Bizzarrini – die Sammlung

Chassis-Number: #B-0212

Motoren-Nummer*: –
Typ*: Strada
Heckfenster*: flach
Armaturenbrett*: Serie 1
Hinterachse*: De Dion
Vergaser*: Holley
Karosserie*: genietetes Avional von Carrozzeria Sports Cars (Drogo)
Original-Farbe*: Rot
Original-Interieur*: Schwarz
zum ersten Mal erwähnt*: 07.01.1965
ausgeliefert*: wahrscheinlich Paris Motor Show 1964 (oder 1965)

erster Besitzer*: vielleicht: Marc Gregoire (Erfinder von Tefal)
weitere Besitzer/Besonderheiten*:
2020: steht zum Verkauf bei Speed 8 Classics

Kam am 14. Mai 2022 bei RM Sotheby’s in Monaco zur Auktion, Schätzpreis, 1,55 bis 1,75 Millionen Euro. Mit diesen Informationen: «Before the split between Bizzarrini and Iso, it is recorded that 22 cars were built between 1963 and 1965, all of which were made with a riveted aluminium body. Chassis number B0212 was originally sold new as an Iso Grifo A3/C, as one of those 22 cars, and is the first A3/C recorded to have been completed by Iso in 1965. Construction of the car had begun towards the end of the 1964 at Piero Drogo’s Sports Cars bodyshop in Modena, Italy—where selected A3/C models were sent for completion under supervision by Bizzarrini, as an alternative to his own Autostar “Prototipi Bizzarrini” facility in Livorno—before being readied for customer delivery in February 1965. Inexplicably, an Iso A3/C was displayed on the Bertone stand at the 1964 Paris Motor Show in October, and studying the specifications of the flat rear window cars reveals that the car was probably B0212, despite being apparently completed later; a likely scenario was that it was billed as an early-1965 car to make it appear to be younger. This car features many attributes similar to the A3/C prototype that Iso entered into the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1964, notably the riveted body and side vents. It is one of the few examples built with a flat rear window, a distinguishing identifier that marks early models and a feature that was phased out shortly after the production of chassis number B0212, in favour of glass that was curved to suit the shape of the car’s rear profile. Records suggest that this car was built new with an exterior shade of Champagne, which can still be seen within the door panel, while in current configuration the car is finished in an attractive shade of red. A red carpeted interior is complemented by black leather seats and a quilted leather runner for the transmission tunnel—a detail typical of these cars. A previous registration title on file declares that the first owner of this A3/C was Marc Grégorie, an engineer and founder of the French kitchenware brand, Tefal, then residing in the Val-d’Oise region of France. Its first keeper would only keep the car for one year, before it was sold to its next owner, Freddy Zimmer of Strasbourg, France. The Iso Grifo was acquired by Jean-Jacques Fritsch in 1979, then one year later was bought by Marcel Petitjean, the renowned classic car collector from Strasbourg, who kept the car for almost 40 years, selling to the consigning owner in December 2019.» Das Fahrzeug wurde nicht verkauft.

*gemäss: Jack Koobs de Hartog, Bizzarrini – Facts and Figures, 2017

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Steht zum Verkauf bei Fiskens (März 2025), keine Preisangabe.

Dazu gibt es diese Informationen: «Constructed with a riveted alloy body and completed at Piero Drogo’s Carrozzeria Sports Cars, chassis B0212 is likely the last Stradale delivered with the desirable flat rear screen, and is believed to have been presented at the October 1964 Paris Motor Show, in her original Champagne livery. Delivered new to France she was purchased in 1965 by first owner Marc Grégoire, residing in the Val-D’Oise region in the north. An engineer at ONERA (France’s leading research centre in aerospace and defence), Grégoire made his fortune pioneering Teflon-coated pans as founder of the TEFAL brand – apparently his wife’s suggestion! In 1966, the A3/C was acquired by the artist and sculptor Freddy J. Zimmer from a Paris dealership, then used around Strasbourg for 14 years through 1979. Clearly remembered with an artist’s appreciation, Zimmer recalls the Grifo as “car sculpture” and “the love of my life,” only parting with it reluctantly due to a move abroad. Briefly with Jean-Jacques Fritsch in 1979, she then joined the large collection of businessman racer Marcel Petitjean. In a very long-term ownership, Petitjean kept the Iso for nearly forty years – the noteworthy development being a debatable (and it turns out temporary) colour change to red. From 2022, B0212 returned to Italy for sympathetic restoration works in Milan, whereby great care was taken to preserve as much of the original interior and parts as possible. This included a commendable and entirely appropriate return to the original Champagne livery, complimenting the more unrestrained styling of Bizzarrini’s creation.»

(Wir versehen diese Geschichte weiterhin mit einem Fragezeichen.) Der Überblick über unsere Bizzarrini-Sammlung: hier. Und unsere anderen Sammlungen: hier. Mehr schöne Klassiker: Archiv.