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Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and advanced sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with quite a few concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was the rich landowner who got their start in a family with solid roots in Tuscany and also the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on the inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller regarding experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining to five years. His developments there integrated the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Limited Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.

1965 ISO Grifo Conceptcarz

Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Hobby (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to build 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 upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo often known as 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 not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L in addition to A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel frame chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT had been designed in 1960 simply by 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 experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the first-time I had driven a single. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a profitable car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine having a classic De Dion backside suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based on the shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style featuring a handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of this Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serps. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.

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The idea of Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions from 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 in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further last the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by 4 big Weber carburettors, giving more than 300 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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About 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 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 Right in both years.

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