1960 Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage" - Jay Leno’s Garage

[@lucywucyyy]

"I CANT HEAR YOU!" "WHAT!?" "I CANT HEAR YOU!" "Y-YEAH!"

[@davidcharlesiannotti3800]

Antsolja. LOL!🤣😂🤣😂 Not much needs to be said in a fantastic machine like that!

[@silverpairaducks]

Who's on first?

[@triggerhappyjay4794]

LMFAOOO xD

[@silverpairaducks]

@@triggerhappyjay4794 WHAT?

[@pyrotechnick420]

hahhahahha

[@Msg4Larry]

This is what I like best from Jay's garage: being able to see historically significant cars in action.

[@Mitchell.Samuels]

And hear Jay yelling over the engine and wind noise 😄

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

Of all cars to do the entire interview while driving, jay picks an open top race car.

[@sergioromero2k]

Who cares

[@trwsandford]

best interview ever!

[@davect01]

What?

[@malcolmwoodnorth3081]

Jay doesn't have to do this ,why complain!

[@mortimersnerd8044]

@@malcolmwoodnorth3081 , because he chooses to do this... poorly in this case.

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

Jay’s driving commentary summed up “WHAAARGARBL MRRFFFF ROMPERTUTY MASERATI BLARGHLY BRF.”

[@Mitchell.Samuels]

Hahaha exactly how I heard it

[@DiRF]

Jay screaming incoherently for 10 minutes and then almost cuts off a pickup truck.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Right and this was so interesting.

[@mikejordan9754]

Lol 😅

[@Chorochronchotor]

What a beautiful language.

[@papasteve215]

I would really liked to have had some shop time with the hood up and actually see that bird cage chassis.

[@martinmacdonald]

Papa Steve pretty sure this is a socially distanced episode.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

This is what I was saying the whole video. Soon enough they'll be able to do the style of video we love. (:

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

Search lime rock pictures on Facebook. Lots of pics.

[@lesinboston9208]

@Doctor Pisson thank you sir!

[@paulmcdonald9592]

A three litre 4 banger with umph: Less weight and a tractable front end for racing. Great production, Jay. You still got the chops. The owner was impressed.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Absolutely love the body style of this 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 " Birdcage " !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LouT1501]

Where else can we see a rare, priceless car driven on public highways. Interview? That, too. Thanks, Jay!

[@VelocityInvitational]

Thanks for having us Jay! Was a blast to take the Birdcage around town.

[@scintill8or]

Jay: mflmbml other guy: frblmnblt Engine: ROARR YOWWW SPIT GROWWL

[@trwsandford]

best interview ever!

[@ScottKenny1978]

Doesn't sound like a four!

[@caribman10]

Funny thing: I can hear and understand every word. What's you guys' problem?

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@caribman10 voices too quiet compared to wind and engine noise.

[@davidcharlesiannotti3800]

@@ScottKenny1978 perfect if your wife is mad at you and you don't wanna hear what she has to say. 😉

[@MaxStax1]

Made me think of that old song, " My Maserati does one eighty five, I lost my license now I don't drive".

[@jimmime]

Smokin Joe Walsh

[@danielnelson4881]

That's funny, I was just singing that with my momma out of nowhere yesterday. Life's been good to me so far!

[@SlowBurn47]

Goes harder than any rap lyrics...bars...

[@warrenyoung2756]

But seriously folks....

[@Tmrfe0962]

Old song? ....lol

[@williamwinslowhansen]

One of my favourite vintage racing cars of all time . Genius designed and looks so completely wonderful.

[@dougauzene8389]

Bellisimo! My Mom & Dad Saw It @ '60 Riverside GP WOW! Today, My Mom Looks Down - WOW! GRAZIE, Jay & Owner!

[@joeclark7082]

awesome car. thank you for releasing this vid. I actually love that you hear the car and wind the entire time, magnificent

[@larslarsman]

Fall 1960, Laguna Seca. There used to be a hill after the start/finish line ( they bulldozed the hill away so now it is flat) and the Birdcage Maserati would fishtail a bit going 100 MPH or so cresting over that hill. Jay or his friend said it was the most advanced race car in 1960. However at that same race there was a green rear engine Lotus 19 driven by Sterling Moss. Sterling left every car in that race in the dust and took the win. Smoothest driving I have ever seen.

[@barondegil1]

But Moss more fastest in a Birdcage.

[@thevoxofreason8468]

The only disappointment: the video is only 11 min long. Beautiful car.

[@trwsandford]

just watch it again!

[@joro8604]

With the noise, i’m glad it was only 11 min.

