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Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by ex - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and state-of-the-art sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with a number of concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who got their start in a family with solid roots in Tuscany as well as the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on his or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one from the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding 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 two hundred and fifty GTO.

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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to produce a Formula 1 single seater plus a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's economic backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to update a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for any 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 the item be detuned.

Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was in order to develop a pressed steel body chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant for the Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was created from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed with the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube used by the GT:'Rivolta got me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette serp. It was the first time I had driven just one. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a profitable car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion rear suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working 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 having its handsome low and extensive handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

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The thought of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions on the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted lightweight alloy body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further the government financial aid the chassis frame compared to the Grifo A3L, protruding well into the particular driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by four big Weber carburettors, giving more than 400 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.

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