I knew that would be easy.
Iso Grifo is correct. The photo I have is captioned "1969", which was the first year the Chevrolet 427 was used by Iso. Though admittedly, my photo looks exactly like the 73 you posted.
Does anyone know if they retained the same body from 69 to 73?
Not sure if Bertone had any part of the car. The original design was penned by Bizzarrini.
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The rare Iso Grifo was first shown at the 1963 Turin show. Designed by Bizzarini at Bertone (who also styled the legendary Ferrari GTO) the Grifo began full production in 1964. To challenge the likes of the Daytona and Muira, the Grifo benefited from a Chevrolet 427 engine from 1969, the same as fitted to the brutal AC Cobra. This gave the Grifo 170mph performance, making it one of the fastest cars of its time.
Ironically it was this huge engine that contributed to the Grifo's downfall. The early 70's fuel crisis meant that gas guzzlers like this were no longer practical so the Grifo, and Iso with it, folded in 1974.
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ISO was also the original company to offer the
Isetta, which was then licensed to other makers and made famous by BMW and Steve Urkel.
