In terms of greatest racecars of all time, clearly, Mercedes had some extremely innovative cars like the one Moss drove in the Mille Miglia [300SLR–Ed]. Then Jim Hall came along with some of the first winged cars and, of course, Colin Chapman first developed the underbody down force cars—that was a big advancement, as well. But, I was fortunate back when I drove to have driven, I think, what was the best of the front-engine sports racecars, which was the Birdcage Maserati. It was great because it was lightweight and balanced.
I liked the Birdcage because it suited my driving style and it basically didn’t break…the frame would occasionally break little welds, but it was a solid little racecar built with some Formula One components. I think it was surprisingly quick for what it was—a four-cylinder car.
