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Bizzarrini Utes. 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 few highly developed and state-of-the-art sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with a number of concept cars in your 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who originated from a family with robust roots in Tuscany and also the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on their inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo throughout 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working with regard to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT automobile development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining to five years. His developments there incorporated the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Brief 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 connected with Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started through 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 monetary backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to be able to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo often known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for the GT car to possibly be built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine being too highly strung, and ordered that the idea be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was in order to develop a pressed steel body chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was developed from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine plus the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette serps. It was the first-time I had driven a single. It was superior to be able to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO having 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion back suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised your 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by Autocar Magazine in 1966 having a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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Thinking about Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for opposition. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione as well as Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed and also built by Piero Drogo. It was an strongly designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings even so the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than 400 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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Close to 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied inside plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. 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 with no factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Directly in both years.

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