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Old 01-13-2007, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JV
Very nice, Fiona! Looks like a million pounds!

What does the name stand for? Not up on my Mini tuners, I admit.
Agree, great looking car Fiona. I should think it would be a lot of fun.

JV, that is sacrilege! John Cooper is at the very least an icon, although I admit that he didn't do much in North America apart from lead the charge to convert Indy cars to rear engine in the early sixties.

A lot of famous drivers were part of the Cooper legend, including Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss, Bruce McLaren, Jackie Stewart, etc. Mini tuning followed on from his Formula car success, and was resurrected with the new Mini.

The photo below shows Jack Brabham himself driving the same car he won the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix in, on his way to the world title. The car is a 1959 Cooper Climax T51. I took this at the Goodwood festival in 2004.

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