and won numerous prizes in many contests. The car, for its beauty and rarity, became early a special collector’s item. In year 2021 the car has been sold from a renowned specialist and expert in Bizzarrini’s cars to a swiss collector. Picchio Barchetta In 1989 a group of young friends living in Ascoli Piceno, with a strong passion for motor sport, had the idea to establish a company constructing "copies" of the cars manufactured in the past by Giotto Bizzarrini. During their first encounter, the Tuscan motor genius expressed a kind of animosity towards this idea; he refused to support the project and he turned the group of friends out. Nevertheless, their motivation was so strong that, after a short briefing of about half an hour, they presented an alternative proposal — to construct a sports car. The result was the Picchio Barchetta, powered by BMW engines. The cars were successfully raced in the Italian Hillclimb Championship and Italian Sport Championship. Kjara The Kjara project was born in 1998. The Scuderia Bizzarrini built this sport barchetta in close collaboration with Leone Martellucci of University La Sapienza of Roma. The car is powered by a parallel hybrid propulsion system with a 2.5 litre TurboDiesel Lancia engine and a AC electric drive; it was shown at Turin Auto Show 2000. In 2005, the Bizzarrini GT Strada 4.1 concept was shown at the Geneva Motor Show. This two-door GT with a 4.1-litre 550 bhp (410 kW; 558 PS) plant, producing a maximum speed 360 km/h (220 mph), 0–100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, planned for production in 2007. In 2008, the German designer, Stefan Schulze, proposed the Bizzarrini P358 Barchetta Prototype, a contemporary, ultra-light two-seater. On October 23, 2012, the occasion of the inauguration of the University of Florence new Design Campus in Calenzano, Professor Giotto Bizzarrini was given the Honoris Causa Degree in Industrial Design. Refoundation In 2020, the rights to the Bizzarrini name were acquired by Pegasus Brands. The reborn company announced plans to revive the marque with new models that acknowledge Giotto Bizzarrini's racing and design heritage. References Jack Koobs de Hartog/ Rodolphe de Biolley/ Olczyk Philippe: Bizzarrini: The Man, his Projects and His Cars. . Winston Goodfellow: Iso Rivolta, The Man, The Machines. Motorbooks International 2001. . Flavio Campetti: Da Iso a Isorivolta: il fascino di un marchio. Giorgio Nada. . ISO and BIZZARRINI Gold Portfolio 1962–1974. Brookland Books. .