1973 Iso Rivolta Lele

The Iso Lele was designed as a 2+2 configuration model that filled the gap between the two seater Grifo and the four door Fidia. The Lele used a 5.7 litre Cleveland V8 and was offered with either manual or automatic transmission. Giugiaro of Bertone styled the Lele, and the car was named after Lele , Piero Rivolta wife . A mere 185 examples were produced in total and of these 49 were imported as right-hand drive.

Chassis number 5001890 is the thirteenth of 49 right-hand drive cars and was first registered on 6th August 1973. There is an extremely substantial history file going right back to the original lady owner with letters to and from the Iso concessionaires, showing a part exchange for a Rover. There are even original cuttings from The Times, where the first owner saw the Lele and subsequently spent £8,000 buying it. The history file also substantiates this car's excellent condition. Over £20,000 has been spent on the body, interior and mechanics alone since 2004.

This delightful automatic Iso Lele has had only two previous owners, covered 46,000 miles from new and is beautifully presented in dark blue with cream leather interior. Rare, effortlessly fast, Italian four seat GT with Bertone body and the reliability of a large American V8 engine, classic car ownership simply doesn't get much better.