Driven by Bruce McLaren in 1961 Campaigned by Briggs Cunningham 1962-63 Refurbished in 2003 TMU 220ci Buick V8 ZF Five-Speed Manual Transaxle Replacement Aluminum Bodywork White & Blue Cunningham Livery Tillett Fiberglass Racing Seat Staggered-Width 15" Wheels Four-Wheel Disc Brakes Four-Wheel Coilover Independent Suspension Six-Point Harness Fire Suppression System
This 1961 Cooper Monaco is one of three Mk III examples built for the 1961 racing season and was ordered new by British privateer Peter Berry, who is said to have been talked out of withdrawing his order by Bruce McLaren.

Assembly of chassis CM/3/61 was completed at Cooper’s Surbiton, England, factory by McLaren, who installed a 2.7-Liter Coventry Climax FPF inline-four and prepared it according to FIA Appendix C regulations before testing it at Silverstone.

The car was then sent to California for its debut in the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix on October 15, 1961, at Riverside Raceway, where it was driven by McLaren to a s...