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Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside the 1960s founded by ex - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO electrical engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and advanced sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was transformed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with many concept cars in the actual 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who originated from a family with sturdy roots in Tuscany and also 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 with the Livorno Library sections had been named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly before joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller connected with experimental, Sports and GT vehicle development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for five years. His developments there included the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Limited Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to make a Formula 1 single seater as well as a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's economic 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 referred to as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine for just a GT car to become built by another disappointed 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 formulated 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 vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards the Iso Gordon GT venture which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the new I had driven one particular. It was superior to be able to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a prosperous car for ISO together with 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 framework. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea for a super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of your brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based with a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted on the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 with a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serps. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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The concept of Bizzarrini was to operate the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame versus 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).

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

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