Scale model sculpture created for the launch of the Grifo 90 – ISO GRIFO: A WORK OF ART! – like a full-size vintage Grifo is a rare collectible.

ISO GRIFO: A WORK OF ART!

At a press conference In Modena, Italy on June 12th, 1991, IsoRivolta’s Piero Rivolta announced the return of Grifo nameplate and revealed the styling buck for the 1993 Grifo 90. A front/mid engine Supercar powered by a Corvette DOHC LT5 engine; the Grifo 90 was the successor to the legendary Iso Grifo GT of the 1960s-1970s.

For the press and investor reveal of the new Supercar, Rivolta commissioned local Modena artist/sculptor, Mimmo Francia to create a ceramic sculpture of a black vintage Grifo II – ISO GRIFO: A WORK OF ART! – 17 ½ inches long, weighing 15-plus pounds. A total of 800 were produced, each signed and numbered by the artist.

I was handling PR and media relations for Piero Rivolta in North America at the time and attended the event. My sculpture, signed and numbered “121 of 800”, complete with illustrated booklet of Francia’s work, gift card from IsoRivolta, and its gift/presentation box is for sale. Also included are press invitation list, event invitation letters in Italian & English, actual invitation card, and two color photos of the reveal of the Grifo 90.

ISO GRIFO: A WORK OF ART!

ISO GRIFO: A WORK OF ART! Condition: Mint. Price: $1,750 plus insured shipping (within USA only) costs. For more information, please contact: MLSchorr@Verizon.Net