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Bizzarrini Azines. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by ex - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and advanced sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini s. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with numerous concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was some sort of rich landowner who originated a family with solid 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 or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Library.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly just before joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working regarding Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari as being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for five years. His developments there involved 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 seemed to be fired by Ferrari during the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part connected with Automobili Turismo e Game (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater and a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's fiscal 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 this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for just a GT car to become built by another unhappy Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine being too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 intended for 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 shape chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to 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 seemed to be designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette engine. It was the first time I had driven just one. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle response. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed four seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a effective car for ISO together with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion rear suspension design with forced steel monocoque bodywork in excess of pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the click in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming through Lusso. The result of your brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini functioning together, it was based with a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style which consists of handsome low and wide handmade bodywork. It was the quickest 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 way of big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) motor. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" information bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri products were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

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

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About 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars with Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the 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 in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.

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