Three-quarters front view of a 1959, Cooper T49 Monaco CM-4-59 , on the Hall and Hall Stand, at the 2020 London Classic Car Show
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England, in 1946. Through the 1950s and early 1960s they reached motor racing's highest levels as their rear-engined, single-seat cars competed in both Formula One and the Indianapolis 500, and their Mini Cooper dominated rally racing. The Cooper name lives on in the Cooper versions of the Mini production cars that are built in England, but is now owned and marketed by BMW. Built in 1959 and sold initially to factory Cooper driver Jack Brabham fitted with a Coventry-Climax 2000cc engine. A race winning car taking 1st place 10 times in its first 4 seasons. Well documented and a regular at historic race meetings. HTP valid until 2025.
Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Olympia Exhibition Centre, West Kensington, London, W14 United Kingdom
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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