Bizzarrini

Bizzarrini S.p.A. was an automotive producer in the '60s. Started by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini, the firm built a little amount of complex and highly-developed sport and racing autos before failing

in 1969.

The Bizzarrini marque is revived with a variety of concept vehicles in the 2000s.

Giotto Bizzarrini

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His dad was a wealthy landowner who came from the great family with town of Livorno and also strong roots in Tuscany.

1959 GT Boano

He started working for Ferrari in 1957, finally becoming controller of GT auto development and experimental, Athletics. Chief engineer for five years, and he worked at Ferrari as a designer, developer, proficient test-driver. His developments there contained the Ferrari 250 GT SW, the Ferrari 250 TR, and the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.

Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari throughout the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became a part of Automobili Turismo e Sport, a business started by the exFerrari engineers to create a Formula 1 single-seater plus a GT sport car, the A.T.S. Serenissima.

This led to the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also called the "Breadvan".

Bizzarrini's engineering business, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to create a V-12 engine to get a GT car to be constructed by another disgruntled Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini regarded the motor to be too highly-strung, and ordered it be detuned.

Iso Rivolta

Bizzarrini worked since 1964 for Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Grifo both A3L, Iso Rivolta GT and A3C variants. His work was supposed to create a pressed-steel frame chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as adviser for the Iso Gordon GT job which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype was created in the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT was created in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini analyzed the auto and was astonished by the smooth strong V8 Corvette engine and also the back De Dion tube used for the GT:

'Rivolta had me examine the prototype. I enjoyed its De Dion tube and particularly the Corvette motor. It was time I'd pushed one. It was better than Ferrari's engines, having equal energy but with an even more immediate throttle response.'

Iso Rivolta GT was a Giugiaro designed four-seater with handling, speed, comfort and amazing body. Iso Rivolta GT was a vehicle for ISO, with 799 units sold. Run by a 327ci V8 Chevrolet Corvette motor with a vintage de Dion rear suspension design with pressedsteel monocoque bodywork over press steel-frame chassis.

The Iso Grifo A3L was a grotesque notion for a coupe, the L via Lusso. The Grifo epitomised the Italian 1960s design with his attractive broad and low handmade bodywork. Later variants of the Grifo were powered with a large block Chevrolet Corvette 350 bhp engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable from the raised "pagoda design" scoop bonnet. A few of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri units were rebuilt after with even larger engines.

The notion of Bizzarrini was going to use the 3AL automobiles for contest. A fresh lightweight riveted aluminum body was designed and constructed by Piero Drogo.

A3Cs were broadly raced. A3Cs were among the quickest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne straight in both years.

Bizzarrini Racing

Giotto Bizzarrini was a passionate race-car designer and contractor. Likely among the sources of discrepancy between Renzo Rivolta and Giotto Bizzarrini was Bizzarrini's need to construct race cars and Renzo Rivolta's need to construct top quality GT cars and family transport cars. They determined to part ways in 1964.

The low-light for Bizzarrini should definitely are the Sebring 12 Hours on March 27, 1965 where both Iso/Bizzarrini cars were greatly crashed and totaled.

C. Rino Argento assisted Bizzarrini handle the cars through that horrible week in June 1965 at Sebring. He's written a comprehensive report of such week that was initially printed within the Griffon, the journal of the Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club.

Vehicle No. 8, driven by Silvio Moser, went off course because of brake failure and crashed into a VW bus. Thankfully nobody was hurt but the vehicle was a complete reduction.

The car divide directly behind the Mike Gammino and driver didn't realize how close he came to being killed until he stepped from the vehicle.

The well-known California race-car builder, Max Balchowsky, was also at Sebring assisting the Bizzarrini group. He took all of the pieces of the two Iso/Bizzarrini cars back to his store in Southern California with the aim to construct one Iso/Bizzarrini in the pieces of both ruined automobiles. This recreated Iso/Bizzarrini race-car hasn't been seen again.

There clearly was a ending for the week; a plane crash killed Bizzarrini and Iso assistant, Mitch Michelmore and his son because they were on the way back to California. Michelmore "had a Chevrolet car dealer in Reseda, California and he had offered many Iso Rivoltas; he was excited concerning the vehicles and interested within the racing model and was seriously regarding a sales activity about them within this nation" based on C. Rino Argento.

Argento summed up the week, "This was the ending of a dreadful week and also the pain was excruciating for me, the coordinator of the experience! In great part due to my initiative and preparing each one of these people had congregated at Sebring for what was imagined to become a pleasure, interesting, successful, and lucrative race and it proved to become a individual and material catastrophe!"

Bizzarrini also managed a scaleddown 5300 GT project. Created for GMOpel, it was according to Opel 1900 platform. Bizzarrini's suggestion was more competitive and good looking. It ended up being a babylooking 5300 GT. The creation Opel GT was was less competitive but still amazing and created by factory stylists. Bizzarrini then determined to create himself to the vehicle. Around 17 prototypes were finished. The automobile is formally named as the Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa. Any of those vehicles has a barchetta body. Some vehicles are run by 1300 and 1600 four-cylinder engines sourced from General Motors, Alfa Romeo and FIAT. There's just a highly-developed racing version with SPICA fuel-injection system.

1967 Bizzarrini P538

The custombuilt Bizzarrini Manta

This ultra-low barchetta raced in the 1966 Le Mans and was entered in 67 even but didn't begin. In 1966, following a spin in the start line, it lasted less-than a half-hour and retired with a cracked petroleum pipe. Through the quick race time, the P538 was clocked as among the quickest vehicles down the Mulsanne straight.

In 1968, Giugiaro rebodied 1 of the P538 as the famed Bizzarrini Manta. Later featured in several classics cars occasions, it now resides in United States.

Post Bizzarrini S.p. A

Bizzarrini P538S

Formally three or four chassis were initially built in span, destined to race in America by Mike Gammino and Le Mans. To-day, for around twelve chassis have been in existence today, several of those fakes claiming to be the actual cars raced in Le Mans. At least 2 of the reproductions are Lamborghini V12-powered. These V12-powered automobiles were genuinely the long waited Bizzarrini fantasy: his own chassis and own motor.

Bizzarrini BZ-2001

In 1990, Bizzarrini was involved within the layout of the oneoff supercar version. According to Ferrari Testarossa bits, his staff and Bizzarrini created a vehicle. The Bizzarrini BZ-2001 is the actual follower of the P538. The car was the first one of the supposed creation run, however just an additional car was finished.

Picchio Barchetta

In 1989 several youthful friends residing in Ascoli Piceno, with a powerful passion for motor activity, had the thought to create a firm building "copies" of the vehicles made within days gone by by Giotto Bizzarrini. In their very first experience, the Tuscan motor ace expressed a sort of animosity towards this notion; he refused to support the project and he turned the number of buddies outside. Nonetheless, their motive was so powerful that, after a brief briefing of about 30 minutes, they presented an alternate proposition: to build a sports car. The vehicles were successfully raced within Italian Sport Championship and the Italian Hillclimb Championshi

Bizzarrini now

Mr Bizzarrini is still active with conferences and private jobs.

At the 2005 Geneva show, the fresh holder of the marque Bizzarrini showed the fresh GT Strada 4.1 idea, a 2-door GT using a 4.1litre 550 bhp plant and was prepared for production in 2007.

Now, he's still really active, instructing and collaborating with the Roma University design and developing complex jobs, construction and developing their own sport vehicles. He often said: "I am not an automobile designer, I'm a worker".