Coys Auction - The Nürburgring
Germany
Saturday 8th August 2009
Motor Cars at 17:00
Viewing: Friday 7th August from 10:00 to 19:00
Saturday from 10:00
Admission by catalogue only - admits two.
Telephone number from 6 - 8 August: +49 (0) 2691 932 62 90
Registration Number: N/A Chassis Number: F2-11-58
The Cooper Car Co. also produced many successful sportscars and when it was announced that the new regulations for 1957 stipulated a normally-aspirated 1½ litre engine limit, Cooper was ready well in advance. Using the highly accomplished, very light and nimble Bobtail sportscar with central driving seat as a base, the new T41 car thus shared a similar chassis, comprising four longitudinal tubes with transverse hoops - but naturally minus the outriggers necessary for an all-enveloping body - and retained both the Bobtail’s ultra-light Coventry-Climax, 1,500cc, alloy twin-cam’ FPF engine and the Citroen-ERSA four speed transaxle, including reverse gear, to which it was mated; su