[@andrewbartleman9169]

@Ouchwitz Summer Camp nah the wind noise and squeaking was not the most appealing video

[@Valvey789]

@Jason Bouphasavanh Maybe the garage is shut down because of CoVid.

[@tomcobey4015]

@@joro8604 Glad I wasn't the only one who found the noise annoying. Of course one can point out it's the sound of a great motor--and it is. But the entire video of shouting over the motor? Nope, that crossed the line to annoying.

[@VincentVader]

20 mins in the garage talking about it & 10 mins on the road would have been perfect. I'd like to see more of the structure you talked about

[@LND3947]

I suspect that Lockdown means that wouldn't have been possible. Such a shame because this car is a piece of engineering art. Tuned to perfection.

[@MICHGO1]

@@LND3947 IF HE CAN SIT A FOOT AWAY IN THE CAR HE COULD STAND SIX FEET AWAY FOR AN INTERVIEW.

[@LND3947]

@@MICHGO1 I was leaning more towards the additional film crew, and the fact it would be inside....in an enclosed environment, where if one crew member has symptoms then it would be highly likely that everyone on the crew filming inside the building would be exposed to it. Also I think your Caps Lock key got stuck on :)

[@pulaski1]

@@MICHGO1 It's probably significant that it's an open-top vehicle - there is more than enough ventilation and exhaled air will be behind them, and not able to drift two feet sideways to put the other occupant at risk.

[@triggerhappyjay4794]

@@LND3947 that's why they have masks for that so that does not matter one bit , but they did do a garage interview Jay always does .. this is just a little teaser for us just a little taste 🤫

[@johnmontag]

The essence of beauty. I love how large of a smile this car brings on both of these men's faces😁

[@slwtype]

I think Jay would love to own this, his enthusiasm for cars he loves is hard to hide.

[@iknklst]

With the advances in custom manufacturing processes we'll soon see that almost anything will be able to be replicated, and then to tighter tolerances using better materials than the original item, and for far less money.

[@davidcharlesiannotti3800]

@@iknklst true, but it won't be the same.

[@papa_pt]

@@davidcharlesiannotti3800 eh. If you could get those old cars brand new maybe. But most have been sitting on frames for 50+ years and never get all the attention they need through all those years

[@davidcharlesiannotti3800]

@@papa_pt I see your point, but as a collector of vintage cars, maybe I see it differently. No disrespect.

[@robbiehancox5647]

Lol, he could not stop driving long enough to do a walk around.lol i get it.

[@josephcanipelli4416]

Saw this car run at Sebring in 1960 with Moss driving and he really put on a show. On one lap at the hairpin he slowed and asked a marshal for a Coke which he picked up on the next lap. At the Webster turn he would come through the second half in a full drift and adjust his goggles with both hands. BTW it was hard to hear but the owner kept mentioning the Maserati brothers. They were long gone from the company by then and had nothing to do with this car. Last fun fact: in the still photo at the factory Guarino Bertocchi, Maserati's head mechanic is sitting in the car.

[@Urbie4]

My Mom and Dad were also at that 1960 race -- I *think*. I have a snapshot my Dad took of Moss driving the #23 up the front straight. I've been looking at photos from the 1960 and 1961 races -- in my Dad's photo, the 23 is painted further back, on the door, in front of the rear wheels. I've been looking at articles about Sebring each of those two years, and that photo appears to match the 1960 car -- in the 1961 car, the number is further forward, and the "CAMORADI" writing is behind it. My Dad's been gone for 14 years, though, so I can't ask him for sure which year it was! He said Moss was much smoother than the other drivers -- they'd all be squealing around the corner (that must have been Turn 17), but Moss just came around smooth as silk every time, no drama, no squealing tires.

[@stevencoffeen6684]

When I was a young teenager my friend and I were at a race in Cumberland, Maryland and Roger Penske was driving a Bird Cage. He had problems with the car and needed help to push it back to the pits. He had no pit crew (hard to believe). My friend and I were available and close by so we helped him push the car back to the pits! Seemed pretty cool at the time, but seems even cooler when I think back to that time today.

[@engleharddinglefester4285]

I would never wash my hands after that.

[@pvsafabian6116]

i really wish you do a traditional video where you talk about the car in the garage first and then drive the car and talk a bit while driving :(

[@MrZachgonz]

I think this stuff is made for TV now so they have less time than before. His old concept of talking about ONE car for 30 min+ before even driving it doesn’t work anymore.

[@mortimersnerd8044]

@@MrZachgonz Oh come on, seriously? You wouldn't want to hear what two experts have to say about this car, and see the car in detail?

