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£12,650
1951 Cooper MkV Formula 3 Single-Seater Chassis no. to be advised
United Kingdom • 8 Sept 2012
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AI Listing Summary
This 1951 Cooper MkV Formula 3 Single-Seater, powered by a JAP engine, has been with the same owner for 30 years, participating in sprints and hill climbs. While mechanically sound, the brakes need attention, and the sale includes extras like body cowls, a spare engine, and a trailer.
Condition
6
The car is described as being in good mechanical condition, but the brakes require attention. It has been in present ownership for 30 years and regularly sprinted and hill climbed over that period. It has not been used for circa ten years. The car comes complete with two original-type rear body cowls and a spare JAP engine.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
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Odometer:
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Reg Number:
WF06 XOT
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Powered by JAP and Manx Norton motorcycle engines, Cooper's innovative rear-engined racing cars dominated the 500cc Formula 3 scene in the 1950s, providing many future stars, most notably Stirling Moss, with their first taste of 'real' motor racing.
Charles and John Cooper's first post-war racing car (there had been a one-off trials special built in the late 1930s) utilised the chassis of a crashed FIAT Topolino.
FIAT transverse-leaf independent front suspension was used at both ends and the single-cylinder 500cc JAP motorcycle engine was positioned behind the driver, this being the easiest way to accommodate the motorcycle transmission's chain final drive.
The Coopers' friend Eric Brandon drove a MkI to victory in the first-ever 500cc race in 1947 and before long the Cooper had established itself as the car to beat.
The resulting flood of orders meant that relying on a supply of crashed Topolinos was out of the question, and the Coopers set about designing a car that could be buil...
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£19,550
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