Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO electrical engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and innovative sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has been revived with many concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who came from a family with powerful 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 his inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller connected with experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for five years. His developments there involved the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.
Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part connected with Automobili Turismo e Hobby (ATS)), a company started by the ex-Ferrari engineers to make 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 improve a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to GTO specifications. This resulted in the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for the GT car to possibly be built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.
right with Giotto Bizzarrini and the elegant Iso Rivolta GT 2+2
Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to develop 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 originated from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube used for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette motor. It was the first time I had driven a single. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but with a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT had been a Giugiaro designed some seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a effective car for ISO having 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion backside suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of this brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the best production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri models were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
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The idea of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed along with built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by 4 big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
Oneofseven Bizzarrini to emerge from Simeone Museum for Collector
All around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied with plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo with Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one from the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.
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