CMC Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage, GP Cuba Havana #7 /SIGNATUR EDITION Stirling Moss - 1/18

• Hand-assembled metal precision model made from 1,140 parts
• Lattice tube frame manufactured in unique detail as a filigree metal construction
• Authentic and true-to-scale moulded bodywork
• Elaborate two-colour paintwork in Camoradi racing design (Casner Motor Racing Division=Camoradi (American racing team)
• Dashboard with detailed instrument layout
• Racing seats with textile upholstery
• The hinged bonnet with lever lock offers a fantastic view of the engine, cooling system and front suspension
• Motor with all add-on units and complete cable routing and cabling
• Oil tank with movable filler cap
• Removable spoked wheels with aluminium rims and stainless steel wire spokes inserted by hand
• Metal air intake snorkel for footwell cooling system
• Removable rear cover with lever lock
• Metal petrol tank with original shaped filler neck and movable filler cap
• Removable spare wheel, secured with leather straps
• The revolutionary frame was realised in unique detail as a filigree metal construction
• The removable base plate provides additional insight into the network of the tubular mesh frame
• Metal cockpit floor panel with elaborately riveted stiffening plates
• Authentically modelled five-speed gearbox, locked to the differential
• Externally guided exhaust manifold made of perfectly shaped metal
• Independent front suspension on double triangular wishbones with coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers
• De Dion rear axle with transversely mounted horizontal metal leaf spring and telescopic shock absorbers

The Cuban Grand Prix was launched under the Batista government in 1957 and was primarily intended to attract wealthy tourists from neighbouring America.
The races took place on a 50-lap road course with a total distance of 260.5 kilometres, which ran along the beach promenade in Havana, Cuba. The first race in 1957 was a great success. The winner at the time was Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati 300S. The following year, Fangio was unable to take part in the race due to his kidnapping by anti-government rebels right outside his hotel. The race itself was ill-fated, not only because of the Fangio kidnapping, but also because Armando Garcia Cifuentes skidded his Ferrari into the crowd, killing seven people.
The 1959 race was cancelled due to revolutionary events surrounding Fidel Castro. The race event in 1960 was moved to Camp Freedom. The Grand Prix was held there for the last time as an airfield race. Stirling Moss took part in the race with starting number 7 in a Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage of the private USA-Camoradi racing team and drove home a superior victory. Second and third place went to NART representatives Pedro Rodriguez in a Ferrari 250 TR 59 and Masten Gregory in a Porsche 718.