Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by ex - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and superior sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada and the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque continues to be revived with quite a few concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was the rich landowner who came from a family with robust roots in Tuscany plus 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 of the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer in the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly prior to 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 associated with experimental, Sports and GT vehicle development. He worked at Ferrari like a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for 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.
Iso A3/C Bizzarrini Race Car No. 0214/0210. Mike Clarke photo provided
Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single seater plus 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 enhance a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also referred to as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to style a V-12 engine for the GT car to become built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine being too highly strung, and ordered that the item 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 and also A3C versions. His work was in order to develop a pressed steel framework chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT had been designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette engine. It was the first time I had driven 1. It was superior to be able to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle result. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a successful car for ISO having 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion back suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming through Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based with a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 with a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) motor. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable with the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.
Iso Grifo A3C of Silvio Moser and Mario Casoni. They failed to finish
The thought of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium body was designed and also built by Piero Drogo. It was an boldy designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further in the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by 4 big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
1965 Bizzarrini A3C Is 100 Percent Restored and Ready to Race
All around 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years along with a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one from the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.
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