Italy’s remarkable GT cars have surprising origins, with Iso’s inception standing out as unconventional. The company, initially focused on manufacturing...
The Iso Grifo automobile emerged from the visionary collaboration between engineer Giotto Bizzarrini and entrepreneur Renzo Rivolta. Its inception in...
Isothermos was a manufacture of refrigeration units before WWII. The company was founded in Genoa, in 1939, but was moved in 1942 to Bresso by Renzo Rivolta, an heir to industrialists and an engineer in his own right. The company was reestablished as Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A., in 1953, to reflect...
24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20–21, 1964 The Chevrolet-engined Bizzarrini A3 Grifo of Pierre Noblet and Edgar Berney en...
We spotted Don Murray’s gorgeous Iso Grifo coupe at his private collection in Irvine California, and wondered what it was....
After leaving Ferrari in 1961, Giotto Bizzarrini joined Iso Rivolta’s company and began laying down the design for a GT car that would meld American muscle (Chevrolet V8) with Italian styling. Penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, while at Bertone, the Iso Grifo A3/L prototype debuted at the 1963 Turin Auto Show,...
“Bellissima! Bella Macchina!”will be exclaimed as Italian marques take the spotlight at this weekend’s first Caffeine & Carburetors Powered by...
When I was a college student, some friends told me about a woman who ran a hair salon in her...
A 1953 Ferrari 166 MM Spider, chassis no. 0272 M, that contested the 1953 and 1954 Mille Miglia races before being featured in the 1955 Kirk Douglas film The Racers, has been added to the docket for RM Sotheby’s Retromobile sale in Paris on February 7. The fifth of 13...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961; the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963; and the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as the...
Frank Sinatra purchased his first hybrid car in 1957. So did pals, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Eddie Fisher, as...
Over-2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
