{"id":8760,"date":"2020-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/siva-sirio-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T08:08:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T08:08:41","slug":"siva-sirio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/siva-sirio-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Siva Sirio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the mid-1960s various new sports cars appeared on the market. Besides Fiat with the Dino Coup\u00e9 and Spyder as well as Ferrari with the Dino 206, Bizzarrini also tried to appeal to a new group of buyers below the previous 5300 GT with their new 1900 GT Europa. For this one they used the favorable technology of the Opel GT. With it they provided for customer interest, however also for desire from completely different direction. The brothers Achille and Sergio Candido operated a large Ford car dealership in Lecce in the south of Italy and were heirs of a larger entrepreneurial family. The small Bizzarrini presented in 1966 triggered their desire for their own sports car, which would of course use Ford drivetrains. Together with race car designer Virgilio Conrero, an aluminium tubular frame chassis with integrated rollbar and independent suspension for all four wheels was created. In mid-engine position, the 2.3-liter V6 powerplant from the Ford 20M TS was fitted directly between the cockpit and the rear axle. Ex works, 95 hp was available. However, right at the world premiere, an enhanced version with three Weber twin carburettors and a sharper camshaft was announced, which was to produce 130 to 145 hp. This was intended to enable a topspeed of 220 kph (136.7 mph). The transmission and differential came from the smaller Ford 12M.

For the design of the body, which was also made of aluminium, Giovanni Michelotti was first approached. He sketched a compact sports car with pop-up headlights and Targa roof, which resembled the later Fiat X1\/9 in various details. However, the Candido brothers didn’t like this design, which is why the design office Stile Italia reworked it. There, the Spyder version of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT was created shortly before. The final design of the Candido project, for which the model name Sirio was chosen in reference to the constellation Sirius, is also reminiscent of the larger sports car. Final design changes were made on the basis of a wooden model on a scale of 1:1. Compared to the original Michelotti design, the new model features round headlights under clear glass covers, a significantly curved waistline and a rear end with an integrated tear-off edge. The dimensions were 4.05 meters long, 1.65 meters wide, 1.15 meters high and a wheelbase of 2.35 meters. The dry weight was specified at 808 kilograms.<\/p>\n\n\n

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