[@johanbjork1650]

Fascinating Car. Interesting owner. Jay is always entertaining. But wasn't this video a bit like one of those news reports from a hurricane struck area? You were so focused on making out what they were saying you could't apriciate what they were saying. Liked the pedal cam, though.

[@compaqdeskpro5770]

I feel like this was more spur of the moment, maybe the guy didn't have all day and Jay could only go for a quick ride, didn't warrant the full high production value treatment but still interesting for the viewers.

[@bigredc222]

He said a couple videos back that he doesn't have a camera crew anymore, the last video he did in his shop was shot on an I phone.

[@qdood]

Thanks Jay I love the Maserati sound. Incredible car

[@gregmcable]

It hurts to look at it. So beautiful, design based 100% on function. No "spec" or cold start videos are required to appreciate it's glory. Just human achievement from a golden era. This was a special one Jay.

[@Preacher65]

When the audio changed at 2:09, for a second I said a prayer for the gearbox!

[@dennisdose5697]

I recall seeing one of these in R&T many moons ago and just being blown away. The impossibly low hood and those glorious fenders, now to hear the snarl of that motor just completes the aesthetic experience. Perhaps the last of the beautiful front engined sports racers. Love it, thanks Jay.

[@bob_._.]

Who needs license plates when you're Jay Leno?

[@barath4545]

Yeah just like that last prototype, "We are working on getting it street legal", *10 mins later* Jay's driving it happily in traffic :D I bet the answer is enough pull with the local police, or, "It's for a film shoot!"

[@antongtonchev]

ye man risks his license for us every week, legend

[@Labergemusic]

Are you blind? It clearly has "USA" as the license plate on the front! hahaha

[@jonnycando]

Laberge.....an identifiable mark....I think California has a certain amount leeway for that....

[@erikrhafer6644]

Probably my favorite car on this channel, I love how you shift it.

[@trevin1691]

This episode looks like a movie ... fantastic story of the Maserati bros and the simple beauty of the birdcage’s lines. Just love to see it on the road👍

[@mrcards58]

Jay...Jay....Jay.... one of the most important cars ever built. And you do just a teaser video on it. Please bring it back and have it inside your shop where you can highlight the car, open it up and show it off the way it should be. And where the interview could be heard. Thanks for all that you do and for keeping history alive!

[@ericleedy1777]

“Doctor, are you sure it’s on? I can’t hear a thing!” “It’s whisper quiet!”

[@nothanks3462]

You got all that from just one bag of oranges?!

[@miurasvlamborghini]

Finally, I see a review of the most interesting Maserati ever built, Imo.

[@Fordman6546]

That car is one of a kind. Thanks for showcasing it Jay!

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Jay Leno is the slickest guy on earth. He starts a video series about rare cars, and collectors come rushing to him to show their cars. A half hour later Jay is driving their $799,000 car in the scenic California mountians.

[@3ducs]

I toured White Post Restorations 25 or so years ago, they had a Birdcage frame on a stand, it was a work of art.

[@roscoe9507]

I could watch this car all day long, what another horrible day in the office, Jay your the man, keep the videos coming

[@brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrap]

I'd rather have a car that weighs 2000 lbs with 250hp, than a car that weighs 4000lbs that has 500hp.

[@douglasb.1203]

Less mass to haul a**.

[@FYMASMD]

Glad we cleared that up.😕

[@RobertSmith-le8wp]

From a motorcycle guy.. amen

[@3ducs]

Even a car that weighs 2,300 lbs with 155 hp is fun, Mazda MX-5.

[@mikefannon6994]

brapbrapbrapbrapbrapbrapbRight on! I only drive my 2000 Miata once a week- the most fun of the week!

[@guztavodiaz1328]

Only Jay travels time to drive this beast, i cant believe how perfect looks this Maserati

[@nairbllebpmac4179]

What a beautiful piece of style and solid engineering! I can't imagine how much this thing is worth. I sure envy you Jay getting to drive it. Thank you for sharing. Much love from Fate Texas!

[@rickc2102]

One of the very first proper race cars I ever saw in the flesh. What a dream!

[@timothyboles6457]

My favorite all time car, wow what a sound. They were fragile for the long distance racing in Europe, but did better in the sprint races in the United States

[@AFITgrad86]

I was 12 years old when this car made the cover of various magazines like Road and Track. It was simply the most beautiful and exotic car I had ever seen and I still love it to this day. I built a 1/32 scale model of it for slot car racing and vicariously experienced the thrill it must have been to drive this bantamweight. Yes the Jag XKE was voluptuous but the Maserati had tiny pieces of tubing going everywhere it seemed and exuded the essence of a hand built race car. Thanks Jay ... precious memory!

