Bizzarrini Veleno Electric Car
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Built from Bizzarrini parts, the Manta was one of Giorgetto Giugiaro's first independent designs as an independent consultant. He used it to promote and launch ItalDesign at the 1968 Turin Motor Show. The Manta is remarkable as it was built up from an ex-Le Mans racer and it is one of the first cars the world to use a triple seat arrangement. Inside the cockpit is an odd layout that seats the driver in the middle of the interior with a passenger on either side. The idea was copied from the Pininfarina designed Ferrari 365 P Speciale of 1966 and it was later, more popularly revived with the mighty McLaren F1. The design features a continuous line from nose to roof and again from roof to tail. It has a radical 15-degree rake to the windscreen and a large surface area of glass that stretches beyond the B-pillar, allowing view of the intake trumpets. Giugiaro inserted two groups of five transverse louvers, a painted in a dramatic contrast in color. In the back was a split bumper that folded over onto the tail. At the bottom, in-between the front and rear wheels, are brushed aluminum rocker panels, with its industrial 'drilled' motif. The car is powered by a 5359cc overhead valve Chevrolet V8 engine with four Weber 45 DCOE carburetors. It produces an estimated 400 hp at 5400 rpm. There is a 5-speed ZF manual gearbox and 4-wheel servo-assisted disc brakes with an inboard configuration at the rear. In October of 1982, Ulf Larsson of Switzerland acquired it for his collection. In 1988, the Manta was shipped to Italy to take part in Italdesign's 20th anniversary celebration and repainted silver in honor of the special occasion. In 1998, the Manta returned to Italy for Ital Design's 30th anniversary and a special display at the Turin Motor Show. A few years later, Texas collector Alfredo Brener purchased the car and commissioned a complete restoration to bring it back to its original 1968 Turin Motor Show configuration. (supercars.net & conceptcarz.com) In October of 1982, Ulf Larsson of Switzerland acquired it for his collection. In 1988, the Manta was shipped to Italy to take part in Ital Design's 20th anniversary celebration and repainted silver in honor of the special occasion. (Photos from conceptcarz.com, autowp.ru, blog.hemmings.com, supercarsnet.com, carstyling.ru, mycarquest.com, beta.club.sohu.com, img.blog.163.com & classic-cars-talks.blogspot.ca)
Photo gallery, winners and results from Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2019, held May 24-26 at Grand Hotel Villa d'Este on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy.
After decades of silence following the closure of Bizzarrini S.p.A., London-based Pegasus Brands has decided to revive the iconic Italian sports car marque wi... | Continue reading at Infinity Masculine.
2009 Scuderia Bizzarrini P538 Chonburi, Thailand-2 years ago, Cobra International and Kevin Gallahan, announced the start of production of the Cobra Limited Edition, Arbitrage GT. A lightweight component sports car made almost entirely of carbon fiber. Then 8 months ago a great opportunity presented itself. Well into the construction of the Arbitrage GT platform, The Cobra/Arbitrage team took the opportunity to join together with Mr. Giotto Bizzarrini to bring back a modernized version of the Bizzarrini P538. Because of the […]
We drive the Bizzarrini 5300 GT Corsa Revival, an authentic recreation of the car that raced at Le Mans in 1965. Only 24 will be made.
Bizzarrini 5300 America BA4 found last year unrestored, after 1 year of hard work, car is close to be ready to go to the Show Restored by the best , documented from 1968 The BA4 was the version stradale of the racing car with 4 independants suspensions. Huge documentation
1968 Bizzarrini Manta (ItalDesign) - Designed by Giugiaro in 1968, through his new company, Ital Design, the Bizzarrini Manta was the company’s first project. The Manta was a concept car based on the tubular chassis of the Bizzarrini 538. The car featured a mid mounted Chevrolet V8 engine, producing 400bhp. The car was 1050mm high and 4100mm long and 1855mm wide. Cutaway
The 1993 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance at Rochester, Michigan. The Italian Bizzarrini was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The car sports an alloy body and a 327 cubic inch Corvette V-8 engine producing 365 horsepower. There are actually three gas tanks, two 7.5 gallon tanks behind the rocker panels and a 20 gallon tank behind the seat, for 35 gallon total fuel capacity. All of my classic car photos can be found here: Car Collections Press L for a larger image on black.
American built V8’s are a grand choice for an engine swap, and that theory rang true back in the 1960's as well. The Cobra became a great car once receiving its Ford sourced heart, and this 1966 Bizzarrini 5300 Strada packs 5.3l of Corvette fury! Now some of you may be scratching your heads as...
