Cooper

(1951 - 1965)

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Cooper

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United Kingdom

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Cooper Cooper 500 JAP Formula 3 car

Cooper Cooper-Bristol Mk I

Cooper Cooper-Bristol Mk II

Cooper T39

Cooper T43

Cooper T45 Formula 2 Racing Car

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Technology in a racing car (3): Cooper T51 from 1959 - central revolutionary

March 19, 2021 — Gerhard Schütz 21

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.

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	Ancestor	from 1800 to 1904
	Veterans	from 1905 to 1918
	Pre-war	from 1919 to 1945
	Post-war	from 1946 to 1959
	Sixties	from 1960 to 1969
	Seventies	from 1970 to 1979
	Eighties	from 1980 to 1989
	Nineties	from 1990 to 1999
	Neoclassic	from 2000 to 2025

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Technology in a racing car (3): Cooper T51 from 1959 - central revolutionary