Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and innovative sport and racing autos before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada and also the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with many concept cars in the actual 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who came from a family with robust roots in Tuscany along with 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 with the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller connected with 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 included the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Small 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 regarding Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started through 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 personal backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to GTO specifications. This resulted in the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for just a 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 the item be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and produced three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was developed from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine and the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette serp. It was the very first time that I had driven just one. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT had been a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a effective car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine using a classic De Dion backed suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of your brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based on a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and vast handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested through Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
The concept of Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or even Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an more boldly designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by a number of big Weber carburettors, giving more than 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built underneath the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and also a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.
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