The designer of the Ferrari Enzo has returned with his own coach-built supercar inspired by the iconic Maserati Tipo 61.
As the name and color scheme clearly signals, the car is a modern take on therace car, which was nicknamed the Birdcage because of the intricate construction of its chassis. The chassis was made up of network of 200 thin chrome-moly steel tubes, a design that helped to save weight while maintaining rigidity.
The Kode61 Birdcage is the first car from a Japanese coachbuilder to be presented in the concept car category at the Villa d’Este Concorso. Okuyama is short on details, but the door opening style, the wheelbase, and mid-engine layout all hint at thebeing the donor chassis. The wheels are also the same found on the Maserati supercar.
The interior looks nothing like the interior of the MC20, though. It features a retro design complete with a gated manual shifter that rises up far above the center console. There are also modern cues, like the carbon fiber on the dash and the carbon bucket seats.Okuyama is a former Pininfarina designer responsible for cars like the Ferrari Enzo and a previous Maserati Birdcage concept rolled out in 2005 and based on the chassis of Maserati's MC12 supercar.
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