Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and advanced sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was improved to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with a number of concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who originated a family with sturdy roots in Tuscany plus the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one from the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside University of Pisa inside 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT vehicle development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for five years. His developments there bundled the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Small Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 300 GTO.
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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part associated with Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single seater and a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's personal 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 often known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to style a V-12 engine for a GT car to become built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel frame chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT had been designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette serps. It was the first time I had driven 1. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT ended up being a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO using 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine using a classic De Dion backed suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based on a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serps. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri models were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
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The concept of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions with 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 strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further in the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into the driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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About 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars inside Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered your 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 in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Directly in both years.
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