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 a small number of highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 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 continues to be revived with numerous concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who came from a family with robust roots in Tuscany along with the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one in the Livorno Library sections had been named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer in the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly before joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller associated with experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for 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 300 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 Sport (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single seater as well as 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 improve a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to help GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for a GT car to end up being built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that the item be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and produced three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L in addition to 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 originated from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed with the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette engine. It was the very first time I had driven 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 human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a effective car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion raise suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork more than pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and extensive handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 with a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable with the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri products were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.
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The thought of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions with the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance backgrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further last the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by four big Weber carburettors, giving more than 300 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied inside plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 in addition to 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one from the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.
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