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£18,400
1952 Cooper-Vincent MkVI Single Seater Chassis no. Mk6 3 52 Engine no. F10AB/1/270
United Kingdom • 10 Sept 2011
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AI Listing Summary
This 1952 Cooper-Vincent MkVI is a single-seater racing car powered by a Vincent v-twin engine. It was previously owned and raced by Dick Hambly in the West Country before being stored for over 30 years. Recent work was carried out in 2010 to get it running on petrol, and it comes with paperwork and spares.
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The car has been stored for over 30 years, indicating that it may require some mechanical reconditioning to ensure it is in good working order. While some work was carried out in 2010, the extent of any further deterioration during storage is unknown. The car has assorted paperwork and a box of spares. The car is described as running well.
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Powered by Manx Norton (and occasionally JAP) motorcycle engines, Cooper's innovative mid-engined racing cars dominated the 500cc Formula 3 scene in the 1950s, providing many future stars with their first taste of motor racing.
Those with a yen to enter bigger-capacity classes often opted to fit the compact and powerful 998cc Vincent v-twin engine.
The result was a vehicle endowed with an outstanding power-to-weight ratio for its day and one that would prove ideally suited to hill climbs.
This Cooper-Vincent is constructed around a MkVI chassis and a Series B Rapide twin-cylinder engine dating from circa 1947.
The car was purchased from Brian Classic in November 1973 by Richard (Dick) Hambly, having previously belonged (it is believed) to Peter Goode.
Dick competed in a few West Country hill climbs and the car was then laid up following the purchase of a 1958 Cooper-Climax 1½-litre.
Kept in dry storage, unused, for over 30 years, the Cooper-Vincent was inherited in 2007 by Dick H...
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