[@dukenukem7183]

Yay, it's been minute since Jay made a F1 reference.

[@kook4u]

It makes sense why he references it all the time though...Greatest car ever made and he’s lucky enough to own it.

[@reelreeler8778]

Gorgeous and very special car....I remember seeing one of these at the Indianapolis Speedway Museum....Thank you both for having the balls to drive it in traffic for this episode!

[@unclemayhem6696]

Go Speedracer, Go Speedracer, Go Speedracer, Go!

[@nikhildrao227]

I like the speedracist version

[@robertjackson8728]

@Jessica Taylor Exactly! My first attempts at drawing was of this car so yeah, vintage too.

[@merlinvestibule]

One of my absolute favorite race cars. There is at least one at the Historics every year in Monterey. A work of art with the body panels off.

[@douglasb.1203]

"Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer"... If this doesn't look like one of the vehicles out of that cartoon for those that remember BITD.

[@aggt9266]

Born in the 90s but I would have to agree

[@cemeteryhill]

I thought the exact same thing!!

[@UberLummox]

Looks nothing like it other than it's white.

[@davidjones535]

Go Speed Racer go but don't run over your chimp. Yep I grew up in the 70's

[@hereletmelendyamystronghan6215]

David Jones Was the chimps name Jim Jim it was that clutch cargo?

[@stephenboulter4727]

Liking the blip on the gearchanges Jay, nifty! For those unaware most of those period photos show the late, great, Stirling Moss winning the Nurburgring 1000km in 1960 alongside Dan Gurney, who incidentally, Stirling rated very highly, two great drivers who've recently passed, RIP guys.

[@mattpavmusic1321]

I miss seeing you driving around the steam car in Burbank Jay!

[@ronlynch7744]

Wow, it's my age.Just pure raw race car, love it. Thanks Jay.

[@Fezzler61]

4:20 in before I realized Jay was driving. LOL. Another unique car: why I love this channel.

[@jerryldavis1823]

Great car and great to see that mechanical shifting and footwork from jay . Love that old racing car sound aswell.

[@Labergemusic]

To be honest, this is one video where I wish there was them talking about it in the garage.

[@michaelhorton1350]

Massively fun sled. No need for studio preening on this piece. Strictly open-air motoring footage makes viewing a pleasure on this Le Mans period-correct road/track ride. In a stable of cars that are special (Jay’s) this one stands out.

[@techmaniac43]

Wonderful car, jay! You as always bringing the most unique cars to the channel, and showing to us, the history behind these cars!!! always a pleasure seeing your content, :D

[@h-waytwan1257]

It's raw power and torque Maserati made one pure racecar. Good thing it's not forgotten. It's hard to find racecar with such elegant energy.

[@snakerb]

I wonder if Jay will ever figure out what the white lines on the road mean 😂😂

[@lesflynn4455]

Wow. A four cylinder Maserati that did 160mph in 1960!! That is amazing. And it looks absolutely beautiful. I never knew this car existed, and I really missed the workshop walk around.

[@scotforman1894]

Dear Mr. Jay, That was amazing. I love listening to you talk about cars, almost as much as I love looking at them. But why so short!!! I NEED MORE MORE MORE !!!! (This all about me right? )

[@LND3947]

This Truly is a Maestros Mechanical Masterpiece. An audio experience like very few, thanks for sharing such a rare car with us all Jay + The Crew. Watching this video was a pleasure :)

[@edsteward7717]

The whole interview in the car. Different! Love the sound that little thing makes!

[@gordoncampbell100]

What a fantastic sounding car . I love how you drive the same roads just like Harry Metcalfe does here in the UK on his KZbin channel .

[@meinkamph5327]

Jay's slippers look really comfortable. The car is nice too.....

[@philipdubuque9596]

Jay is clearly having at least as much fun as his drive in Steve McQueen's Jag. And in a car that's at least as sexy. This "Birdcage" is probably as close to the perfect driving experience available anywhere. Great video!

[@Assyl.Yacine]

the sound of that 4 cylinder....delicious

[@judgetk8327]

You are a lucky man to have the experience of driving these beautiful works of engineering. Thank you for this great video.

[@ThirdSpectrum]

The best time to have a conversation is in an open convertible doing a 100mph on a busy freeway with wind blowing directly into the microphones.

[@roberthiggins8098]

Thank God they didnt have face masks on

[@spooledx2]

So cool to see. My dad raced Gullwings back in the 60’s and actually had a Bird Cage back then too. He said it was an amazing car to race, he said it was like a slot car on steroids. Lol

[@KevAlberta]

You know it’s good when Jay screams “oh!”

