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Item no.: M-279

CMC Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage”, #25, Winner SCCA Pensacola April 1960, Gaston “Gus” Andrey

Limited Edition 1000 pcs.

Color: white/red

$ 711.00

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MODEL DESCRIPTION

  • Hand-assembled model composed of 1,140 parts
  • A true-to-the original filigrane metal space-frame
  • True-to-scale, exact-detailed body
  • Lustrous, two-colour painting with the Camoradi* racing logo
  • Front hinged engine hood with functional locking mechanism
  • Highly detailed engine with all aggregates, piping, and cables
  • Oiltank with movable tank cap
  • Air scoop for the cooling of the floor room well made of metal
  • Dashboard with detailed instruments
  • Bucket seats covered with textile
  • Moveable doors on filigrane hinges
  • Removable rear-end cover with functional locking mechanism
  • Metal fuel tank with the filler neck and movable cap
  • Removable spare wheel, fastened with a leather belt
  • Dismountable spoked wheels on aluminium rims. Stainless-steel spokes wired by hand
  • Baseplate can be unscrewed to offer an even closer look to the space frame
  • Rivited stiffeners used for cockpit floor plate of metal
  • Single wheel suspension in the front with twin triangular transverse control arms, including coil springs and telescope shock absorbers
  • De-Dion rear axle with cross-installed compound spring of metal and telescope shock absorbers

*Camoradi stands for Casner Motor Racing Division
(USA racing team)

HISTORY (ORIGINAL VEHICLE)

  • The complex space-frame, built from more than 200 single pieces of tube, gave the Maserati Tipo 60/61 his legendary nickname “Birdcage.” Behind this innovative engineering was Giulio Alfiere,  the master-mind that promoted the idea of producing a space-frame of barely 30 kg. Indeed, the designing of the Birdcage space-frame represents a real stroke of genius. Wrapped up in a tight aluminium body, the Tipo 61 is powered by a 2.9-liter, four-cylinder in-line-engine which generates 250 hp on the road. Only 23 units of the Tipo 60/61 were made from 1959 through 1961. The  white model painted with blue lengthwise stripes, is based on the championship car of Lucky Casner’s Camoradi-Team. It exemplifies the art of high-end model car manufacturing. Not only is the space-frame clearly visible in the area of the windshield, but many other details are also faithfully replicated to provide a feast for the eyes. Explore the fastest “cage” of all times!

TECHNICAL DATA (ORIGINAL VENICLE)

  • Four cylinder in-line engine 45° sloped to the right
  • Single wheel suspension in the front
  • De-Dion rear axle with cross-installed compound spring
Maximum output: 250 hp at 6,800 rpm
Displacement: 2,890 cc
Top speed: 285 km/hr
Wheel base: 2,200 mm
Total length: 3,800 mm
Total weight: approx. 600 kg

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