Bizzarrini Ohydrates. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini azines. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with many concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was the 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 / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one from the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Library.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working with regard to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller connected with experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for five years. His developments there involved the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Small Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.
1966 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada Samuel Laurence
Bizzarrini seemed to be fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single seater and a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's financial backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to be able to GTO specifications. This resulted in your Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to layout 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 get too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.
Exceedingly rare low production example with aluminum bodywork and
Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel frame chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant on 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 had been designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the first time I had driven just one. It was superior in order to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a successful car for ISO together with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion backside suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of this brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the actual 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 that has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable with 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 make use of the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or even Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an more boldly designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though 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 some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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All around 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath the ISO name. Five of these up to 29 cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars inside Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years and also a 9th overall in 1965 without the need of factory support. A3Cs were one of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Directly in both years.
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