Maset'ati's owners and direcLors
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the firm could prodr_rce and sell rhe p,rpuLar ial)0CT lor.t,r:lt ll,,u rnd thus headecl into a ner,v era Ho'uvever, no longer would the lirm sponsor an expensive factory racing team Instead, \,,laserari woulcl clesign nd procluce race cars a ltttvateel conlcl Ll\,,. Chief clesigr-rer Ing. Ciiulio Alfier j r,ve io
{re &oa i6 LA oro ;,.:,i; Qoc &aa Qae racing I,vorld &Qr (*aa To the Real March! t Cooper had ir-rtroclucing rts cngine in 1j ys 1-n n6l w , ft |ifir€s I
success dleiv the attention of Lotlls founcler I Colin Chapman, u,ho designed his ner,v
n,hich Chirprran gilve rhe Monte Carlo n.:a:'ri name, serving notice to the Cooper c1an.s N4onaco that they were readl.to r-r-rnrble
Lotus 19-959
Sixteen Lotus 19 chassis rl,ere bnrit in tl-re
-.: -',-r'rtrl nc\\ ti) PeLer Rlan rn June 1961 .]00 '.-:3: ',loTORspoRT Ju iAuq 2Oll -a www v/ ntagemoto _ Rr an nas bom in Philadelphia in l94O to a Lotus F-Jr. tangled with the Gemini of Bill Maserati Birdcage 61,2461 *-ell-to-do family who owned the Mont- Moss, and the 22-year-old Ryan was During its days in the sun, 2461 Tremblanr was driven Ski Lodge in Quebec, Canada ejected from rhe car in the crash. He died by Joakim Bonnier, Alan Connell, John R-ace-g..ers began noticing his on-track the following day in a Paris hospltal Coundley, Dan Gurney, Dlck McGuire, ::--'.\ess :n I9>9 rvhen he impressivelv Ryan's Lotus 19 was sold to Frances Stirling Moss, -:: porsche Gino Munaron, Allan Ross :::-r:: .-lass uins in his 55ORS, Bradley tn 1962, who used --:-::- it to win the and Giorgio Scarlatrr. Completed on March il:..rsed ir up in 1960 with 1l wins Canadian National Championship, -r.r and in 20, 1960, its first owner was Lucky Casner, -:: =:aris driving an RS60. It was 1963 the 19 repeated in winninq the of Camoradi USA fame and it was enrered in .::lereni that Ryan had taient and, when Canadian Championship. lhis rime piloted the 12 Hours of Sebring just six days later, :i-rec sith his new Lotus 19, the by Dennis Goad. Vic Yachuk raced ihe car wrth Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney set to _--\,^-_: cr_n erpected grea t thlngs in club evenrs during 1964 and in 1965 drive. Unfortunateiy in night pracrice, Moss' 5e iid nor disappoinr. Ryan,s first race the was apparenrly .e--=- l9 rerired and srored, T6I blew its engine and did nor srart. took place -9-9j9 ar Lime Rock, July much later found by Jack Boxstrom in In May of 1960, r,r'here 2461 headed ro the : ^ 9c I. the 21 -year-old fin ished 1977 wilh its origlnal engine and gearbox. always tough Nurburgring for the 10O0km :e:,.rd ro Roger Penske's Birdcaqe. He Tom Skouras was the next owner in :-----.s-ed wrth club race wins in Cinada, 1978, sending rhe Lotus to Griswold's in using paLience, =e;i. drove to victory over Californla for a complete restoration. He S:rling Moss, pedro Oliver Gendebien and raced the car from 1980 to '83, after which Rodriguez in the Canadian Gp at MosDort. it went into storage until I987 when cenainly the high point of his very short Boxstrom repurchased the car Boxstrom From there the car went back to racrng career. He DNF'd at Riverside's Oct. had the car resrored again, replacing the Modena to be prepped for Le Mans, and lj L.A Times GII then finished sixth and original Lotus "queerbox" with a Hewland Alfieri, knowing that top speed was eighth in the rwo-heat San Francisco FT-200 5-speed for improved reliability. important there, lengthened the tail section Examiner GP at Laguna Seca. Occasionally racing ir in vintage evenis of the car, meanwhile strengthening any Ryan's performance in the Lotus l9 beginning in 1990, Boxsrrom owned it for part of the chassis thar had produced a caught the eye of Colin Chapman, who sold several more years. problem previously. No matter, 246I,s Rlan a year-old Lorus 18 for the Oct. g, Carl Moore became the new owner in starter motor failed after jus t 22 Iaps. 196l USGP ar Warkins Glen The old car 2004 the , car was gone rhrough thoroughly By October of 1960, rhe Tlpo 61 went was nol competitive yet Ryan finlshed ninth, and fitted with paint. a new nose and the to new owner Alan Connell of Texad, who Chapman impressed enough to offer up a livery in the color scheme and graphics raced it several times before installing a works FormulaJunior drive for 1962 used by Peter Ryan in 1961, as a rribure ro Ferrari V12 engine in 1961. He raced the Unfortunately at Reims on 1, his ,63 July hil tim" with rhe car. car through the 