Bizzarrini Ohydrates. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer inside the 1960s founded by previous Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO professional, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built limited highly developed and superior sport and racing vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include your 5300 GT Strada as well as the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini utes. r. l., the name was altered to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with a number of concept cars in the particular 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was given birth to in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was any rich landowner who came from a family with strong 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 / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one of the Livorno Library sections was named The Bizzarrini Stockpile.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer inside the University of Pisa throughout 1953. He taught briefly previous to joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1957. He began working regarding Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT auto development. He worked at Ferrari to be a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer with regard to five years. His developments there involved the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Limited Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari two hundred and fifty GTO.
Bizzarrini ended up being fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part connected with 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 personal 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 the actual 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 the GT car to be built by another discontented Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that the idea be detuned.
Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada 1966 Flickr Photo Sharing!
Bizzarrini worked since 1964 pertaining to Iso Rivolta and designed three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and also A3C versions. His work was to produce a pressed steel body chassis for Iso vehicles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant for the Iso Gordon GT undertaking which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype originated from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT had been designed in 1960 by means of Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the auto and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine and also the rear De Dion tube used by the GT:'Rivolta had me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion conduit and especially the Corvette serps. It was the very first time I had driven one particular. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but having a more immediate throttle reply. 'The Iso Rivolta GT was 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 that has a classic De Dion back suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame framework. Unveiled to the mass media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L was a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming via Lusso. The result of your 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 your 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered by the big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) serp. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri items were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
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The concept of Bizzarrini was to make use of the 3AL cars for levels of competition. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium lightweight body was designed as well as built by Piero Drogo. It was an aggressively designed machine, oriented to endurance backrounds. It uses normal ISO underpinnings nevertheless the engine was moved further the government financial aid the chassis frame compared to the Grifo A3L, protruding well into this driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by 4 big Weber carburettors, giving more than four hundred bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
1966 Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300 03 Flickr Photo Sharing!
All around 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these 29 cars were bodied inside plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo on Carrozzeria Sports Cars with Modena. A3Cs were widely competed. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 Le 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 without any factory support. A3Cs were one of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Immediately in both years.
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