It might not even be Christmas yet – but we cannot wait for the historic racing season to start again. And could there be a better race car for the return to the track than this Bizzarrini P538 Spider, one of Giotto Bizzarrini's most stunning creations? We certainly don't think so!
The Lamborghini Islero S is a car with extraordinary DNA, it's fitted with a V12 developed by Giotto Bizzarrini (the father of the Ferrari 250 GTO), its
By Graham Earl Bizzarrini Lamborghini One interesting car which came and went through my hands while working for auction companies was a prototype for the America, based on a Lamborghini 350GT. The story, which came directly from Giotto himself, is […]
The 5300 SI Spyder was the prototype for an open top version of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT. The concept was one of the stars of the 1966 Geneva Motorshow. Under Bizzarrini's supervision, its all-alloy body was developed at Turin's Stile Italia (SI). Other unique features included retractable head lights, seats molded in the body and a multi function roof design. The alloy hardtop was fitted with separate roof panels, which allowed the Spyder to be a Coupe, Targa or full Convertible. Two more examples were produced in 1967 and 1968 by Stile Italia, both slightly different from the Geneva 'Prototipo'. The same collector also owns the other two 5300 Spyders. The car was powered a 327ci (5.4L) Chevy small block V8 that was tweaked to produce 420hp. It featured an all aluminium alloy body with a tubular frame, which helped keep the weight to just 2535lbs. And was equipped with adjustable independent suspension, and magnesium, power assisted brakes, all cutting edge racing technology at the time. It offered truly astonishing performance for its day. (mindovermotor.com & ultimatecarpage.com) 1966 Bizzarrini 5300 SI Spyder Prototipo The concept prototype featured retractable head lights, seats molded in the body and a multi function roof design. The alloy hardtop was fitted with separate roof panels, which allowed the Spyder to be a Coupe, Targa or full Convertible. When Bizzarini's company went out of business, the prototype went to his attorney, who stored it in an underground garage in Pisa, Italy. There it sat for 35 years until it was discovered, acquired, and restored by Plymouth, Michigan Bizzarini aficionado Mark Sassak. (conceptcarz.com) (Photos from ultimatecarpage.conconceptcarz.com, cartype.com, autowp.ru, mindovermotor.com, mycarquest.com & classiccarart.us)
Bizzarrini Sciabola 6.383 cc V8 345 bhp Chassis n° 7 of 9 ex. (AMC) Widely considered as the best AMC design of all time,ba third-generation AMX concept car, the AMX/3, debuted at the 1970 Chicago Auto Show. Engine-less and fashioned in fiberglass, the original AMC/3 prototype was a show car only. American Motors placed an order for 30 operational cars. The AMX/3 body mold was sent to Italian GT maker Giotto Bizzarrini, whose Turin facility hand made drivable mid-engined, steel bodied cars. Built on a 105,3-inch (2.675 mm) wheelbase, the Bizzarrini prototypes used the AMC 390 cu in (6,4 L) V8 and an Italian OTO Melara four-speed transaxle. Road testing was done by BMW, which declared the AMX/3's chassis one of the stiffest and most neutral handling they had ever tested. The steel Italian cars differed from the original AMC design in having fewer but functional rear decklid louvers, louvered hoods, and, in some cases, hood scoops to direct fresh air into the heating-A/C system. Five completed cars were produced before the US$ 2.000.000 program was cancelled. Escalating costs and pending bumper regulations put a stop to the mid-engined AMX/3. The remaining extra parts were used to assemble a sixth car. After American Motors dropped the AMX/3 development Giotto Bizzarrini wanted to turn this special super car design into a real product bearing the Bizzarrini badge. It is too bad he could not pull this off and make a hundred or so like he did with the GT 5300. Autoworld www.autoworld.be Brussels - Belgium August 2013
Forghieri was a famous Formula One racing car designer with Scuderia Ferrari during the 1960s and 1970s. He introduced the first rear wings to Formula One at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix. Mauro was involved in every racing car produced by Ferrari from his hiring until his retirement in 1987. This also included the racing car GT-class 250 GTO, the development of which he continued after the original team by Giotto Bizzarrini walked out in 1961.
Mauro Forghieri Biography In 1961, following an internal upraising, the infamous Laura Affair, Enzo Ferrari fired the entire management team of his company, including top engineers Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini who promptly set up what they hoped to be a rival teo Ferrari, Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS). They build not only a formula car but also a car for the road helped with financing by Scuderia Serenissima’s Count Giovanni Volpi. Mauro Forghieri was then a 27-year-old trainee engineer at Maranello, fresh from […]
Produced in very small quantities, the P538 is one of the most rare Italian sports cars of its era. This particular 1965 Bizzarrini P538 is...
