Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO professional, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and state-of-the-art sport and racing autos before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ohydrates. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with a number of concept cars in your 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was created in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who came from a family with strong roots in Tuscany plus 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 with the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT vehicle development. He worked at Ferrari as a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining to five years. His developments there incorporated 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 has been fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater and also a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's monetary 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 generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to layout a V-12 engine for just a GT car to possibly be built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L along with A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel figure 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 was developed from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the automobile and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette engine. It was the new I had driven one. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed four seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a successful car for ISO together with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion backside suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the 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 coming from Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of this Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) powerplant. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
1968 Bizzarrini 5300 SI Spyder Images. Photo: 67BizzarriniSpyderSI
The thought of Bizzarrini was to operate the 3AL cars for opposition. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an boldy designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into your 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 underneath the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied inside plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years along with a 9th overall in 1965 without factory support. A3Cs were one of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.
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