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1967 ISO Rivolta GT
This car was the original brainchild of Renzo Rivolta who owned a large Italian manufacturing company. This beautiful car is the marriage of Italian body, chassis and interior with a high powered American V8 engine and four speed transmission. The chassis was designed by the famous Giorgio Bizzarrini and Bertone designed the body. Chevrolet provided the Corvette 327 cubic-inch V8 and transmission. The end result was this magnificent, beautiful grand touring car.
This car has an incredible lightweight pan style chassis which provides very rigid body structure and combined with the lightweight Bertone body the complete weight of the car is less than 2800 pounds! This car is equipped with independent twin front wishbone suspension and DeDion type rear suspension. The Corvette engine provided outstanding performance with 0-60 in 6.5 seconds and top speed of 145 mph.
Less than 700 of these cars were produced and the cost was over $10,000 which at the time made it one of the most expensive Italian sports cars. It is still considered one of the most beautiful sports cars ever produced.
source: http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11855/ISO-R...
Cars & Coffee, Irvine, CA May 2010
Nikon D40, Nikkor 18-55 at 18, Auto, Aperture priority
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Excellent shot Bill it would be worth a fair bit today I would imagine very nice styling what a weid combination with its engine hey.
Hi Steven, Thanks very much! I have no idea about the current value, but I bet you are right.
– Bill Dutting
what a beautiful piece of craftsmanship…
Thanks Stuart! There were 2 parked side-by-side…I have a shot with both I may edit later.
– Bill Dutting
Hi Bill, thanks for solving the mystery.My photo “Such beauty” is a ISO Grifo 245 or A3. These are truly beautiful cars. You captured it well.
The “ISO” in Italian lettering is a little tought to decipher…Thanks!
– Bill Dutting
Nice work Bill.
Thanks Willie! The web site I visited showed several in racing livery…must have been very cool in 67!
– Bill Dutting
This is a new one on me Bill. I’ve never heard of this type. Maybe I’ll come across one in a show sometime, and hope I do as good a job photographing it as you did this. Superbly done buddy. >Ron<
Thanks very much Ron! It is a real beauty!
– Bill Dutting
Excellent capture like the black windows great write up Bill
Thanks very much Gary! Glad you like it!
– Bill Dutting
Goodness, we have a run on the “Iso”, beautiful car… super image. – John
Thanks very much John!
– Bill Dutting
Don’t know this car, I remember the Iso Grifo and of course the Isetta, though it’s hard to imagine the makers of the original ‘bubble’ car making something as nice as this.
David
I hadn’t seen one of these in about 20 years. Then there are 2 at the same meet! There was also a yellow Grifo, but no bubble cars!
– Bill Dutting