Brand : BIZZARRINI - Lot 6

Brand : BIZZARRINI Type : 5300 America IA3 Serial number : 1300676 Date of 1st registration: February 3, 1967 Current registration: 7967 QG 78 Engine: Corvette - serial number F003-F0606HT - 8 V-cylinders, 5,359 cm3 or 327ci. Gearbox: 4-speed Borg Warner manual with reverse. Rear wheels: independent. Wheels: light-alloy, tightened by central nut. Body: polyester berlinetta designed by Giugiaro - 2 doors - 2 seats. Color: red (originally burgundy metallic). Interior: beige leather and fabric seats - beige leather trim - beige carpets. Current odometer reading: : 47,801 Kms (five-digit odometer). Remarks: - This car was imported into France by Bernard COLLOMB, the brand's agent in Nice. - Received as a single vehicle by the "Service des Mines", it was registered in France (3511 RC 06) on February 3, 1967, before being sold first-hand on March 14, 1967 to Mr. Richard FOURNIER residing in Foncouverte (480 ME 17). - During a trip to Italy in the hands of Richard FOURNIER in the mid-1970s, the car fell off the road. It was taken in charge by Giotto BIZZARRINI himself, in his workshop "Laboratorio Bizzarrini", to be reconditioned. It was at this time that it was presumed to receive a new "America" chassis and a body reserved for BIZZARRINI. This work was completed by his collaborator Salvatore DIOMANTE. - The car was acquired second-hand by the current owner in June 1983 from Richard FOURNIER, via a classified ad in the magazine "Le Fanatique de l'Automobile". - The current body is in fiberglass. The front hood and door panels are aluminum. The doorglass frames feature the cold-stamped number 49. The side gills are special. - Supplied with the car: an intake manifold fitted with 4 Dell'Orto 45 horizontal twin-body carburetors, plus a set of 7 (?) long mesh intake trumpets (currently in place on the car, a quadruple-body inverted carburetor). Also, a taillight and two additional front wheels (7 inches). - Very nice original juice from this car. To be restarted. Expert : Stéphane BONORON