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At the 1968 Geneva Motor Show, Iso introduced a new performance variant of the Grifo model with a much larger engine.

Company director Piero Rivolta had ordered a seven-liter Chevrolet V-8 for his use in powerboat racing, but before long he decided to drop the motor into one of the Grifos.

A preferred customer was persuaded to write a check for the proposed car, and Iso’s engineers set about modifying chassis 201 to accommodate the mammoth big-block engine.


The most distinctive visual change was the addition of a functional pagoda-style hood scoop, which fed air to a four-barrel carburetor.

Featuring a special “7 Litri” badge on the rear pillars, the so-called super Grifo was a smashing success at Geneva, prompting a rush of customer orders.

The 7-Litri has since evolved into one of the...