Bizzarrini Ohydrates. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO professional, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and superior sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ohydrates. r. l., the name was improved to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has been revived with numerous concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who originated in a family with strong 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 had been named The Bizzarrini Collection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside University of Pisa inside 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working regarding Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari like 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 (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.
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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Game (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 economic 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 your Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also referred to as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for just a GT car to be built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel body chassis for Iso autos. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT venture which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as 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 serp. It was the very first time that I had driven just one. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT ended up being a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a successful car for ISO having 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine that has a classic De Dion raise suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame chassis. 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 this brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 with a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by way of big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" information bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri items were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.
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Thinking about Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for competition. 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 events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further last the chassis frame compared to the 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 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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About 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout 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 The Mans class win in both years and also a 9th overall in 1965 without the need of factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.
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