The Maserati Tipo 60\/61 designed by Giulio Alfieri was built exclusively for customers from 1959 to 1961.
\nwas built exclusively for customers; there was no factory production due to the company’s
\nThere was no factory production due to the company’s difficult economic situation at the time. With 22
\nvehicles, total production was very modest.
\nThe car became known as the Maserati \u201cBirdcage\u201d (\u201cVogelk\u00e4fig\u201d), an allusion to the unusual
\nto the unusual tubular lattice frame weighing only 30 kg and consisting of more than
\n200 thin-walled steel tubes with a small diameter, but at the same time
\nstrength similar to a much more expensive monocoque. The
\nunladen weight is 600 kg.
\nThe hood of the \u201cBirdcage\u201d is very \udbc0\udcfdach, because the in-line four-cylinder engine with
\ninitially 2.0 l and later 2.9 l displacement and an output of 250 hp at 6500 rpm
\n1\/min is installed at an angle of 45 degrees so that the air flow is very favorable.
\nvery favorable. Thanks to a wide range of aerodynamic optimizations (including a very low windscreen
\nwindshield, tightly enclosed front wheels, trailing edge at the rear), the vehicle achieves a top speed of
\na top speed of 285 to 300 km\/h, depending on the transmission ratio of the 5-speed gearbox.
\nof the 5-speed gearbox. At the same time, these measures enable low fuel
\nconsumption, which is particularly important in long-distance races.<\/p>\n
The wire-spoke wheels with 6.50 \u00d7 16 tires are suspended at the front on double
\ntriangular wishbones with coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers,
\nrear is a De Dion axle with transverse leaf springs and telescopic shock absorbers.
\ntelescopic shock absorbers. The vehicle is equipped with Girling disc brakes on all four wheels.
\nall four wheels.
\nThe vehicle with chassis number 2455 was sold in 1959 to the US racing driver
\nSwiss-born US racing driver and later sports car dealer Gaston (\u201cGus\u201d)
\n(\u201cGus\u201d) Andrey – hence the Swiss colors and the Swiss flag on the vehicle.
\non the vehicle.
\nWith this car, Gus Andrey won the first race of the tenth season of the
\nof the SCCA Championship (Sports Car Club America) in Pensacola, Florida (USA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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