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Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and state-of-the-art sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with a number of concept cars in your 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who originated a family with solid roots in Tuscany as well as the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on their inventions, especially the radio, following which one from the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working with regard to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller associated with experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding five years. His developments there involved the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part regarding Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started by the ex-Ferrari engineers to make 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 up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo often known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for the GT car to possibly be built by another discontented Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards the Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was developed from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette serp. It was the first time I had driven one. It was superior in order to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed four 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 which has a classic De Dion backside suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming by Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based on the shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested through Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) powerplant. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

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The thinking behind Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for opposition. The competition versions with the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or even Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed along with built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance backgrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by a number of big Weber carburettors, giving more than 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied with plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.

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