Charles Cooper (motor manufacturer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Cooper (motor manufacturer)

British motorsport mechanic (1893-1964)

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1893

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1964

Profession: engineer, mechanic, car designer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Charles Cooper (motor manufacturer)

  • Charles Newton "Charlie" Cooper (14 October 1893 – 2 October 1964) was a British motorsport mechanic, designer and entrepreneur. With his son John Cooper he founded the Cooper Car Company, which produced a string of successful racing cars through the 1950s and '60s.
  • While John provided the enthusiasm and vigour that drove the Cooper company forward, it was Charles' shrewd business brain that provided the stability – and profitability – that laid the foundation for their sporting success.
  • Regular works driver Jack Brabham won the World Drivers' Championship in both the 1959 and 1960 Formula One seasons driving the Coopers' revolutionary mid-engined cars, and the Cooper team itself took the World Constructors' Championships.
  • Although they never again achieved the heights of a World Championship, the Coopers' innovative vehicles left a lasting influence on racing car design.
  • Before 1959 all Formula One World Champions had driven front-engined cars; since 1959 no front-engined car has won the World Championship again.

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