THE CAR... It’s concluded that eventually the remaining components of Tipo 61 #2459 returned to Modena, Italy, home of the Maserati factory. An anonymous collector and restorer spend years collecting a number of original Birdcage parts including a number of motor parts. Based on these earlier findings, the documented restoration work started in 2007 where chassis #2459 was designated to the restoration and serves as the basis of the car offered for your consideration. The unique techniques used while assembling #2459 back to glory are proper and correct to Maserati’s Birdcage highest standards. The painstaking task of locating skilled craftsmen who knew the secret welding processes used in the original build, and just locating the proper small diameter chromemolybdenum steel tubes correct to Maserati standards were two challenges that were met for this project. The completed Tipo 61 chassis presented here with a proper Tipo 60 engine were shipped to Steve Hart restoration and race preparation shop in England in November of 2007. Steve Hart specialists in vintage Maseratis and other racing cars. Among the engine parts that Steve Hart documented to be Maserati original are the cylinder head, lower crankcase and sump, cam covers and the transaxle-tower often referred to as the differential case. In the displayed Steve Hart document, he certifies that
these parts were components in the rebuilt engine done to original factory specifications and combined with new components created in accordance with the original drawings. At this point in 2007, he added a number of other original “Birdcage” items to the car including rear lights, repeater lights, rev counter, ignition switch/light switch, starter button, indicator switch and front hubs. In April 2010, the Tipo 61/60 #2459 was completed. It was then submitted to the Motor Sports Association with the necessary documentation, where it was given a thorough and complete inspection, which it passed, and the new owners were issued an Historic Technical Passport/FIA Class TSRC4 documents on August 31, 2010 for this Maserati under #2459.
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