Cooper T51
Car: Cooper-Climax T51 / Engine: 4 Cylinder Inline Coventry-Climax / Maker: Cooper / Bore X Stroke: 94 X 89.9 mm / Year: 1959 / Capacity: 2,495 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 240 bhp at 6,750 rpm / Wheelbase: 104 in Track: 55 in front, 53 in rear / Weight: Dry 1,545lbs / Wheels & Tires: Dunlop tires 1932, Englebert tires 1933-35. 5.50 x 18 front, 5.50 x 18 rear / Top speed: 140 mph.
What World War II temporarily put on the shelf was to eventually come back 20 years later: Charles Cooper’s rear-engined cars which set the trend for cars that are with us to this day.
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