This green 1968 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada Alloy was sold for €548

Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer in the 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO professional, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small amount of highly developed and advanced sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 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 has been revived with a number of concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who originated a family with strong 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 or her inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo within 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 development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for 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 300 GTO.

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Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari through the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to make 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 to GTO specifications. This resulted in this Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for the GT car to become built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that the item be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and formulated three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L in addition to A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT task which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was made from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tubing and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the first-time I had driven one particular. It was superior to be able to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle result. 'The Iso Rivolta GT seemed to be a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO using 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine having a classic De Dion raise suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork around pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L seemed to be a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the actual brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini working together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT chassis and was debuted on the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style featuring a handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the best production car tested through Autocar Magazine in 1966 having a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable from the raised "pagoda style" info bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri models were rebuilt later with a whole lot larger engines.

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

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Around 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied inside plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo at Carrozzeria Sports Cars inside Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 without factory support. A3Cs were one with the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.

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