1962 and seasons, selling it to Drck McGuire, who raced it Lr.r'ice in 1965 before selhng it to the Texas Specd Museum. minus the Ferrali engine Patrick Lindsay picked Llp rhe car in loTl . re.toring it wtth I new engine and then r'r'rshing it herr ily in I't72 The 1or-rgtail bodl' ,,y25 scrapped and a new chassis construcLed, the uncomplete car sold to Dieter Holterbosch in New York fr,r'o other short-tail bodies rvere built for the cal rvith ner,v owners tn German)' and BelgiLrrr. rhe larrcr who consigned Lhe crr to Gregor Fisken, who sold 1r to current ouner \loore The origlnal engine for 2461 is currentlv or,vned by an American collector Because the Trpo 61 remained a >rrL r . >rfLrl e rr' lol manl l errs in club rrcrng. fe\ sun'ired inLacr, most being damaged in (,nc \\.1\ ('l .lnolher in rating mishaps Back in the d:Lr Tipo 61s looked as Lhough ball peen hrrmmers had been taken to Lhem \lorrre s 2461 has certainll, led a colorful lii, .tnd rodry is presenred in prrsrine .,'n.lrir.'n even though il rs run regularly in \ lnrrge events inclr-rding the Sonoma Histrrric \lotorsports Festrval and the \Lrrlterc\ HisLorics
On Track At Infineon Thcr.e rn t1-re hot pits at lnfineon Raceway saL .r LLrtLls 19 and Birdcage Maseratt And yes, I \virs grring to drive both First order of the d.rr- u rs to pinch myself, because I never thou-ght l'd er.er have a chance to sample :Lr.h r.,,nic rtL e cars. bLrt this wa> Lhe day. t-hrnks to the or,r,ner, Carl Moore C.rr I and I har.e raced together at \l, n,r'cr. he in rhe Birdcrge and me in a Listcr-Jrrg lt ts memorable because of the g|t.1t tlir r rie h.rd lrrding position>. and ri lrcn I u.L: bL'hind him Lhe sighr of that Birdcarge--clancing alound with the tail 'l irhrlr hung our \\xs somelhing lwiLL never lorget Plr>entr'd in the No. 5 Crmoladr lirery usecl s'hen this car won rhe 1960 Nnrbnrgring 100Okm, 246I ts simply stunnir-rg from any angle, yer rhe styling u-as quiLe controversial in its day Brgrrrning rvith the romplc\ lrrmework. looking over the exquisire deLails of rhe car is an absolute vrsr,ral treat, from the Borrani u'heels to the llghtening holes drilled r,vherever rveight can be saved Many parts are chromed or: polished, and it's no '104 vrNucr N/oroRSpoRT Jut/Aug 2ot1 www.vintagemotorsport com good, because on the track I want to feel Lotus 19-959 was, as expected, a IO0o/o What plagued the car back in rhe o1d this car in my butt I find rhe searing completely different experience The days was its Lotus "queerbox," a transaxle uosition nerler nedalc wooden r'"__''^_ r'"'.'', t wheel and engine is bach there , and Lhar's bound to that shifted semi-sequenrrally like a .hifrer riphr-.ide where I want Lhem \A ith creare a personaliLy change wrth how the motorcycle, though it was very fragile a flick ol Lhe masrer swirch and a press and car feels compared to the 'Cage With its Colotti gearboxes were a popular twist of the key, the big inline-4 fires up ultra-low center of gravity and all of its replacement though 959 runs a Hewland, and scttles into a mutoLrs rough idle. the mass packed within irs loul wheels. it looks the original trans that came wirh the car exhaust nore a deep. blarry balirone. Lhe quick Just step in over the door to get safely stored away megaphone about a 1'ardsrrck away Irom seated, careful not to hrt the plexi side Carl is raller Lhan I. so pads are needed my right ear I love the naked framework, window Compared to the Maserati, rhe allowing me to reach pedals and such Still, big fender humps and exposed elecr rics lightweight bare-bones approach of Colin I am not completely comfortable because I under the sweptback windscreen, Chapman is obvious. yer also abundanr are really need to be closer to rhe controls Lelegraphing 24o1 s racrng mrssion clever design sls11gn15-n6 space wasted I have always referred to such cars as First gear (used only ro ger rolllng) is a and nothing on board unless needed 'roller skares because ol rheir nrmbleness, push dowr of the lever and a pull back rnro especially on technical tracks. Carl reports the first notch The clutch releases smoorhly thar lap times bewtween the two cars are ''verl ri ith no chatrer. and rolling rway wlth a shifr 1951 LOTUS 19 MONTE CARLO 19-959 close. and he thinks he runs quicker Lo second, the gear whine is noricable Out CHASSIS . ....Steel soaceframe in the 'Cage at Infineon and a tick or two WHEELBASE ...... 90 in. onlo lhe ]2-turn Infineon circuil, we cnrise better in the 19 at Laguna Seca FR0NT TRACK ...... 