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Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was altered to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with many concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who originated from a family with robust 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 his or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Collection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer in the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari as a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding five years. His developments there bundled the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Quick Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

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Bizzarrini had been fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to build 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 to be able to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for a GT car to become built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.

Bizzarrini worked since 1964 intended for Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel frame chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT seemed to be designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube used for the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette serp. It was the very first time that I had driven one particular. It was superior in order to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed some seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine having a classic De Dion backed suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of your brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

The idea of Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions with the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings even so the engine was moved further the government financial aid the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by some 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 underneath the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the particular 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 without the need of factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Directly in both years.

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