In British constructor Cooper’s participation in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1969, the company had achieved significant results, getting both Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships in 1959 and 1960 and had 16 race victories in two decades. Yet, poor finances shut the company down in 1969, and the race car shown here is believed to be the very last racing car Cooper produced.

The 1969 Cooper T90 F-1/F-5000 with serial # F1C/3.69 was based on the constructor’s final F1 race car T86, except that the engine bay is modified for adapting American 5-litre V8 engine. While the concept was first conceived a few years by Charles and John Cooper, the father and son duo that founded the company, and sadly passed away without seeing it being built. By the time it was completed, it made its debut in the London Auto Show and went on to win two SCCA National triumphs. However, it then disappeared from the public’s eyes for over 40 years before it was found. Now the race car is back to its 1969 yellow livery and the correct UK-sourced rivets were used in restoration. The car now has two sets on noses, with an aluminium nose for display and fibreglass equivalent for competition. Details of the car can be found here.