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Giulio Alfieri

Building the Birdcage

May 25, 2026 By pete

Giulio Alfieri at his desk in Modena. (Photo Grand Prix Library/Gauld)

Story and photos by Graham Gauld

The great Maserati engineer Giulio Alfieri was a studious and interesting man born in Parma, trained in Milan, and his first job was with Innocenti working on the original Lambretta scooters. As was often the case he was able to work on a variety of projects but one of them is rarely talked about these days, the Maserati Birdcage. [Read more…] about Building the Birdcage

Tagged With: constructing the birdcage maserati, Giulio Alfieri, Graham Gauld, maserati birdcage, Odoardo Govoni

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