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Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. 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 this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who got their start in 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 caused Guglielmo Marconi on the inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer in the University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller associated with experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari as a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for 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 three hundred GTO.

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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part regarding Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started through 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 monetary backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to help GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to layout a V-12 engine for any GT car to possibly be built by another discontented Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that the item be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and formulated three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was created from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta got me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette serps. It was the very first time I had driven 1. It was superior to be able to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT had been a Giugiaro designed four seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a profitable car for ISO having 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine that has a classic De Dion back suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted on the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 having 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) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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The concept of Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminum 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 however the engine was moved further back the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into the driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

All around 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.

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