Nino Farina Jim HallPhoto: Keith Booker 1 Sports car racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and...
William F. Milliken Jackie StewartPhoto: Thierry Lesparre 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles...
Photo: John Zimmermann My first intro-duction to the Birdcage Maserati was at Riverside, California, in 1959. The car had been purchased by Joe Lubin and was driven by Bob Drake. I was very impressed by its light weight and balanced design, with engine in the front and transaxle in the...
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism”...
Casey Annis, publisher/editor of Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar, will be speaking this Sunday at the inaugural Classic Auto Show in the...
Casey Annis (Editor) Photo: Dan R Boyd At the end of January, I was asked if I’d speak at the new L.A. Classic Auto Show, that was being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. At first they wanted to interview me on stage, which after a moment of consideration...
Take a ride aboard a Maserati Birdcage during practice for the 2018 Le Mans Classic. ...
What’s the single most important component, for maximal performance, on a racecar? The engine? Suspension? In the grand scheme of...
On July 12, 1959, the Maserati Tipo 60 “Birdcage”, with 30-year old Stirling Moss at the wheel, made its race debut in the Sport category at Rouen. The Tipo 60 recorded its first win, defeating two Lotus 15 cars andgetting the fastest lap in 2.28.5, at an average speed of...
On May 28th, Maserati celebrated a significant anniversary; exactly 60 years ago, the Tipo 61 achieved an amazing victory at...
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