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Bizzarrini Ohydrates. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by ex- Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada and also 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 quite a few concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who came from a family with robust roots in Tuscany along with the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on their inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller associated with experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari like a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer with regard to five years. His developments there incorporated the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Limited Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari two hundred and fifty GTO.

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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to produce a Formula 1 single seater as well as 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 enhance a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to help GTO specifications. This resulted in your Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine for just a GT car to always be built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was in order to develop a pressed steel body 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 got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine and the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette motor. It was the very first time that I had driven one. It was superior in order to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but which has a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT had been a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO having 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion back suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming through Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style featuring a handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the speediest production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered by the 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 devices were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.

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The concept of Bizzarrini was to operate the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions on the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings even so the engine was moved further last the chassis frame compared to the Grifo A3L, protruding well into the driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built underneath the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered the actual 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 along with a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.

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