Renzo Rivolta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Renzo Rivolta

Italian engineer

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1908

Place of Birth: Desio, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1966

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Renzo Rivolta

  • Renzo Rivolta (5 September 1908 – 20 August 1966) was an Italian Engineer. Rivolta is the founder of the car manufacturer Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A..
  • In the 1950s he developed the Isetta microcar and sold the car in Italy.
  • The car became famous through the licensed production at BMW.
  • Rivolta produced home appliances, and Iso scooters, before moving to car production with the Iso Rivolta sports touring car, using Chevrolet 327ci engines and gearboxes.
  • Iso entered racing, and won its class at Le Mans.
  • In the 1960s Rivolta's company produced the Iso Grifo, Bizzarinni, and other sportscars, all using the GM drivetrain.
  • The Bizzarinni is now a much sought after model, having been developed by Giotto Bizzarrini, an ex-Ferrari engineer who designed their GTO models.

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