Monday, December 2, 2013

Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa

The 1900 “Europa” was a small GT car produced by Bizzarrini between 1966 and 1969, powered by either an Opel or an Alfa Romeo engine. Only 17 cars of this type were ever made.
Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa, piazza della Repubblica, Livorno
Giotto Bizzarrini is a Livornese engineer (actually he was born in Quercianella in 1926) who had worked for both Alfa Romeo and Ferrari before starting his own firm. In 1962 he designed a 3.5 liter V12 engine for Ferrucio Lamborghini which, in its basic layout, is still used today. He kept producing beautiful cars like this one, but never managed to get the recognition of most widely known brands of sport cars.

External links: Bizzarrini - Giotto Bizzarrini (Wikipedia)
- Giotto Bizzarrini: Engineering Excellence (Autoevolution)
See also: Tuscany and its People - Fiat 501 Torpedo - Moto Guzzi Normale - Sidecar

9 comments:

Michelle said...

I would like to find that under my Christmas tree :)

Randy said...

Nice looking ride.

Dina said...

Only 17? I'm glad this beautiful example is still around.

Arianna said...

Mi giunge nuovo Bizzarrini...le auto d'epoca mi piacciono molto! Ciao, Arianna

Luis Gomez said...

Very nice VP.

Gunn said...

Is this my new company car?
I love Italian cars, but not the way some Italians drive in and around Napoli....

Karl said...

Ohhh, nice looking car!

Unknown said...

What a great macchina!

Stefan Jansson said...

Wow, that is a rather unique car then.