'While reading your recent Iso Bizzarrini book in your new 'Exceptional Cars' series, I wish to congratulate you for offering such a quality study on this little-known car, additionally for such an attractive price (W. Goodfellow's previous book being in quite a different league!). May I hope that future tomes will be devoted to other little known cars like some Abarth cars which may be worth it.' Yves K, Lyon, France
Classic Car Weekly, September 2016
'Put your mind back to the June 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours as Ferrari took on and defeated the big challenge from Ford, with works and privateer cars battling for supremacy. Away from this fight, back in ninth position and class winner in the over 5-litre Prototype category was Iso Grifo Bizzarrini '222' - not bad for a road-going GT 'The story of this legendary car is given an in-depth, superbly illustrated history in this exquisite volume by CCW contributor Richard Heseltine. In addition to featuring its brief but fascinating racing career, there are details of the restoration and revival of the red wonder. The people involved with the car, including race drivers Maurice Trintignant and the recently departed Chris Amon, are also profiled. This is a great story, well told and a fine introduction to the new Exceptional Cars series from Porter Press. The fantastic period photo, complemented by some beautifully detailed modern studio shots, are just another bonus.' DB
Amazon, September 2016
'I was lucky to get this gem which as of now for some reason is not available yet in the states,but the book has been out since August.Beautifully done hardcover book with in-depth details on this beautiful beast.Chevrolet(Corvette)powered monster that is the ISO Bizzarrini A3/C racer.
'It covers information on other cars such as Augus' Sebring Car,interesting details on the build of the car and its current state.The Pictures of the Vehicle both period and current are beautiful, a must read and must own for any Iso/Iso Grifo/Iso Rivolta and Bizzarrini Enthusiast.Hope to see more Bizzarrini and Iso racing books such as this.' Jose Lopez
Motorsport, November 2016
'Somehow, Iso Bizzarrinis as competition cars managed to leave little trace after their time, and it seems only in the last few years that they have become acknowledged as competitive machinery. Yet as Heseltine describes in this work - first of a new affordable companion series to the Porter Great Cars volumes - it was a Le Mans class winner in 1965 and reached top speeds only bettered by the 7-litre Ford MkIIs. Like the Great Cars series, this concentrates on one car, in this case one of the 23 competition versions of Iso's A3 two-seater and the one that achieved that Le Mans result.
'Its life, and its brethren, are very fully described, as are Bizzarrini himself and Piero Drogo, the car's progenitors, along with full race histories, Bizzarrini's later career and that of the car, including its restoration. A technical chapter outlines the design and construction, while a photo gallery of the restored car rounds off an entertaining auto-biography, nicely presented with many fine photos, including a spectacular Klemantaski shot of one of the car's pilots visibly swearing at a backmarker during the 24-hour classic.' GC
Historic Racing Technology, Autumn 2016
'WRITTEN by Richard Heseltine, this book is the first in Porter Press International's Exceptional Cars series, the brief being to focus on cars that have an exceptional history and, as the first one, Heseltine's book sets the pace...
'In the chapter dealing with a technical analysis of the car, there are plenty of wonderful in-period pictures of the car being built; men in vests and rolled up overalls beavering away to bring it to life. It also includes a number of modern colour pictures of the engine and the front and rear suspension...
'A fascinating book in its own right, it covers a car and everything that surrounds it that not many people will know about and so should be a welcome addition to anyone's library.' HRT
Auto Express, November 2016
'ANOTHER beautifully put together and detailed book from Porter Press. However, this latest series of Exceptional Cars books doesn't hold quite as much appeal as the Great Cars series did because the models covered simply aren't as iconic or well known. Still, for those with an interest in racing, the story of the Iso AC/3 Grifo could prove a great read.'
Auto Italia, November 2016
'This is a book that features a single car, which is an unusual concept, but when the car happens to be an ISO A3/C created by Giotto Bizzarrini then the reader is sure to be entertained. The fascinating story of ‘0222’, the last and most successful of the Iso AC/3 Grifo race cars from the fabulous period of sportscar racing in the mid-1960s, is told by Auto Italia writer Richard Heseltine.
'The featured A3/C as the creation of Giotto Bizzarrini, the engineer who developed the famed Ferrari 250 GTO. In its short but varied racing career, which included outings with two Grand Prix drives, ‘0222’ showed itself to be one of the world’s fastest racing sports and GT cars, with its top speed on the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans of nearly 190mph. This book celebrates the life of ‘0222’ and the against-the-odds efforts of Bizzarrini, a genius with the ambition to produce the best GT race car of its era.'
