This 1959 3-litre Tipo 61 'Birdcage'. driven by Alan Minshaw won the 1950s Sportscar race for the Duncan Hamilton Trophy for cars over 1.5-litre built between 1st January 1954 and 31st December 1960 at Coy's International Historic Festival held at Silverstone - July 2000.

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This 'Birdcage' CHASSIS No. 2453 is now owned by 'Demon Tweeks'

Tipo 61 chassis numbers were 2452 to 2472.
2460, 2462, 2465 and 2466 were Tipo 60s.

Views of the cockpit area showing the intricate tubular chassis

My thanks to Marek Piatkowski who very kindly opened the bonnet for me!

Carlo Vogele's beautiful black birdcage

This 'Maseratista' was installing the fan

The last great traditional model (front-mounted engine and rear wheel drive) the Maserati Birdcage left an important mark because of its refined technical solutions. Designed to compete in the Sports-car category, it was concieved in 1959 by Giulio Alfieri, Maserati's cheif design engineer at the time.
The frame, composed of more than 200 steel segmentas of 10n 12 and 15 mm offered the same rigidity as a unibody chassis