Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO professional, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and advanced sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini azines. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque continues to be revived with several concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was created in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who came from a family with powerful roots in Tuscany plus the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Library.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa with 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller of experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari as being 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 (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari two hundred and fifty GTO.
Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part associated with Automobili Turismo e Hobby (ATS)), a company started from the ex-Ferrari engineers to make a Formula 1 single seater as well as 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 update a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo often known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine to get a GT car to become built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.
Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and formulated three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L in addition to A3C versions. His work was to formulate a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT project which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was created from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT seemed to be designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine and the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tubing and especially the Corvette serps. It was the very first time that I had driven a single. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT ended up being a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO together with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion back suspension design with pushed steel monocoque bodywork more than pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming by Lusso. The result of this brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted at the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 that has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) powerplant. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri items were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
The concept of Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for competitors. The competition versions from the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted alloy body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an boldy designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame as opposed to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the particular driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by four big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
Around 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath the ISO name. Five of these up to 29 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. 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 with no factory support. A3Cs were one from the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.
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