Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and advanced sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was transformed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with a number of concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was created in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who came from a family with powerful roots in Tuscany and the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections had been named The Bizzarrini Library.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller regarding experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining to 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 three hundred GTO.
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Bizzarrini had been fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to make a Formula 1 single seater along with 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 update a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine for the GT car to become built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get too highly strung, and ordered that the item be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L along with A3C versions. His work was in order to develop a pressed steel body chassis for Iso vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards the Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was created from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT ended up being designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine and the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette serps. It was the new I had driven a single. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle result. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a successful car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion raise suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea for a super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the actual 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and extensive handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) powerplant. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri items were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
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The concept of Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for rivalry. The competition versions from 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 races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further in the chassis frame as opposed to Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by four big Weber carburettors, giving more than 300 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied with plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years along with a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one on the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.
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