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1908 - 1966

Renzo Rivolta

Renzo Rivolta was born in 1908. His father was in the wood milling industry and owned many properties in Italy and abroad. While looking for a business with a more secure future he came across a little company close to Genua specialized in the production of refrigerators and heaters. This little but modern factory was called Isothermos and Renzo managed to buy it in 1939. During the war he was forced to move the factory to Bresso, because of the bombardments in the Genua area. In Bresso he found an old villa with a large piece of land which was perfect for his needs. He was able to fool the German's for a long time and kept the factory running during the war. He died in 1966.

Isothermos

This is a picture of a heater Isothermos produced and the Isothermos logo.

Piero Rivolta

Iso S4 on Auto Becker stand and Iso's on transportation from Italia to Germany.

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Piero Rivolta took over the Iso company after his father passed away in 1966. One of the first things he did was the introduction of a new version of the Grifo, the Targa, and of a whole new car, the Iso S4. After Iso closed in 1974 he went to America and formed the Rivolta Group. He surprised the automotive press with the introduction of the Grifo 90 in 1992 but it remained a one-off. Today the Rivolta Group is busy in many area's, yachts & boats, design in cooperation with Zagato Italy, architecture & project developing etc. and the Isigo microcar. When will we see the new Iso sportscar? Many are talking about it and some even claim to have seen glimpse of it.

The Iso museum in Florida