A GIOTTO BIZZARRINI PARTNERSHIP

The Picchio was founded in 1989 by a group of passionate from Ascoli Piceno with the collaboration of one of the most brilliant designers of automotive history: GIOTTO BIZZARRINI, engineer and creator of the legendary 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. 
In the 1990 Bizzarrini together with Ing. Francesco Di Pietrantonio, current Chairman of Picchio S.p.a., manually realized a racing prototype racing with steel tubolar frame and fiberglass body, which was just an exercise in style, but not an end in itself (see photo below). The result was something really impressive in form, design and technology, coming directly from his past Ferrari and Lamborghini experience.

Giotto Bizzarrini with the first body shell of the Picchio SR2 in his factory.

Giotto Bizzarrini and his wife working on the first body shell of the Picchio SR2.

Giotto Bizzarrini with Francesco di Pietrantonio.

1998 - THE FIRST CAR

In 1998 came the first car developed by Picchio specifically for racing, the SR2 (below). This car was driven by Gianni Giudici and Arturo Merzario in CIP (Italian Prototypes Championship) and the European Championship Hillclimb. Known as the A001 or the MB1, the first SR2 used a BMW 3-liter engine with six cylinders in line. Was the first in the history of Picchio Cars to be designed with the aid of CAD. Only 6 units were produced + one more half completed. Today, after 20 years, the beauty of this car is incredibly present and is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian engineering and a high collectible car.

The first car with livrea Martini Racing.

COMPARISON of DESIGN

BIZZARRINI P538 (1967)

Bizzarrini P538 from side.

Picchio SR2 (1998) - this is the 2001 car.

Picchio SR2 from side.

Bizzarrini P538 from 3/4 rear.

Picchio SR2 from 3/4 rear.