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Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by ex - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and advanced sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada and also the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was transformed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with many concept cars in the actual 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was the rich landowner who originated from a family with solid roots in Tuscany along with the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on the inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly before joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller regarding experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari like a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for five years. His developments there integrated the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari two hundred and fifty GTO.

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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part regarding Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater along with a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's fiscal backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to improve a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine to get a GT car to always be built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L in addition to A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel body chassis for Iso automobiles. 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 had been designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette motor. It was the very first time I had driven a single. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but with a more immediate throttle result. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a successful car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion back suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of your brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based on the shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. 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 whole lot larger engines.

The thinking behind Bizzarrini was to operate the 3AL cars for rivalry. The competition versions on the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium body was designed as well as built by Piero Drogo. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by a number of big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered the actual 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.

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