Bizzarrini Targa--i thought there was only two (not counting the silver full roadster)

On the net I found this light blue car but up until today i thought the only targas made were
-dark blue i Laguna
-red, in Michigan'
-Maybe the silver roadster in Michigan was a targa but now it's a full open roadster
This one appears to be light blue The website claims it's factory. I put all the words that were in the site and do not speak for its accuracy.
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Perico001
Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada 'Targa' - 1965

Chassis n° IA3-0336

The only one delivered with a Targa Roof



After Spells at Alfa-Romeo and Ferrari, where he was the prime mover behind the legendary 250 GTO, Giotto Bizzarrini turned freelance in 1962, winning commissions from Lamborghini, for whom he designed their formidable V12, and from motorcycle company Iso, then returning to automobile manufacturing with the Rivolta.



A four-seater coupé, the Rivolta combined Bertone styling with Chevrolet V8 power and provided Bizzarrini with the basis for his next project, the Grifo. Convinced the car had competition potential, Bizzarrini finally obtained permission from Renzo Rivolta to manufacture the high-performance derivative under his own name. A road-going version, the Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300, was introduced in 1965.



The Strada retained the race car's lightweight aluminum bodywork and lowered suspension, but featured a higher level of interior trim. The '5300' title derived from the models 327ci (ca. 5.300 cc) Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine. The latter produced around 310 bhp with single Holley carburetor or 365 bhp when equipped wit a quartet of Webers, in either form endowing the lightweight aerodynamic coupé with stupendous performance. Not for nothing was the Bizzarrini reckoned, 'as fast as a Ferrari, but at half the price'.



Contemporary records indicate that 133 A3C and Strada models were built and al but 12 had all-alloy bodies. The chassis sequence began at '201', production continuing from 1964 to 1968. Only a handful of prototypes were produced after the Livorno factory ceased production in 1969, by which time 139 cars of all types had been built. This rare Bizzarrini GT Strada is the only one delivered new with a 'targa' roof. It is totally restored and presented today in a beautiful shade of blue.



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