51 in. easily to warm brakes rnd gears. rhen ramp A push of the srar[er button and the REARTRACK ...... 50.5 in. up the throttle as we get comforrable with engine cranks to 1ife, and OVERALL LENGTH...... 143 in. I stall the cal in my the car Ir st umbles a bir under 2)00rpm. 0VERALLW|DTH ...... 52 in. first attempt to ro11 away, the clutch more but above rhrr rhe 4-banger lighrs up. the OVERALL HEIGHT ...... 30 in. trigger-like rhan rhe Birdcage And once rear of the car squatting under acceleration wElGHT. ....1250tb. underwal' I discover the windsceen's top on up through the gears. shoving you back ENGINE edge is rrghL in m1 line of sighr. rhe disrtrrrion in the seat. Coventry Climax FPF D0HC 4-cylinder an anno)'ance adding to my discomfort Now I know why Carl could ourbrake DISPLACEMENT: 2495cc | 152.2cid Wlth snappy-quick acceleration, yor_t my Lrster at i\lonlerey-rhis rhrng has some CARBURETI0N: Twin Weber 58DC03 realll'l-rave [o concentrate with the shifter ro great stoppers, hard deceieration limired 0UTPUT: 238.2hp @ 6700rpm go rhrough the gears smooth y.,.nor heJping onll b1 tlre skinny Dunlops The righr- TRANSMISSI0N: Hewland FI-200 5-Speed that I'rn right-handed. My qr-rick hander out of Turn 4 is Lhe per'fe,r ,por to FRONT SUSPENSI0N: Double wishbone/coitover impressions are thar the steering is kart-like hrng Lhe rerr end our a bir hcadirrg ro Lhe REAR SUSPENSI0N: Lower wishbone, fixed-lenoth and the engine lacks the torque rhat the rise before [he Carouse], the Maser halfshaft, radius rods Maserati amply demonstrated BRAKES: Lelegraphing what it's doing as I make F: Girling 10.5-in. outboard discs Oh, and then there's rhe brakes Dlving R: 9.5-in. outboard discs elfortless gear changes, the 5-speed a joy. to into Iuln 4 hard rhe [irsr rime. Lhc sropping STEERING: rack and pinion shrfr up or Lloun Through rhe rrr. kv righr- power just wasn't whar I had expected, left-right-left-righr dorvnhiil esses rhe car B0DYW0RK: Aluminum undertray. Front and rear spoiled rotten by the Maser's larger Girlings fiberglass hinged panels; aluminum doors remained poised and \\'ent e\act1)' r.r'here it Call has added cooling ducts fronr and rear was polnted- \o rvonder: Birdcages 0RIGINAL PRICE: 515,650 to help here, but it is whar ir is and you jusr remained competitiove for so many years have to adjr-rst your drtving style to this Although I didn r push rhrs seven-figure braking performance crr to l0/lOrhs. I dloie rr hrld enough ger it When I hung rhe rail our a brr like I did loose here and there: basically a very the Bil'dcage, no way did I feel as planred composed, neutral-handling car that you and as Carl later Lold me, "When rhe rail is can steer a bit with the thr:orrle without a hung out in this, rr's hung out You just tendency for the back end to come around mrght noL ger lt back lt's harder to catch or snf,p sideways sLLddenly. For me il was as than in the Birdcage " if I had been driving the Birdcage for ages- I realized it would take me far more time I felL right at home tn it within a few laps At to get truly comlortabLe in rhe Lotus, buL I'd ENGINE \'lonterey in 2010 Carl let Dario Franchiui have to get closer D0HC 4-cylinder to the controls Yet to hate hai-e a go tn 246I for demo laps; I wonder DISPLACEMENT: Z890cc | 176.2cid a chance Lo sample such a rare and beautlul rr hat Franchirtl rhoughr iL? of CARBURETI0N: Twin Weber 48DC03 mrchine. thc same model Dan Curney madc For me. it's "If ar rhe rop of my I Could 0UTPUT: 250hp @ 6700rpm so famous l,vhile dnving the No 19 Arcrero Have Anr Car" list lt's at the top of Carl's TRANSMISSI0N: 5-Speed lvlaserati w/limited slip Lotr-rs, was an experience I'11 alway's differential list as l ell remember This beaurifully-prepared 19 is FRONT SUSPENSI0N: Double wishbone/coitover perhrps one o[ the mosr origrna) exrmples Lotus Entertain You REAR SUSPENSI0N: Transverse leaf and de Dion axle, 1n exlslence The Cooper N'lonaco was really rhe first coil springs, dampers For a short while the fully-developed BRAKES: F: Girling 14-in. outboard rear-engined sports racer, but compared to discs front-engined Brdcage was the equal o[ the R: Girling 12-in. outboard discs the 19 it was built like a rank, probably not-yet sorled rear-engined Lotus 19 The STEERING: Rack and pinion why the LoLus was much more sr-rccessful battles were memorabLe Both earned their in the win column B0DYWoRK: Aluminum place in motorsport hisrory, br-rt only one Switching from rhe Birdcage into rhe 0RIGINAL PRICE: S10,000 poftended the future. 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