Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage" winner Riverside 1960 (L.A. Times GP)

[1959scudetto]

For those of you interested in the famous Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” that don’t want to spend a fortune on CMC’s 1/18 scale model – here  is a cheaper alternative:  Minichamps’ version (was available as red model driven by Carroll Shelby, as the white and blue Camoradi car from Stirling Moss/Dan Gurney and this one) the 1960 winner of the LA Times GP at Riverside, driver Bill Krause. I have read in several forums that this one has even better proportions than the CMC version.

A few details are not quite correct (Bill Krause used a 4-spoke sprintcar steering wheel and cut off a few inches from the windshield for better view while installing a bug deflector;  the rear lights should have more distance between them – see pictures of the original car). The car was custom-painted by Van Dutch, the red cannot exactly be verified if it is correct or not, but anyway – a highly detailed model of this iconic racecar!

First the original (pictures from the internet):

   Now the model:

[Gramps46]

A beautiful Model of an Iconic racer.  Thank you for the photos.

[1959scudetto]

Thanks, Gary.