BIZZARRINI 5300 GT Corsa

Engine: Chevrolet 90° V8 / 5359 cc / 327 cu in
Power: 420 bhp / 313 KW
Weight: 1196 kg / 2,637 lbs

Thanks to his test-driving and engineering skills, Giotto Bizzarrini was hired by Ferrari in 1957. Here he first fine-tuned existing models and eventually was given the responsibility to develop a new line of GT racers. He was busy developing the 250 GTO, when he together with a number of other key people left the company in the infamous 'palace revolution' of 1961. Together the defectors formed ATS to rival Ferrari in both sportscar and single seater racing, but due to conflicting opinions, Bizzarrini quickly left the new manufacturer. He then worked as a consultant for Count Volpi for whom he created the 'Breadvan' Ferrari and for Feruccio Lamborghini for whom he designed the V12 engine that would power Lamborghini sports cars for decades to come.

In 1962, he teamed up with Renzo Rivolta, who was turning his Iso company into a manufacturer of sports cars.
One of Bizzarrini's priorities had always been to mount the engine as far back in the chassis for a good weight balance and with the A3/C he took it one step further; the engine pertruded so far into the cabin that the distributors had to be accessed through small latches in the dashboard.

The first A3/C showed great potential and clocked the tenth fastest time during the 1964 Le Mans trials. A new car was readied for the Le Mans race and it was on its way to a very commendable finish when a poorly installed fresh brake pad ripped the rotor to pieces. Two hours were lost and the Grifo could do no better than fourteenth. It was the start of a pretty successful racing career, highlighted by a class win in the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Filmed between 2013-2017 at Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort, Le Mans, Zolder and some classic car show.

Filmed with:
Canon Legria HF M46 + DM-100 microphone
Canon Legria HF G40 + Røde Videomic Pro

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