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Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by ex- Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO electrical engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing autos before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada and also the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ohydrates. r. l., the name was altered to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with many concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who originated a family with powerful roots in Tuscany along with the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on the inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly before joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT automobile development. He worked at Ferrari as a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for five years. His developments there bundled the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari three hundred GTO.

30 Years Parked: 1967 Bizzarrini Strada 5300GT

Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Hobby (ATS)), a company started by the ex-Ferrari engineers to develop a Formula 1 single seater and also a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's financial backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to be able 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 design a V-12 engine for the GT car to possibly be built by another discontented Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and formulated three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel shape 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 originated from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed with the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette engine. It was the very first time that I had driven 1. It was superior in order to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed 4 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 that has a classic De Dion raise 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 has been a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming through Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based on the shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted in 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 using a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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The thinking behind Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed as well as built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings however the engine was moved further in the chassis frame as opposed 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 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

30 Years Parked: 1967 Bizzarrini Strada 5300GT

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

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