Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (1960)
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Chassis numbers

Specifications

16 units built

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Tipo 61, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
engine location, front longitudinal at 45o inclination
2890cc, 100.0 x 92.0 mm
9.1:1
alloy block and head
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC gear driven
250 bhp / 187 KW @ 6800 rpm
324 Nm / 239 ft-lb / 5000 rpm
aspiration, natural with 2 x Weber 45 DCO3 Carburetors
twin spark
dry sump
5 speed Manual gear box
1st: 2.140/1
2nd: 1.750/1
3rd: 1.315/1
4th: 1.105/1
5th: 1.000/1
final drive, 3.65/1, 4.15/1, 5.00/1, 5.48/1
Dry, multi-plate clutch
Small Segmented Chrome-molybdenum Steel Tube Tipo 61 chassis, aluminium bodyshell
Front suspension double wishbones, coil springs, Koni telescopic dampers, anti-roll-bar
Rear suspension DeDion rear axle, transverse leaf spring, telescopic Koni dampers, anti-roll-bar
rack and pinion steering
hydraulic Girling disc brakes with 2 piston calipers
Length 3800 mm (149.6 in)
Width 1250 mm (49.2 in)
Height 1000 mm (39.4 in)
Wheelbase 2200 mm (86.6 in)
Track (fr/r) 1250 mm (49.2 in) / 1200 mm (47.2 in)
wheels, 4.5 x 16"
tires, front 6 x 16", rear 6.5 x 16"
600kg
fuel tank, 120 lt
drag coefficient, 0.45


Results in WSCC

Season
Car entry, chassis number Car number/ result
Buenos Aires Sebring Targa Florio Nurburgring Le Mans
Team 1000km 12h 1000km 24h
Camoradi International, 2451 #20, gear box #22, eng ine #200, fuel tank #24, elec trics
Camoradi International, 2458 #23, gear box
Camoradi International, 2461 #21, eng ine in practice #5, 1st #26, elec trics
Camoradi International, 2464 #6, 5th #25, gear box
Camoradi International in entry list
Dave Causey/ Luke Stear, 2457 #24, gear box
Jaguar Distributors of New York, 2459 #25, diffe rential
Total points
16
16
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 12/2 1/0 5/0 1/0 2/2 3/0
Drivers Team entries and car number
Camoradi International
Dan Gurney 20 21, 23 5
Masten Gregory 20 22 6 24
Stirling Moss 21, 23 5
Carroll Shelby 22
Umberto Maglioli 200
Nino Vaccarella 200
Lloyd Casner + 25
Gino Munaron 6 26
Chuck Daigh 24
Jim Jeffords 25
Giorgio Scarlatti 26
Jaguar Distributors of New York
Walt Hansgen 25
Ed Crawford 25

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