A 1960 Cooper T53 and a 1960 Cooper T51 in the international paddock for the Maserati Trophy for HGPCA Pre '66 Grand Prix Cars
The Cooper T51 was a Formula One and Formula Two racing car designed by Owen Maddock and built by the Cooper Car Company for the 1959 Formula One season. The T51 earned a significant place in motor racing history when Jack Brabham drove the car to become the first driver to win the championship with a rear-engined car, in 1959. The T51 was raced in several configurations by various entrants until 1963 and in all no less than 38 drivers were entered to drive T51s in Grand Prix races. Cooper swept to the World Championship in 1960 with the "lowline" Cooper T53 and, for 1961, built a series of replicas. These cars are given the same type number in Cooper records but many historians refer to them as Cooper T53P to distinguish them from the 1960 factory cars. This research was originally the result of the collaborative efforts of Allen Brown in England, Eric Perrin in Switzerland and the late John Blanden in Australia. David McKinney has subsequently added much more information. Thanks also to Don Thallon, Terry Hefty and Eric Jeffries who have contributed details on their own cars, to Doug Nye for his comments on the Centro Sud cars, to Willem Oosthoek who identified the Alan Connell car, to Stephen Dalton for his information on F1-15-61 and to Ted Walker, John Ellacott and Karol Andrews for their photographs. Thanks also to all those that have contributed updates on the cars' locations. Any other contributions to this massive jigsaw puzzle would be greatly appreciated. Please email Allen if you can add anything.
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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