Friday 23rd April 2010

Pic Of The Week: Maserati Birdcage

The most beautiful racing car ever? Could be

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If ever a POTW was chosen by popular demand, this would be it. When we wrote about this stunning Maserati Tipo 61 'Birdcage' earlier this week it certainly won approval from the PH public - its 9.37 out of 10 P.H. O'Meter voter rating* is the highest we've ever seen.

In case you've forgotten, this Birdcage is up for auction next month at RM's auction in Monte Carlo.

Unfortunately, since the lovely Tipo 61 chassis 2470 has a rather stratospheric estimate of £2.1million attached to it - and there were only 17 made in the first place - not many members of the PH populous will ever get their mitts on one.

Which is where POTW comes in. Thanks to the magic of the wallpaper, we can now bring you the chance to crack a Birdcage-induced smile every time you stare at your desktop. Aren't we nice?

*Correct at time of going 'live'

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[loudlashadjuster]

...but the shot of the engine bay is even lovelier!

[Riggers]

loudlashadjuster said:

...but the shot of the engine bay is even lovelier!

You're spoilt for choice with this car, aren't you?

[MrTappets]

Wonderful, though for me the Jaguar XJ13 is still tops (though it's debatable whether it could be called a race car)

[vintageracer01]

Thank you! This makes my day.

[soad]

Looks very special. Curves and lines in all the right places too.

[bazking69]

You'll do. Right click, save as desktop.

[Mark-C]

bazking69 said:

You'll do. Right click, save as desktop.

Same here - unusual for POTW to hit my desktop quite so quickly ....

[kazino]

What a beauty, shame they're probably not allowed to make cars like that anymore

[dinkel]

kazino said:

What a beauty, shame they're probably not allowed to make cars like that anymore

They are allowed to race 'em though.

[louismchuge]

first time ever a pistonheads pic has made it to my desktop at work! It's been unchanged for nearly 3 years too!

[Roman]

Does anybody know if those rims are polished ali or chromed steel? It will make a difference to my score.

10 if polished aluminium alloy, 9 if chromed steel (prefer painted steel wires for a racer).

Edited by Roman on Friday 23 April 13:51

[tim200sx]

MrTappets said:

Wonderful, though for me the Jaguar XJ13 is still tops (though it's debatable whether it could be called a race car)

Agreed, the XJ13 is the most beautiful race car bar none - it's a such a shame it never saw a race.

[MacW]

Pure porn...

[suchuwato]

It's a beautiful car, but whoever made that wallpaper needs to learn to use the eraser tool in Photoshop a bit better...

[Crendon 007]

I saw Graham Hill drive a 'Bird Cage' at Brands in the early 60's. A site never forgotten as he held it on the edge going up to Druids!

[R66STU]

crack one off every time you stare at your desktop. Aren't we nice?


i miss read that..

[spyder dryver]

And here is a pic of our STM Phoenix chassis.
Reminded me of the birdcage when we were building it.
Geoff
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Edited by spyder dryver on Friday 23 April 20:03

[Viggo]

It appears to have a lot of junk in the trunk...

[AndrewD]

Lovely pic. Is that a Zumbrunn photo?

[Gary C]

Pity that tt lord Brocket crushed one and buried it in his garden as an insurance fraud.