ISO GRIFO GL
HISTORY :
ISO S.p.A. was already well known for producing the high-performance Rivolta IR 300; a sleek looking 2+2 Coupe based on Chevrolet Corvette mechanicals. After leaving Ferrari in 1961, Giotto Bizzarrini set up “Prototipi Bizzarrini” in Livorno, in Tuscany, where he designed and consulted for brands such as ATS, Lamborghini, and Iso. In 1963, he designed the Iso Grifo A3/L ("L" for Lusso, Italian for "luxury") for Renzo Rivolta, who was looking for a follow-up to his IR 300. The body was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone, while Bizzarrini put his expertise in the mechanicals.
Bizzarrini figured there would also be a demand for a race version of the Grifo and, after convincing Rivolta, developed the A3/C (C for Corsa) with a completely modified aluminium alloy body, instead of the Grifo's steel original one. Even if similar in engineering and chassis, both cars were very different in design and comfort. At the Turin Motor Show of 1963, Bertone showed the Grifo A3/L prototype while Iso unveiled the unpainted competition version: the A3/C. Both became successful in their own right, the road car receiving praise from the press, while the race car performed very well although it had been made on a much tighter budget compared to the Ferrari's.
The production of the Iso Grifo GL (for "Grande Lusso") started in 1965, but the Bizzarrini and Rivolta partnership quickly fell apart over differences in goals and objectives of production. This resulted in the separation of the Grifo GL and the racing model A3/C. The GL was produced at Bresso, while the A3/C was produced at Piero Drogo’s Sports Cars of Modena, under Bizzarrini's supervision. Bizzarrini refined his A3/C, eventually developing his line of models for a "Strada" version, nicknamed the Bizzarrini 5300GT. Only 22 examples of the Grifo A3/C were made before the Rivolta and Bizzarrini split. In total, the production of the Grifo GL will go up to 413 cars before Iso S.P.A. closed its doors in 1974 during the 1970s oil crisis.
Bizzarrini figured there would also be a demand for a race version of the Grifo and, after convincing Rivolta, developed the A3/C (C for Corsa) with a completely modified aluminium alloy body, instead of the Grifo's steel original one. Even if similar in engineering and chassis, both cars were very different in design and comfort. At the Turin Motor Show of 1963, Bertone showed the Grifo A3/L prototype while Iso unveiled the unpainted competition version: the A3/C. Both became successful in their own right, the road car receiving praise from the press, while the race car performed very well although it had been made on a much tighter budget compared to the Ferrari's.
The production of the Iso Grifo GL (for "Grande Lusso") started in 1965, but the Bizzarrini and Rivolta partnership quickly fell apart over differences in goals and objectives of production. This resulted in the separation of the Grifo GL and the racing model A3/C. The GL was produced at Bresso, while the A3/C was produced at Piero Drogo’s Sports Cars of Modena, under Bizzarrini's supervision. Bizzarrini refined his A3/C, eventually developing his line of models for a "Strada" version, nicknamed the Bizzarrini 5300GT. Only 22 examples of the Grifo A3/C were made before the Rivolta and Bizzarrini split. In total, the production of the Grifo GL will go up to 413 cars before Iso S.P.A. closed its doors in 1974 during the 1970s oil crisis.
The first production GL models were powered by an american Chevrolet small-block 327 (5.4 litres) V8 engine capable of up to 350 bhp, fitted to a Borg-Warner 4-speed manual transmission. In pure Italian luxury fashion, the cars were handbuilted and personnalized, meaning no 2 cars are the exact same. For this virtual reproduction made specifically for Assetto Corsa, interior colors are customizable, and wood types are completely interchangeable : manage your skins as you which.
CREDITS (V1.01):
- 3D model : scratch-made and imported to AC by Alguecool
- Textures : Alguecool and Kunos
- Sound and physics : tweaked and adapted from Velo's Bizzarrini 5300GT, all thanks goes to : https://velosmodsworkshop.com/
- Extension : Alguecool (thanks Masscot for the quick fix)
- Many thanks to the people at GTPlanet,
- A special thank you to Mike Gullett at https://mycarquest.com/, his detailed documentation has been a very valuable helper in the making of this car.
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