Aus: http://www.johncooper.co.uk/cgi-bin/johnco…storybmw_FS.htm
ZitatThe Americans may have believed that the Cooper car's engine was in the 'wrong place' -
die Ami's
- but, by 1962 every Formula 1 car on the starting-grid had been totally redesigned to follow Cooper's visionary concept - the engine situated behind the driver.
John Cooper gerade hatte als erster den Mittelmotor in der Formel 1, 2 und 3 eingeführt!
Cooper Bobtail
ZitatOther successful Cooper sports cars included the highly-acclaimed 'Monaco' and the 'Bobtails', the latter which proved to be yet another astounding sales success. Again employing the revolutionary principle of locating the engine behind the driver, this car, powered by a modified Coventry Climax fire-pump engine, dominated its class.
Aus: http://www.carrollshelby.com/timeline.htm
ZitatSeptember 1963 - Shelby begins the Daytona Coupe project, for the roadster lacks the aerodynamics necessary for 200mph down the Mulsanne Straight. Pete Brock is the designer. Cobra production passes 170. The first Cooper Monacos -King Cobra- are ordered. Dan Gurney, in winning the Bridgehampton 500KM in a Cobra, becomes the first American driver to win an FIA race in an American car.
November 1963 - The Cobra does not beat Ferrari in international competition in 1963, it dominates the Corvette and wins the SCCA A-production national championship.
December 1963 - The Cobra wins the USRRC (United States Road Racing Championship).
Shelby Daytona Coupe
Der Motor war wahrscheinlich ein 260 HiPo V8 mit 4,4 Liter, schätze so 380PS!!!
Arick