Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside the 1960s founded by former 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 azines. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque continues to be revived with many concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who originated in a family with robust roots in Tuscany plus 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 of the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working regarding Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller associated with experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining to five years. His developments there included the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 300 GTO.
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Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part connected with Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to make 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 up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to 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 to get a GT car to end up being built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and produced three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L along with A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel body chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant for 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 has been designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette serps. It was the very first time I had driven one. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but which has a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a prosperous car for ISO having 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion back suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L had been a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based with a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 having 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) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of 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 idea of Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminum body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an boldy designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings even so the engine was moved further last the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by four big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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About 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the particular 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.
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