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| This is chassis CS11-14-56 a 1.5 litre engined version of the hugely
successful sports bodied racer originally built in Surbiton, Surrey and entered and driven
by Oliver Crosthwaite. The car behind, number 84, is a T43 Cooper Climax built in 1957 and one of the first rear engined single seaters which were to irrevocably change the nature of motor racing, ringing the death knell of the front engined single seater cars such as the Maseratis, Alfas and Vanwalls. This car would originally have raced in 1,500 c.c. configuration but now has a 1,960 c.c. Coventry Climax engine which is what it takes to be competitive in historic racing these days. Being uniquely suited to the tight street circuit, this car took 6th place driven by Jack Brabham in the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix. |
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