[@ginor8416]

I wish they did a garage segment, episode was too short, that car is a jewel!

[@ph03nixflame]

Great episode, love the heritage, history, and most importantly continuous beautiful revs.

[@mortimersnerd8044]

Got the beautiful revs, missed all of the heritage and history though

[@23727bgk]

It's truly amazing that with 60 year old engineering and metal technology and no computers, this chassis withstood 24 hour endurance races!

[@joedecesere7033]

I, too would rather have some garage time going over this jewel.

[@GreasyBelcher]

Couldn’t hear a word, but watched the entire video because the car looks so amazing.

[@canadianboyee]

Instead of double clutching he is...double accelerating??!'😂

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

Yup. Wtf???

[@gregfeneis609]

Ppl who habitually blip the throttle when they upshift 🤔

[@jlwilliams]

Spins the input side a bit so the synchronizers can mesh more easily. If he just let the engine drop back to idle, the synchros would have to drag the input gears back up to road speed when the clutch was released.

[@gregfeneis609]

@@jlwilliams if only that were true.

[@Hanzyscure]

Eliminates the crunch.

[@douglasmcclaran5892]

What a Beautiful Sound coming from a such a Beautiful Italian Body! I think i could listen to this car everyday and not get tired of it!

[@CTmoog]

Sounds great! 👍😎👍

[@alancohn3817]

What an incredible car.. The lines on that car and the sound of that little 'four banger'... That is exactly what a sports car is supposed to look and sound like...

[@crashstitches79]

Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer He's a demon on wheels...

[@rousemotorsport]

What an amazing car! Maserati has so much great heritage.

[@MikeS10]

man you looked so happy driving that beast nice vid 🥂

[@speedydry]

Great little car. Saw one raced in San Marcos, Texas in1961. There was also a 450S Maserati there. Great times.

[@mereclander]

What a sooooound!!!! That car should be in my living room in ordenar to see it for hours. And after that, going out to have a ride.

[@quickdeuce]

Love the sound of that wonderful engine and the close ratio transmission, awesome. The shifter must be mounted to the frame just inside the right hand door,, imagine the engineering required to make the shifter work!

[@jestucker2268]

I like it, and I want to love it, but since I can't make out a damn thing they're saying, I'll just listen to the beautiful engine note and appreciate the design...

[@sqeric]

One of the best episode of jay garage , jay can drive bird out cage

[@theFerraridkid]

We got to get Jay in a *250 GTO* !

[@cl7510]

John Smith if you can’t make it let me know, I’ll drive one of mine across the country to Jay’s garage.

[@lukew2194]

I got 2 sitting in a barn collecting dust, let me know.

[@NGC-7635]

I have so many 250 GTO’s I just use them as target practice for my diamond encrusted AK-47

[@jackbego6571]

Brings back wonderful memories of Riverside and Santa Barbara.

[@RK-rh9nu]

Too short Jay! I wanna see more of that car! 😊

[@chitstorm8927]

I am pretty sure that this is the same car that came into a body shop that I worked at in NY around 1961. We were used to working on the most Avant-Garde cars of the time, but this one sparked many more discussions than usual. The workmanship was notable and the frame was, of course, truly unique. I was able to drive many of the top cars of the day, but unfortunately, not this one. Just listening to it was reward enough.

[@effingosprey9434]

Needs subtitles or closed captions. Can't really understand everything they're saying

[@Mitchell.Samuels]

Or the microphone he uses on motorcycle videos?

[@scottnero]

Hi Jay, thanks for the years of car experiences you given. Dont stop. Many of us are living vicariously through you;) I'm always waiting for the next episode. We love you.

[@robertphillips6296]

Jay, you need one of those for your collection.

[@TonyWareOne]

Jay's best video ever !!! The sound!

[@Parker-di7ef]

Forza Horizon 1 barn find was my first exposure to this car. Really cool to see one on the road!

[@Vincenzo_CVR]

That was in FH2. This car originaly made her 1st debut in Forza Series as a DLC for Fm5, and It was a Barn Find in FH2 :-)

[@brettcameratraveler]

JAY. These cars are so special to see. Try shooting some reaction shots of the public from the car or your chase car's perspective. I really think your viewers will love to see that.

[@skny2282]

Jay dresses different today, for the Tipo 61!

[@brucecaldwell6701]

I bet the Italians can make refrigerators look sexy.

[@paulbecket7399]

you guys all beat me to the speed racer comments

[@MrSlowestD16]

What a special car, very awesome. . Ignore all the haters in the comments, we know you're short staffed due to the pandemic and we really appreciate you giving us ANY content at all.