibu Village shopping … [Read more...]

Something New – The Iso Rivolta GTZ by Zagato

by Mike Gulett - Zagato has announced a new car and "the rebirth of the IsoRivolta brand", although the official announcement will not come until October 2020, along with the price. They plan to make only 19 with 9 already sold. The photos … [Read more...]

Giotto Bizzarrini: The Great Engineer

by Phillip Bingham - He was fired by Enzo Ferrari for his role in a failed ‘Palace Revolt’, fought back by trying to out-do Ferraris on road and track, briefly produced cars under his own name before being swindled into bankruptcy, and ended his … [Read more...]

Bella Iso Rivolta – 2018

by Don Meluzio - The Iso Millenium Committee of the Italian City of Bresso recently had its third gathering of Isoisti in the last five years. The Committee celebrates the cars of Renzo Rivolta and his son Piero. For those of you that … [Read more...]

Iso Isetta: The Big Little Car

by Mike Gulett - The Isetta is physically a small car but as an idea and a design concept it had a big impact on the automobile industry. Conceived and developed by the Italian motor scooter and motorcycle company, Iso, it was a brilliant idea … [Read more...]

The Iso Grifo Prototype Is For Sale

Sold for $1,760,000. by Mike - The one-of-a-kind Iso Grifo Prototype does not come up for sale often but here it is up for auction. This is the first Iso Grifo and the design style represents what Giorgetto Giugiaro of Bertone had in … [Read more...]