Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO electrical engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and superior sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the particular 5300 GT Strada and also the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was altered to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with quite a few concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who came from a family with sturdy roots in Tuscany plus the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly before joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller connected with experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding five years. His developments there involved the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Small Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.
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Bizzarrini seemed to be fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part regarding Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater and also a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's monetary backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to enhance a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to be able to GTO specifications. This resulted in your Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for a GT car to become built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 intended for Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant on the Iso Gordon GT task which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT seemed to be designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the automobile and was impressed with the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tubing and especially the Corvette motor. It was the first time I had driven just one. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle result. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion rear suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea for a super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of this Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) motor. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
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The idea of Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed as well as built by Piero Drogo. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings even so the engine was moved further last the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars with Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and also a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one on the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.
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