Photo Gallery «Technology in race cars (3): Cooper T51 from 1959 - central revolutionary»
At the end of the 1950s, Formula 1 saw the transition from front-engine to mid-engine monopostos. One of the pioneers was John Cooper, who opted for an engine behind the driver early on. As a "garagist", however, he had to make many compromises, but his vehicles and especially the T51 from 1959 nevertheless showed the way. This contribution to the history of racing car technology explains the technology of the Cooper T51 from 1959 and shows it in many pictures.
Cooper T43 (1958) - front-engine dinosaur hunt in Argentina in 1958 - note the tilted wheels - a consequence of the upper transverse leaf spring, which at the same time had to contribute more badly than well to lateral guidance; later replaced by transversely stable upper wishbones and coil springs
© Archiv Gerhard Schütz, 1958
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