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Bizzarrini Ohydrates. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and superior sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada along with the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini azines. r. l., the name was improved to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with quite a few concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who got their start in a family with sturdy 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 / her 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 within 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo via 1954 to 1957. He began working with regard to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller regarding experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for five years. His developments there bundled 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 has been fired by Ferrari during the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part connected with Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to develop a Formula 1 single seater as well as 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 in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for just a GT car to always be built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that this be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel frame chassis for Iso autos. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant on the Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was created from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the automobile and was impressed with the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube used by the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette motor. It was the very first time that I had driven one particular. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT has been a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine that has a classic De Dion raise suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming by Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested simply by Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by 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 thinking behind Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or even Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed as well as built by Piero Drogo. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame as opposed to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 300 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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Close to 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these twenty nine cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars throughout Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered this 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without the need of factory support. A3Cs were one from the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.

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