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Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 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 cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was transformed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with quite a few concept cars in your 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who originated from a family with sturdy 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 their inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Collection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer in the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly before joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller regarding experimental, Sports and GT automobile development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for five years. His developments there incorporated the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 300 GTO.

Bizzarrini had been fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part associated with Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater as well as 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 update a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine to get a GT car to end up being built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine being too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards the Iso Gordon GT task which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT ended up being designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube used by the GT:'Rivolta got me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tubing and especially the Corvette serp. It was the very first time I had driven one particular. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT ended up being a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful system, 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 back suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based on a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 with a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) motor. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri models were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

The concept of Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed and also built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings however the engine was moved further last the chassis frame as opposed to Grifo A3L, protruding well into your driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath ISO name. Five of these up to 29 cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.

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