Vaca Valley, May 1960. Bob Drake in the Lubin Birdcage battling Sammy Weiss in the former Jack Brabham Cooper Monaco. They finished 1-2 in this Cal Club event. (photo: Willem Oosthoek Collection)
Story by Willem Oosthoek
In a previous three-part article, we focused on Joe Lubin of Beverly Hills, original owner of chassis 2452, the very first Tipo 61 Birdcage Maserati built in 1959. But the car’s history is much longer, since it was successfully raced in period under three subsequent owners.