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The Cooper T56 was the second series of
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'. United States, CarTech, 2020. 95. In addition to the factory constructed cars, a number of kits were sold. The T56 was replaced by the T59, the third Cooper Formula Junior design, in 1962.
The Cooper T56 was the second series of Formula Junior
Formula Junior was an international single-seater auto racing, motor racing category that existed between 1958 and 1963. Devised by Italian motorsport promoter Count Giovanni "Johnny" Giovanni Lurani, Lurani, the formula was created as an ac ...
racing cars offered by the Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company was a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gar ...
. Although officially a 1961 model, the first T56 raced in 1960.Greenblatt, Tyler. 1001 Steve McQueen Facts: The Rides, Roles and Realities of the King of Cool
'. United States, CarTech, 2020. 95. In addition to the factory constructed cars, a number of kits were sold. The T56 was replaced by the T59, the third Cooper Formula Junior design, in 1962.
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