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Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by ex - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO electrical engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and innovative sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has been revived with numerous concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who came from a family with robust roots in Tuscany and the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on the inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo coming from 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari like a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer with regard to five years. His developments there involved the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.

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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari during the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Hobby (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater along with 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 improve a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to GTO specifications. This resulted in this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to layout a V-12 engine for just a GT car to be built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that that be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 intended for Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L in addition to A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel framework chassis for Iso vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant on the Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 simply by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the new I had driven just one. It was superior in order to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO using 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion raise suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L had been a monstrous idea for the super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based on a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the actual 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 with a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) motor. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" details bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

MidEngined Show Cars, Prototypes and Concept cars

Thinking about Bizzarrini was to utilize 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed in addition to built by Piero Drogo. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further in the chassis frame as opposed to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by 4 big Weber carburettors, giving more than 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

1968 Bizzarrini Manta Conceptcarz

All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo with Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the particular 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without factory support. A3Cs were one on the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.

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