This Cooper Monaco sports-racing prototype that David Murray's Ecurie Ecosse organization entered and ran in the 1960 Le Mans 24-Hour race was their first rear-engined car.

While only two coil-spring (as opposed to the earlier transverse leafspring) rear-suspended Type 57 'Mark II' Monaco models were recorded in the factory chassis book as being manufactured in the Cooper Car Company's famous factory in Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, south-west of central London, at least two more were supplied in kit form to respected and capable customers.

The Ecurie Ecosse mechanics, headed by technical celebrity 'Wilkie' Wilkinson, already had extensive car assembly and reconstruction experience with their ' Monzanapolis ' single-seat Lister-Jaguar in 1958, and with repairing their Lister-Jaguar sports car after American guest driver Masten Gregory's assorted excitements in 1959.

Their brand-new Cooper Monaco was delivered to the team's Merchiston Mews workshop in unassembled kit form and quickly co...