Made from 3-D laser scans of the original Bizzarrini 5300 GT racer, only 24 examples of the continuation car will be made.
brand, the extremely limited-edition model is based on “car 222,” which won its class at Le Mans in 1965 and is now part of Bruce Meyer’s collection at the Petersen Museum. Just 24 examples of the continuation will be made, each priced at $1.9 million.Before we look closer at the “new” Bizzarrini—and the V-12 hypercar the company plans to launch next—let’s recap the story so far.
Bizzarrini also had ambitions to build his own car, first with the ill-fated Automobili Turismo e Sport marque , then with the development of an Iso Grifo that was christened the Bizzarrini 5300 GT. Around 130 road-going Strada versions were produced, while the Corsa race car beat the odds—and the still-unreliable Ford GT40s—to finish ninth overall at Le Mans in 1965.
The 5.4-liter Chevy V-8 under the hood is also very authentic. Mounted behind the front axle, and so far back that the 5300 GT is technically mid-engined, it breathes through four Weber carburetors and musters 400 hp. In a car that tips the scales at 2,712 pounds without fluids, that equals the same power-to-weight ratio as a new Porsche 911 GT3. Want more? Bizzarrini can build you a race-spec motor with 480 hp.