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Bizzarrini Ersus. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside the 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built few highly developed and advanced sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Notable models include the actual 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ohydrates. r. l., the name was altered 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 in 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 the inventions, especially the radio, following which one with the Livorno Library sections seemed to be named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer within the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo with 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo by 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller connected with experimental, Sports and GT vehicle development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer pertaining to 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 400 GTO.

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Bizzarrini seemed to be fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started through the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater as well as 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 upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to be able to GTO specifications. This resulted in the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also referred to as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design and style a V-12 engine for a GT car to be built by another discontented Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to become too highly strung, and ordered that the idea be detuned.

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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and developed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to develop a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso cars. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT task which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype originated from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT ended up being designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the car or truck and was impressed because of the powerful V8 Corvette engine and the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette powerplant. It was the first-time I had driven one. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but using a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT had been a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful system, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO along with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion backed suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea to get a super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing work 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 vast handmade bodywork. It was the most effective production car tested through Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of 160 mph (260 km/h). Later versions of the actual Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable from the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt later with a great deal larger engines.

1967 Bizzarrini P538 Speedster 23

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

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Close to 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 28 cars were bodied in plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo from Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the actual 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 as well as 1965 Sebring. It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one on the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.

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