Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by ex- Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and advanced sport and racing autos before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque may be revived with quite a few concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who originated a family with strong roots in Tuscany along with the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Selection.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa inside 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for 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 included 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 regarding Automobili Turismo e Activity (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to develop a Formula 1 single seater along with 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 help GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine to get a GT car to end up being built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 with regard to Iso Rivolta and formulated three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel frame chassis for Iso vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT had been designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the vehicle and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine as well as the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tv and especially the Corvette serps. It was the very first time I had driven one. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine having a classic De Dion rear suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame chassis. 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 through Lusso. The result of your brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised this 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and extensive handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 having a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of this Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri products were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.
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The thinking behind Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for opposition. The competition versions on the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or maybe Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium body was designed along with built by Piero Drogo. It was an more boldly designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied with plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years along with a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.
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