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Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and superior sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 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 been revived with numerous concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who originated from a family with powerful roots in Tuscany plus the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on their inventions, especially the radio, following which one from the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa inside 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT car or truck 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 (Small Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.

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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part connected with Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started by the ex-Ferrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single seater along with 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 up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to style a V-12 engine for any GT car to become built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.

Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and formulated three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant for the Iso Gordon GT venture which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was created from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT seemed to be designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube used for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette serp. It was the first-time I had driven 1. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but with a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a effective car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion back suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L had been a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming by Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based on a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered by way of big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) powerplant. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri products were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

The concept of Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions on the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or even Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed as well as built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame compared to the Grifo A3L, protruding well into the particular driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built underneath the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied inside plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars inside Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years and also a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one from the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.

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