This ultra-rare Iso Lele Marlboro Coupé is one of a limited edition of only five such cars ordered in 1973 by the Philip Morris Tobacco Company, whose Marlboro brand was sponsoring Iso’s Formula 1 team at the time.

Frank Williams supplied Iso’s F1 cars, which were powered by the ubiquitous Ford-Cosworth DFV engine, while a lengthy driver line-up included Howden Ganley, Nanni Galli, Jackie Pretorious, Henri Pescarolo, Graham McRae, Gijs Van Lennep, Tim Schenken and Jacky Ickx.

The team’s best results in its 1973 debut season were two 6th place finishes: for Ganley in Canada and Van Lennep in Holland.

While Marlboro would go on to enjoy a lengthy and productive association with Formula 1, Iso’s involvement lasted for only one more season.

The team pulled out at the end of 1974, its best results that year having come from Arturo Merzario, who bagged a 4th place in Italy and a 6th in South Africa.

Lighter and more powerful than the standard Lele from which they were developed, the fiv...