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Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and state-of-the-art sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include the particular 5300 GT Strada plus 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 this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was the rich landowner who got their start in a family with solid roots in Tuscany and also the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on his / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working regarding Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT vehicle development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer for five years. His developments there integrated the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 300 GTO.

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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to make a Formula 1 single seater plus a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's financial backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to up grade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT in order to GTO specifications. This resulted in your Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine to get a GT car to become built by another dissatisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine for being too highly strung, and ordered that the idea be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and produced three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel framework chassis for Iso vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant for 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 had been designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the automobile and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette engine. It was the first time I had driven one. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed a number of seater with beautiful 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 that has a classic De Dion back suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork above pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted on the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested through 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) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable because of the raised "pagoda style" information bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri models were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

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The concept of Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for opposition. The competition versions of the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or perhaps Corsa. A new lightweight riveted lightweight alloy body was designed along with built by Piero Drogo. It was an boldy designed machine, oriented to endurance races. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into your driver's cabin, fitted with hot cameras and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 300 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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About 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo with Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the particular 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 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 of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Right in both years.

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