Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by ex- Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and superior sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque continues to be revived with several concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was the rich landowner who originated a family with strong roots in Tuscany plus the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on his inventions, especially the radio, following which one in the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Library.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo inside 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving 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 (Brief Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.
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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part associated with Automobili Turismo e Hobby (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single seater and also 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 up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you 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 layout a V-12 engine for a GT car to always be built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L along with A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel frame chassis for Iso autos. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT challenge 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 through Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette powerplant. 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 that has a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a prosperous car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine using a classic De Dion raise suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L had been a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based on the shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style using its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested by Autocar Magazine in 1966 having a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the particular Grifo were powered by way of big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri products were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.
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Thinking about Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for rivalry. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or maybe Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed along with built by Piero Drogo. It was an more boldly designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame versus Grifo A3L, protruding well into your 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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About 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied inside plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.
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