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Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO professional, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and superior sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the particular 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ohydrates. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with numerous concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who originated in a family with strong 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 his / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working with regard to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding five years. His developments there included the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Small Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.

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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari during the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part regarding Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to produce a Formula 1 single seater as well as 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 improve a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for just a GT car to end up being built by another discontented Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that the idea be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel body chassis for Iso vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT venture which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was developed from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT had been designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta got me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette motor. It was the first time I had driven just one. It was superior to be able to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but which has a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed four seater with beautiful human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a prosperous car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine that has a classic De Dion backed suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork more than pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the best production car tested by Autocar Magazine in 1966 that has a top speed of one hundred sixty 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 from the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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Thinking about Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or maybe Corsa. A new lightweight riveted lightweight alloy body was designed and also built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings even so the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the particular driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by 4 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 underneath the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars inside Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered this 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 with no factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.

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