
Maserati Tipo 61 #6 R. Penske SCCA National Race Meadowdale 1961 Minichamps 1:43

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Specifications
- Car Brand
- Maserati
- Model Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400611206
- Year
- 1961
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- Special Models
- Vehicle Class
- Group Racing Historic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138076556
About the Maserati Tipo 61 #6 R. Penske SCCA National Race Meadowdale 1961 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Maserati Tipo 61 carries Roger Penske's #6 livery from the 1961 SCCA National Race at Meadowdale. The sealed body preserves the "Birdcage" chassis's open racing form. This is a used model, its box showing traces of storage.
Before he became one of motorsport's most successful team owners, Roger Penske raced this same tubular-frame Maserati, and this replica keeps that early chapter on record.
Detail in a Sealed 1:43 Casting
The Tipo 61's narrow, open-cockpit body suits a sealed casting, since its exposed mechanical elements and minimal bodywork read clearly as a single fixed shape rather than something with panels to open. Minichamps applies the racing number and stripe graphics with clean edges at this scale, and the front intake and exposed suspension arms are cast with genuine depth for a 1:43 piece. The wire wheels hold individually defined spokes, and the paint sits with enough gloss under a display light to separate the body colour from the exposed metal of the chassis tubing represented in the casting.
A Young Roger Penske at the Wheel
Roger Penske's driving career in the early 1960s predates the team ownership that would define his motorsport legacy across Indy, NASCAR and sports car racing for decades afterward. His time racing Maserati's Tipo 61 in SCCA competition at circuits like Meadowdale places him firmly within the American sports car racing scene of the period, before his focus shifted toward running teams rather than driving for them.
This is a used piece, and its box shows the traces of storage typical of a private collection; the casting itself is unaffected. Displayed beside the Shelby-liveried Tipo 61 from the same era, or grouped with other early-1960s American sports racers, this model documents a formative moment for one of motorsport's most influential figures.














