{"product_id":"cooper-cars","title":"Cooper Cars","description":"A limited edition book of reprinted automotive magazine articles. \nReproduced in photocopier quality this title is not generally available \nin the book trade or from the larger specialists and includes much \nhard-to-find information. The complete story of Cooper cars, including \nthe Cooper 500, the Cooper Monaco, The Cooper 1000, the Cooper Alta, And \nthe Cooper Maserati. Also included are cutaway drawings of various \nCooper cars. The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles \nCooper and his son John Cooper. Through the 1950s \u0026amp; early 1960s, they \nreached auto racing's highest levels as their rear-engined, single-seat \ncars altered the face of Formula One and the Indianapolis 500, and their \nMini Cooper dominated Rally racing. The first cars built by the Coopers \nwere single-seat 500cc Formula Three racing cars powered by a JAP \nmotorcycle engine. Since materials were in short supply immediately \nafter World War II, the prototypes were constructed by joining two old \nFiat Topolino front-ends together. The location of the engine behind the \ndriver—was merely a practical matter at the time. Because the car was \npowered by a motorcycle engine, they believed it was more convenient to \nhave the engine in the back, driving a chain. Called the Cooper 500, \nthis car's success in hillclimbs and on track, quickly created demand \nfrom other drivers and led to the establishment of the Cooper Car \nCompany to build more. The business grew by providing an inexpensive \nentry to motorsport for seemingly every aspiring young British driver, \nand the company became the world's first and largest post-war, \nspecialist manufacturer of racing cars for sale to privateers. Cooper \nbuilt over 300 F3 cars and dominated the category, winning 64 out of 78 \nmajor races between 1951 and 1954.","brand":"Unique Motor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31917577273415,"sku":"14085","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/14085_201.jpg?v=1772289753","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/ar\/products\/cooper-cars","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}