Some of the greatest Italian GT cars have come from the most unusual beginnings, but it is difficult to beat the origins of Iso, born from a company that first manufactured household appliances—namely refrigerators—and later the Isetta microcar.

Yet against all odds Iso built a truly marvelous driver’s machine, combining sleek Italian design by Bertone with the unrestrained American power of a Corvette V-8.

The Grifo was one of the world’s fastest production cars of its time, with a top speed upwards of 140 mph.

Its production run of what is believed to be just 330 Series I examples made it quite sought-after when new and it remains so today.

The car offered here was built with the 350-horsepower, 327-cubic-inch Hi-Po V-8, Borg-Warner four-speed manual transmission, 3.07:1 rear axle, air conditioning, and ZF quick-ratio steering box.

Following completion on 21 March 1967 it was delivered to its original owner in Italy.

According to an Iso Grifo registry publication, it was the ca...