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Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by ex- Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO professional, 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 as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was improved to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has been revived with a number of concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who originated from a family with solid roots in Tuscany as well as the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on his / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer in the University of Pisa inside 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for five years. His developments there bundled the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Limited Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.

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Bizzarrini had been fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part associated with Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started through 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 personal backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order 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 style a V-12 engine for just a GT car to end up being built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get too highly strung, and ordered that that 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 and A3C versions. His work was in order to develop 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 was designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as the rear De Dion tube used by the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tubing and especially the Corvette serp. It was the very first time I had driven one. It was superior to be able to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle result. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed some seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine having a classic De Dion back suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming through Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 that has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" information bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri items were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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The thinking behind Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions on the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminum body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an more boldly designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further last the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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About 29 A3C sport cars were built underneath the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied with plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo with Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the actual 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 in addition to 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.

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