Nowadays, Maserati is mostly about road-going sportscars such as the GranTurismo, or four-door sedans like the Quattroporte and the brand new Ghibli. All of them powerful and luxurious. However, some fifty sixty years ago Maserati was all about racing, with Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss driving 250F single-seaters to numerous Formula One wins.
There was also the Tipo 61, known as the Birdcage for its revolutionary tubular space frame chassis made out of hundreds of chro-moly steel tubes welded together. The Tipo 61 won the 1,000 km Nurburgring race in 1960 and 1961. Stirling Moss, Roger Penske and Jim Hall are just a few of those that got to drive the sportscar that Giulio Alfieri designed in the late 1950s.
Both of these race cars are now on display at Essen Motor Show 2013, an event otherwise about modern cars and tuning companies. Apparently, Maserati thought it was a good idea to assemble a special exhibition and brought in some of their most famous race cars. Besides the 250F and the Birdcage, the Maserati booth is also hosting the 200S, the 300S, the Tipo 4CLT, and the Tipo 4V. You can see all of them in the photo gallery below.
Both of these race cars are now on display at Essen Motor Show 2013, an event otherwise about modern cars and tuning companies. Apparently, Maserati thought it was a good idea to assemble a special exhibition and brought in some of their most famous race cars. Besides the 250F and the Birdcage, the Maserati booth is also hosting the 200S, the 300S, the Tipo 4CLT, and the Tipo 4V. You can see all of them in the photo gallery below.