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The First Iso Grifo A3/C Is An Airplane That Beats Ferraris
The First Iso Grifo A3/C Is An Airplane That Beats Ferraris-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:42

I first saw this car beating Ferrari 250s in September . By the end, she was damaged at the rear corner. By , they managed to buff that out, so she could race full on again. There’s nothing like it.

After Giotto Bizzarrini and Renzo Rivolta took separate ways, the man behind built 29 Iso Grifo A3/C, five of which had fiberglass bodies, using Chevy small blocks jammed way back under their hoods. His later cars got a Bizzarrini badge as well, but this unpainted baby came earlier in 1964 and is the first of the Iso lot. It’s truly like nothing else on this planet.

Luckily, Goodwood’s Andy Craig managed to push her into their studio for a photography session, so if you would like to take a closer look at the magnificent imperfections that make this racer so special while also learning more about its decorated history, :

Goodwood Road and Racing is the enthusiast website brought to you by the team behind the Festival…

Jamie McIntyre, good on you sir!

Looks like Goodwood’s post is down at the moment, but we’ll update if it comes back up. In the meantime .

Goodwood Road and Racing is the enthusiast website brought to you by the team behind the Festival…

Top photo credit: Máté Petrány/Jalopnik

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