Ferrari 250 GT SWB and A Bizzarrini GT 5300 Racing At The Spa Classic

Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and advanced sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada and the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has been revived with many concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who originated 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 the 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 in 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo throughout 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working regarding Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining 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 three hundred GTO.

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Bizzarrini seemed to be fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Sport (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 monetary backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to improve a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for the GT car to become built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel framework chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT ended up being designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the vehicle and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube used by the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette engine. It was the very first time I had driven 1. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but with a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed some seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a profitable car for ISO using 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion back suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of this brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based on the shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and vast handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by Autocar Magazine in 1966 having a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) powerplant. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" information bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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The thinking behind Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for rivalry. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an boldy designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings even so the engine was moved further in the chassis frame compared to the Grifo A3L, protruding well into the particular driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and 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 Immediately in both years.

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