Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by ex - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and innovative sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with several concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who originated a family with robust roots in Tuscany and also the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on their inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer in the University of Pisa inside 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working with regard to 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 with regard 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.
1967 Bizzarrini News Magazine
Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Game (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 fiscal backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to update a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine for any GT car to become built by another unhappy 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 with regard to Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel body chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was developed from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT ended up being designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette serp. It was the new I had driven a single. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but which has a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT ended up being a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a successful car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion backside suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and vast handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested by Autocar Magazine in 1966 having 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 by the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
most rare 1967/68 Bizzarrini Berlinetta quot;Grifoquot; Stradale photocard
The concept of Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for opposition. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or even Corsa. A new lightweight riveted lightweight alloy body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance backgrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further in the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into your driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by 4 big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
Spark Model S0392 Bizzarrini P538 10 Le Mans Practice 1967
All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these up to 29 cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered the particular 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 in addition to 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.
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