Maserati Tipo 64

The Maserati Tipo 64 is a competition car that Maserati built from 1961 to 1962 as part of the Birdcage series, named for the chassis of about 200 steel tubes. It started from the chassis of the Tipo 63 and kept its engine, a 60 degree V12 of 2,985.5 cc with 320 CV at 8,200 rpm, but had a new rear suspension with a De Dion axle and one-piece magnesium Amadori wheels, and it reached 321 km/h. The first car had a body designed by Franco Scaglione, formerly of Bertone, built by Gentilini and Allegretti for the Scuderia Serenissima. The second was rebuilt from a Tipo 63 wrecked by Briggs Cunningham's team at Laguna Seca in October 1961. Both made their debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1962 and retired, as did the one car at that year's Targa Florio. The rebuilt car was tested at Monza by Walt Hansgen, Bruce McLaren and Roger Penske, and Alfred Momo of the Cunningham team later replaced its engine with a 7,000 cc Ford V8.