Maserati Tipo 61 'Birdcage'

Made by Maserati1960United Kingdom

A Maserati Tipo 61 'Birdcage' — its chassis a lattice of some 200 thin steel tubes, light as feathers and stiff enough to trouble Ferrari at the Nürburgring 1000 km. Documented in the collector's stable in his book and press profiles.

Provenance

1960

Built by Maserati, Modena

attributed

1998

Chronicled in the collector's book 'Into the Red'

documented

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Nick Mason

United Kingdom

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryVehicles

MaterialsTubular spaceframe (~200 tubes), aluminum body, 2.9 L four

Dimensions4.3 × 1.6 × 1.0 m

ConditionRace-prepared; demonstrated

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 86/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (1960). Maserati Tipo 61 'Birdcage' [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1960-007018.