Highlights
- One of just 160 examples ever made
- Offered in running and driving condition
- Matching numbers
- Four-speed manual gearbox
- Original and unrestored
- Taxes paid following import to the Netherlands from the USA
The Appeal
If you’re looking to embark upon a large-scale restoration project, you’ll no doubt be seeking something rare, exotic and beautiful. This Iso Rivolta 340 scores highly on all three points.
As one of only 160 ever made, you’re unlikely to see another on the road. While Iso began its foray into automobile production with the Isetta microcar, slow sales in the firm’s native Italy prompted a shift toward luxurious grand tourers. Like its contemporaries, the Jensen Interceptor, Gordon Keeble, and Monteverdi High-Speed, Iso chose to combine European styling with American horsepower.
This 1965 Rivolta 340 was originally supplied to the United States and has now been imported to the Netherlands with all taxes paid. As the photographs attest, it’s a highly original example, now in need of full restoration. As a basis for for such a project, this is a fantastic starting point since the Iso is highly complete, matching numbers, and offered in running, driving order. It even still sits upon its origins (and very hard to come by) Borrani wire wheels.
It would be an honour to return such a magnificent car to the road. Will you be the one who takes it on?
The History and Paperwork
- 46,008 miles indicated
- US market LHD example
- Chassis number: IR 410481
- The vendor assures us that the car is matching numbers
- US Title present
- Taxes paid following import to the Netherlands
- Not yet registered in any European country
The Condition
- The vendor informs us that the original colour is called ‘Burgundy Red’
- Original Borrani wire wheels remain on the car including a spare, although all are in need of rebuilding
- The Iso looks highly original throughout, including original Iso-branded rubber mats, pictured in the boot
- Some structural corrosion to the floor pans and other areas around the car (see photographs)
- The shell appears largely sound and eminently restorable
- Retains its glass and the brightwork appears to be complete
- The interior requires full restoration but appears mostly complete
The Mechanics
- 5.4-litre (327 cu in) Chevrolet V8 - similar to that used in the Corvette
- Four-speed manual gearbox
- Offered in running driving order, although the car’s mechanical health is unknown
- In need of full mechanical restoration
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