Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and advanced sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada and also the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was altered to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque continues to be revived with a number of concept cars in your 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who originated from a family with solid roots in Tuscany plus the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on their inventions, especially the radio, following which one in the Livorno Library sections had been named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari as being 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 (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari three hundred GTO.
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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started by 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 monetary 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 called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for any GT car to become built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to 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 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube used by the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the very first time I had driven 1. It was superior in order to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a prosperous car for ISO together with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion rear suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for a super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based with a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style featuring a handsome low and extensive handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serps. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
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The thought of Bizzarrini was to operate the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps 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 contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to the Grifo A3L, protruding well into the particular driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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Close to 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.
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