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Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and superior sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the particular 5300 GT Strada plus 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 the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who got their start in a family with strong roots in Tuscany and the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on the inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 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 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 300 GTO.

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Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part of Automobili Turismo e Hobby (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to make a Formula 1 single seater plus 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 improve a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to be able to GTO specifications. This resulted in this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo often known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to style a V-12 engine for the GT car to possibly be built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that the item be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L as well as A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel body chassis for Iso autos. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT venture which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT seemed to be designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tubing and especially the Corvette serp. It was the first time I had driven 1. It was superior 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 profitable car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion backside suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming by Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based with a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the actual 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and large 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 actual Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable from the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri models were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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The thought of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or even Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium body was designed and 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 last the chassis frame than the Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 400 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built underneath the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the particular 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 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 in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Directly in both years.

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