Le Mans 1967 Bizzarrini P538

Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer from the 1960s founded by past Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO industrial engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built a small number of highly developed and superior sport and racing motor vehicles before failing in 1969. Notable models include this 5300 GT Strada along with 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 numerous concept cars in this 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was delivered in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a rich landowner who originated a family with strong roots in Tuscany along with the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had worked with Guglielmo Marconi on his / her inventions, especially the radio, following which one in the Livorno Library sections ended up being named The Bizzarrini Library.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly prior to joining Alfa Romeo within 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT automobile development. He worked at Ferrari being a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer with regard to five years. His developments there included the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

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Bizzarrini has been fired by Ferrari over the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part involving Automobili Turismo e Sports activity (ATS)), a company started with the ex-Ferrari engineers to make a Formula 1 single seater plus 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 enhance a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT to GTO specifications. This resulted in the particular Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to style a V-12 engine for just a GT car to always be built by another disappointed Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to be too highly strung, and ordered that it be detuned.

Track Monster: 1965 Bizzarrini 5300GT Corsa

Bizzarrini worked since 1964 intended for Iso Rivolta and produced three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L along with A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant towards Iso Gordon GT challenge which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype originated from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT seemed to be designed in 1960 by simply Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the automobile and was impressed from the powerful V8 Corvette engine and the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta received me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette serps. It was the very first time that I had driven a single. It was superior for you to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but which has a more immediate throttle reaction. 'The Iso Rivolta GT ended up being a Giugiaro designed several seater with beautiful physique, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO together with 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine which has a classic De Dion back suspension design with constrained steel monocoque bodywork more than pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the push in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L has been a monstrous idea for any super coupé, the L coming from Lusso. The result of the brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini doing the job together, it was based using a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted for the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the 1960s Italian style having its handsome low and broad handmade bodywork. It was the quickest production car tested by Autocar Magazine in 1966 using a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of this Grifo were powered with a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable by the raised "pagoda style" scoop bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri devices were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.

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The thought of Bizzarrini was to utilize the 3AL cars for opposition. The competition versions with the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or maybe Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an in a hostile manner designed machine, oriented to endurance events. It uses normal ISO underpinnings but the engine was moved further back in the chassis frame than the Grifo A3L, protruding well into the actual driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by some big Weber carburettors, giving more than 600 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).

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All-around 29 A3C sport cars were built within the ISO name. Five of these 30 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo with Carrozzeria Sports Cars within Modena. A3Cs were widely raced. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 Le Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 and also 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years plus a 9th overall in 1965 without having factory support. A3Cs were one in the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Direct in both years.

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