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The Ex-Maurice Trintignant/Rob Walker Racing Team, 1958 2-litre Walker Cooper-Climax Type 45 Formula 1 Racing "Interim" Single-Seater
France • 20 May 2011
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This 1958 Walker Cooper-Climax Type 45 Formula 1 Racing Single-Seater, chassis number F2-9-58, is a historic car with significant racing pedigree. Formerly part of the Rob Walker Racing Team, it was notably driven by Maurice Trintignant to victory in the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, marking a key moment in Formula 1 history and the rear-engined revolution.
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The car was restored and prepared by British Retro Motorsport company for its late owner. It has been campaigned in Monaco Historic events and was driven in a demonstration event by Maurice Trintignant. The car bears his signature upon its nose.
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This is an 'interim' Formula 1 Cooper-Climax of the kind which launched the years of the 'rear-engined' revolution in Formula 1 Grand Prix racing car design.
We regard it as a very important example of the legendary British marque's pioneering rear-engined design, since there is strong evidence that this car's history includes Maurice Trintignant's surprise victory here in the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix.
The privately-owned Rob Walker-entered car was at that time fitted with an interim 2.1-litre version of the Coventry Climax FPF 4-cylinder engine, it was competing against full 2½-litre Formula 1 factory team cars from Ferrari and Vanwall, and its victory was only the second ever achieved by a rear-engined Formula 1 car.
This tremendous success followed on from the first-ever victory by a rear-engined car in Formula 1 racing, which had been achieved by Stirling Moss in a sister Rob Walker Cooper powered by just a 1960cc interim Climax engine in that year's previous World Championship-qu...
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