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Solved NIC#779 - Cooper-Conrero
« on: March 19, 2017, 10:55:44 AM »
What is this car?
« Last Edit: April 29, 2017, 08:20:20 AM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#779
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2017, 05:04:59 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#779
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2017, 06:01:03 AM »
Cooper base?

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Re: NIC#779
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2017, 06:08:19 AM »
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: NIC#779
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2017, 07:40:04 AM »
Cooper Borgward?

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Re: NIC#779
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2017, 07:49:50 AM »
I think I know this car as the Cooper-Conrero, which means it was powered by a modified Alfa engine.

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Re: NIC#779
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2017, 08:19:50 AM »
I think I know this car as the Cooper-Conrero, which means it was powered by a modified Alfa engine.

You're absolutely right - it's an old Cooper T51 which Scuderia Serenissima campaigned for years fitted with all sorts of engines , often under the Cooper Castellotti name. This time it's got an Alfa engine tuned by Virglio Conrero and was driven by Gino Munaron.
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