Bizzarrini GT Europa 1900 SOLD 1967

Bizzarrini Ersus. 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 superior sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini azines. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with a number of concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who came from a family with solid roots in Tuscany and 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 in the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Collection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa inside 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo throughout 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working with regard to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller associated with experimental, Sports and GT car or truck development. He worked at Ferrari as a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding five years. His developments there involved 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 has been fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started by the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater along with 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 update a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to GTO specifications. This resulted in this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to style a V-12 engine for any GT car to always be built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso vehicles. 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 has been designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as the rear De Dion tube used for the GT:'Rivolta got me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette serp. It was the very first time that I had driven 1. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a effective car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine having a classic De Dion back suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based on a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted on the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and extensive handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable with the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.

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The idea of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions with the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance backgrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into your driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by a number of big Weber carburettors, giving more than 300 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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About 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one on the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.

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