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Chassis for a "Bobtail" center-seat sports-racing car at the Cooper Car Co. Ltd. factory at Hollyfield Road, Surbiton. The car originated with a 1100cc engine, nicknamed the Cooper 'Bobtail'. 1500cc versions followed. Brabham and Bob Chase produced 2-litre Bristol 6-cylinder engined 'specials' using this centre-drive chassis design.

Cooper 1100cc Chassis

  • Title Cooper 1100cc Chassis
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description Chassis for a "Bobtail" center-seat sports-racing car at the Cooper Car Co. Ltd. factory at Hollyfield Road, Surbiton. The car originated with a 1100cc engine, nicknamed the Cooper 'Bobtail'. 1500cc versions followed. Brabham and Bob Chase produced 2-litre Bristol 6-cylinder engined 'specials' using this centre-drive chassis design.
  • Years 1955  
  • Date 1955-03-04
  • City Surbiton  
  • Country England  
  • Marque Cooper  
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1955-b1_15.0_0002
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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