Cooper Mk.VIII

Formula 3 race car

The Cooper Mk.VIII is a Formula 3 car built by British manufacturer Cooper Cars in 1954. It came in three different versions. The first was the Cooper T31; which featured a curved tubular chassis, a revised transmission housing, a central scuttle tank, a "curled-leaf" spring, and a 500 cc (31 cu in) JA Prestwich Industries (JAP) single-cylinder engine. The second version was the Cooper T32; which featured an elongated chassis and body, and a larger and more powerful 1,100 cc (67 cu in) OHV V-2 engine. The third and final iteration was the Cooper T28; which was a streamliner designed for setting speed records.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Cooper Car Company

Founders: Charles Cooper; John Cooper

Designers: Owen Maddock; Jack Brabham; Eddie Stait; Derrick White

World Champions: Jack Brabham

Drivers' titles: 1959; 1960

Constructors' titles: 1959; 1960

Cars:

Formula One/Two: 1000/1100; Cooper-Bristol; T23; T24; T41; T43; T44; T45; T51; T53; T55; T58; T60; T66; T71; T73; T75; T77; T80; T81; T82; T84; T86; T91

Tasman: T55; T62; T70; T79

Formula Three/Junior: 500; Mk.II; Mk.III; Mk.IV; Mk.V; Mk.VIII; Mk.IX; Mk.X; T52; T56; T59; T63; T65/T67; T72; T76; T83; T85

Other: T54 (IndyCar); T87 (hillclimb); T88 (Formula C); T90 (Formula 5000)

Sportscars: Mk.I; Cooper-MG; Cooper-Jaguar; Bobtail; Mini; T20; T25; T33; T38; T39; T49; T57; T61

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