1968 Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300

During the late 1950s and early 1960s Giotto Bizzarrini was associated with a number of Italian Super Car manufacturers. After leaving Pisa University with an automobile engineering degree he joined Alfa Romeo as a chassis engineer, then to Ferrari as a test driver where his engineering prowess was duly recognized and he became head of the experimental department. One of his projects was the development of the famous 250 GTO but he then left Maranello with Chief Engineer Carlo Chitti to set up the ill-fated ATS Company.

Following this he became a free-lance engineer and was commissioned to design the new Lamborghini V12 engine as well as the first all independent suspension chassis. His aim was to produce his own Super Car and the ancestor of the subsequent Bizzarrini GT was the Chevrolet V8 Corvette-engined Iso-Rivolta that he designed for Milan industrialist Renzo Rivolta.

A short wheelbase version was then developed with a striking two-seater...