Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO electrical engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and innovative sport and racing autos before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada and also the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was improved to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with quite a few concept cars in the actual 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who originated a family with powerful roots in Tuscany as well as the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on the inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari like a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding five years. His developments there incorporated the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari two hundred and fifty GTO.
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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single seater and also a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's personal backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to be able to GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo often known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for any GT car to always be built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L in addition to A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was developed from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the vehicle and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette serp. It was the first-time I had driven a single. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but with a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed some seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine that has a classic De Dion rear suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based on a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted on the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style featuring a handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested through Autocar Magazine in 1966 that has a top speed of 160 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) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable from the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri models were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
All photos by Roger B. Hirschland, except the Pebble Beach photo.
Thinking about Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed along with built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame as opposed to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by 4 big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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Close to 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied with plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.
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