1965 Iso Grifo A3/C
- Engine
- Chevrolet V8, 350–420 hp
- Colour
- Red (originally Champagne)
Chassis B0212 is one of just 22 aluminium-bodied Iso Grifo A3/C grand tourers constructed between 1963 and 1965, making it among the earliest examples completed by Iso. Bodywork was finished at Piero Drogo's workshop in Modena under Bizzarrini's supervision, and the car retains a distinctive flat rear window found only on the earliest production units. Originally delivered in Champagne, it has passed through a small chain of French owners including Tefal founder Marc Grégoire, and spent nearly four decades with noted Strasbourg collector Marcel Petitjean before its current ownership.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €1,550,000 – €1,750,000
- 1965 → 1966Factory deliveryMarc Grégoriepartial documentation
French engineer and founder of the Tefal cookware brand, resident in the Val-d'Oise region. Retained the car for approximately one year before selling.
- 1966 →Private saleFreddy Zimmerpartial documentation
Based in Strasbourg, France. Sold the car on at some point prior to 1979.
- 1979 → 1980Private saleJean-Jacques Fritschpartial documentation
Held the car for roughly one year before selling.
- 1980 → 2019-12-01Private saleMarcel Petitjeanpartial documentation
Well-known classic car collector from Strasbourg who retained the car for nearly four decades before parting with it.
- 2019-12-01 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Competition
- 19641964 Le Mans 24 Hours
An Iso A3/C prototype was entered by Iso at this race; the catalogued car shares notable construction features with that prototype, including riveted bodywork and side vents, but this car itself was not the Le Mans entry.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1964BodyworkPiero Drogo's Sports Cars
Coachwork construction commenced at Piero Drogo's Sports Cars facility in Modena, where selected A3/C bodies were completed under Bizzarrini's oversight as an alternative to his own Livorno workshop.
Work began in late 1964 and the car was finished and ready for customer handover in February 1965.
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