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Infatuated with motor racing, John and his father, Charles, started the Cooper Car Company in Surbiton, a pleasant suburb of London, in 1946. Initially, the company specialised in single-seater Formula 3 race cars, and showed their reluctance to follow the crowd from the very beginning by placing its small, lightweight engines behind the driver ...
Embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of racing as we unravel the captivating story of John Cooper and his indelible connection with the classic Mini Cooper. This legendary car, renowned for its exceptional agility and sporting prowess, revolutionised the motorsports landscape under Cooper's guidance.
Aug 11, 2015 · Cooper fielded a new T51 car, powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder specially built by Coventry Climax to work in a rear-mounted position. Piloted by Australian driver Jack Brabham, the T51 became the first mid-rear-engine car in Formula 1 to win a Driver’s Championship as well as the first to win a Constructor’s championship.
A rear three-quarter picture of a Cooper T51, the first World Championship-winning mid-engined Formula One car. The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper.
The Cooper Car Company became the world's first and largest post-war, specialist racing car manufacturer for private customer sale, or 'privateers' as they were known in the motorsport world. Rear engined Coopers challenged in Formula 1 It was not long before the Cooper Car Company created a rear-engined Formula 2 car with a larger 2-litre ...
From Shortage, Innovation. The first cars built by the Coopers were single-seater, 500cc Formula racing cars driven by John Cooper and Eric Brandon and powered by a JAP motorcycle engine. Since materials were in short supply immediately after World War II, the cars were constructed by joining two old Fiat Topolino front-ends together.
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