Francois Truffaut, intellectual and movie director,
once said about the ISO RIVOLTA,
that whoever loves his RIVA on the water, he needs a RIVOLTA for the road!
The ISO Rivolta brand evolved,
because Renzo Rivolta, who always rode a Ferrari,
was pissed with Enzo Ferrari,
because he never took his grievances seriously.
And so, Renzo Rivolta just said, I'll show him --
and went off and built his own Gran Tourismo!
That’s why I love this brand so much -- because it’s a brand of passion.
What fascinates me with the design is the history behind it.
When Giugiaro, who was in Bertones service, designed this car,
he was only just over 20 and had already realized
so many innovative details in this car, that just impresses me so much.
The Italian elegance and the brute force of a V8,
uhm, supplied by Corvette -- they get along just fine!
The car is easy to drive and its performance,
when the road is free,
is still breathtaking, even by today’s standards.
The sound of the car is the reason why I never have the radio on in this car --
there’s no need -- the engine makes the music!
In our time, everything is digital and is getting even more so,
which makes it even better to sit in this car and to drive this car,
because it’s like driving in its purest form,
without assistants, without digital frills or gimmicks --
it’s driving as a driving machine --
and this fascinates me and that is what I call vacation on the road.
The natural habitat for a Rivolta is a traffic-free road!
The Iso Rivolta is closest to my heart.
It is THE car that I have seen as my dream car since I was a kid.
I’ve got an ISO Grifo too -- the car is just as perfect, but in a different way,
it’s a tougher ride in a Grifo than in a Rivolta.
In a Grifo, it’s like an adventure -- in a Rivolta, it’s like going on vacation!
I searched for this vehicle for 6 years.
I’ve devoted much of my time on ISO’s and have had a few other Rivoltas.
This car was only built 9 times in this configuration.
Around 5 of them may still exist.
No one knows for sure
and to be able to find a car like it for a second time is almost impossible.
This car has only been restored at excellent addresses
and let me stress, that it was restored by experts, by pros,
which means all of the endearing details of the car.
Every single feature is exactly as it should be.
You experience many good moments with a Rivolta --
at the gas station, or at the stoplight,
when someone waits next to you for green and gives you thumbs up,
or when you look into faces
full of enthusiasm and genuine, honest delight --
void of any envy -- that is really cool.
This car is not just sheet metal and materials like leather.
This car has a soul, it’s like a very, very close friend to me.
My name is Helmut Boening and I drive a 68 ISO Rivolta!