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Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was transformed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with numerous concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who got their start in a family with strong roots in Tuscany and also the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on their inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Library.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working regarding Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer with regard to five years. His developments there bundled the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari during the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater as well as a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's financial backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to help GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for just a GT car to always be built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that the item be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel framework chassis for Iso autos. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT had been designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette engine. It was the very first time that I had driven one particular. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a effective car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine using a classic De Dion backed suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L had been a monstrous idea for a super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested through Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by way of big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri items were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

A3/C Story

The thought of Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed and also built by Piero Drogo. It was an more boldly designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further last the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into your driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built underneath the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied with plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars inside Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years and also a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.

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