Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and innovative sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ohydrates. r. l., the name was improved to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque continues to be revived with a number of concept cars in your 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who got their start in a family with solid roots in Tuscany and also the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Collection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly before joining Alfa Romeo throughout 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 automobile development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer regarding five years. His developments there included the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 300 GTO.
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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part connected with Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started by 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 economic backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to enhance a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for a GT car to become built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L along with A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT ended up being designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the vehicle and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine and the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette motor. It was the first time I had driven one particular. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT had been a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a profitable car for ISO together with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion raise suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L had been a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of this brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serps. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri items were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
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The idea of Bizzarrini was to use the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminum body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further last the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by four big Weber carburettors, giving more than 300 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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Close to 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 without the need of factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.
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