Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by ex- Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and advanced sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada and the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was transformed 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 any rich landowner who came from a family with robust roots in Tuscany and also 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 with the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo throughout 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working for 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 for five years. His developments there bundled 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 had been fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to produce a Formula 1 single seater along with 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 update a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to help GTO specifications. This resulted in your Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo often known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to layout a V-12 engine for a GT car to possibly be built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso autos. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant for the Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT seemed to be designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette serp. It was the very first time I had driven one. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO using 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine having a classic De Dion backside suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L had been a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming by Lusso. The result of this brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based with a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style featuring a handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 having a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) powerplant. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" information bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri products were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
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The concept of Bizzarrini was to operate the 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions with the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted lightweight alloy body was designed along with built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame compared to the Grifo A3L, protruding well into your driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras 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 beneath the ISO name. Five of these up to 29 cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one on the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.
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