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Bizzarrini Utes. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and sophisticated sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include the particular 5300 GT Strada and also the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was changed to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque has become revived with a number of concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was blessed in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who got their start in a family with powerful 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 from the Livorno Library sections had been named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa within 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1957. He began working pertaining to Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller connected with 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 bundled the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Quick Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 400 GTO.

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Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari in the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part regarding Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to make a Formula 1 single seater and 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 to help GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo generally known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for just a GT car to always be built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get 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 in addition to A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel figure chassis for Iso cars and trucks. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant for the Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype got its start from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car and was impressed through the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube useful for the GT:'Rivolta experienced me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion tube and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the new I had driven just one. It was superior to help Ferrari's engines, having the same power but with a more immediate throttle result. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful human body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO using 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine with a classic De Dion raise suspension design with pressed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the press in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea for a super coupé, the L coming coming from Lusso. The result of the particular brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted in the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and vast handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested by means of Autocar Magazine in 1966 that has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by way of big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable from the raised "pagoda style" information bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.

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Thinking about Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions with the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an boldy designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further the government financial aid the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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All around 29 A3C sport cars were built beneath ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied throughout plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars inside Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered your 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 along with 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years as well as a 9th overall in 1965 with no factory support. A3Cs were one of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Straight in both years.

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