Birdcage Maserati Tipo 60 cutaway: One of the stranger cars of my youth. Image from the web...

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

One of the stranger cars of my youth. Image from the web

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TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Very cool! It was a great sports racer and I remembering well - thanks for posting.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

TriX wrote:

Very cool! It was a great sports racer and I remembering well - thanks for posting.

Thanks it was a very special car

SteveR Loc: Michigan

This reminds me of the McLaren, one of the safest sports cars on the road, if you're going to crash out.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

SteveR wrote:

This reminds me of the McLaren, one of the safest sports cars on the road, if you're going to crash out.

These didn't fare so well in crashes

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Curmudgeon wrote:

These didn't fare so well in crashes

Go to the 17 minute point of the attached video which shows the McLaren crash from which both individuals walked away. Totally amazing.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-3&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-3&hspart=iba&p=crash+of+mclaren+in+nevada+youtube&type=sdff_9527_FFW_ZZ#id=1&vid=9ac5fd4b3f7f9c350612068311f801a6&action=click

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

SteveR wrote:

Go to the 17 minute point of the attached video which shows the McLaren crash from which both individuals walked away. Totally amazing.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-3&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-3&hspart=iba&p=crash+of+mclaren+in+nevada+youtube&type=sdff_9527_FFW_ZZ#id=1&vid=9ac5fd4b3f7f9c350612068311f801a6&action=click

Not exactly a birdcage. When the Tipo 60 and 61 were racing there were still discussions between F-1 drivers whether it was safer to wear seat belts and stay with the car or be thrown free of the car in the event of a serious crash

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Curmudgeon wrote:

One of the stranger cars of my youth. Image from the web

Very cool car

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

llamb Loc: Northeast Ohio

Masten Gregory drove one for awhile. He's mostly forgotten now, but was one heck of a racer from the '50's until the early '70's.

https://www.f1forgottendrivers.com/drivers/masten-gregory/

~Lee

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

SteveR wrote:

Go to the 17 minute point of the attached video which shows the McLaren crash from which both individuals walked away. Totally amazing.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-3&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-3&hspart=iba&p=crash+of+mclaren+in+nevada+youtube&type=sdff_9527_FFW_ZZ#id=1&vid=9ac5fd4b3f7f9c350612068311f801a6&action=click

That will buff right out . . . . .

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

junglejim1949 wrote:

Very cool car

Yeah they were Jim

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

nimbushopper wrote:

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Wow, talk about a name from my past.

llamb wrote:

Masten Gregory drove one for awhile. He's mostly forgotten now, but was one heck of a racer from the '50's until the early '70's.

https://www.f1forgottendrivers.com/drivers/masten-gregory/

~Lee

Wow, talk about a name from my past. Thanks for the memory Lee

TreborLow

Curmudgeon wrote:

One of the stranger cars of my youth. Image from the web

I saw one of these in a race at small upstate NY track a Looong time ago. What I truly remember while standing on the sidelines of a straight section, was the physical pounding I felt on my chest from the thunderous pulsating exhaust! What a beautiful machine!
Thanks for sharing,
Bob