Description
Cooper’s Mark II F2 chassis, designed around Coventry-Climax’s new 1475cc FPF twin-cam engine mated to a Citroën/ ERSA transaxle, was a game-changer. Longer, wider and prettier than its predecessor, circa 30 were sold, this one to ambitious Sydney motor trader Alec Mildren.
Resplendent in his distinctive bright green, he drove it to a debut victory at the nearby Mount Druitt airfield circuit in November 1957. Two wins at Lowood, Queensland, the latter with a two-litre FPF, helped Mildren to second place in the 1958 Australian Drivers’ Championship.
Refinished in Rob Walker Racing livery, per Stirling Moss’s fabled 1958 Argentine GP winner, for Stirling to demo at the 1994 Australian GP. Very original continuous history HGPCA, Goodwood and Monaco Historic GP contender, offered with two-litre engine, spares (including block) and Historic Technical Passport.
