BIZZ 5300GT at rally

Thought you guys might enjoy seeing this one in action at the VLG Montana rally last week.

The sharpies out there know which car this is right?

This is enough "ammo" to figure that out ...
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I know which car this is but that's cheating, right?

I logged close to 1500 miles in the driver's seat over the last week. What a fabulous car! Thanks for posting up some pictures Bob...

Dale

 

Attendees and family members are of course excluded ...

Of course you've given additional clues via your location so it won't take a sharpie to figure this one out. Not sure it ever did anyway ...

 

Yes it is a car that belonged to Hollywoods greatest stunt driver Carey Loftin.

He owned 4-5 Bizzarrini's over the years

check out his career it is pretty amazing

Carey Loftin - IMDb

look how much lower it sits than the Lamborghini's

Great car and pictures.

 

Too late now but I should have excluded you as well ... We all knew you'd know this car.

Beartooth highway at the end there.

 

I wonder if the owner used all three gas tanks

 

Ask the driver, he's here.

 

We did. At 20 mpg we had a driving range that borders on silly...

 

So the two rocker panel tanks and where's the other one?

No Lambo got 20MPG ... but they do have 12 cylinders plus look and sound fabulous!

 

The two rocker tanks are 7.5 gallons each. The main tank is under the rear window and is 21 gallons for a 36 gallon total. I believe that is Imperial gallons too, so that's 43+ US gallons...

 

Dash operated valves or solenoid valves or ?

 

Neither. The main tank dumps into both rocker tanks. The passenger rocker tank feeds the engine via a mechanical pump. The driver side tank feeds the engine via a pair of electric pumps operated with a switch on the dash. The theory is once the passenger side is drained you have a 7 1/2 gallon reserve because during normal operation the electric pumps aren't used.

Dale

 

OK I understand why now. A 140 mile reserve ...

 

Nice, most cars have had two of the three tanks disconnected, so this car is being used the way it was designed a true GT.

 

So if the mechanical on engine pump fails then the main tank would feed the other side and the electric pump would come to one's rescue. Once that fuel is gone I wonder if the RH side tank would remain full once the LH was empty or would it back feed somehow?

BTW, Dale did say that once you're in the car you can't shift your body around all that much.
I'm not sure how well that works out with older bodies like mine. I should have had a sit in it I guess.

 

If the mechanical pump failed, the right tank would remain full. The only way to get fuel out would be to drain it out the bottom. The electric pumps are close to the left tank so would have no way to pull fuel from the right tank. There is a "T" in the line between the mechanical pump and the carb.

In terms of comfort, you are right, there is really one one position to sit in, but the seat support is good and there are no pressure points (for my body shape). It is one of the more comfortable cars I've driven. I found a periodic adjustment in hand position was really all I needed. Conversely, getting out of it isn't easy, particularly if the car is sloping to the right...

 

Those with pear shaped bodies need not attempt?

 

Thats why he built the P538

 

Nice to see these cars out and about