Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada and the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was altered to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with quite a few concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was the rich landowner who originated in a family with strong 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 his / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Collection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT vehicle development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining to 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 400 GTO.
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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part associated with Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to build 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 in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in this 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 a GT car to end up being built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso autos. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant on the Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT ended up being designed in 1960 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tubing and especially the Corvette engine. It was the very first time I had driven one particular. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed four 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 backside suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the push 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 the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based on the shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and vast handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 having a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) motor. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
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The idea of Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for rivalry. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance backgrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further the government financial aid the chassis frame as opposed to Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo with Carrozzeria Sports Cars with Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Directly in both years.
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