Cooper: Sports 1.5-Litre
COOPER SPORTS 1.5-LITRE
Racing cars in miniature, giving 100 m.p.h. performance for little more than the cost of motorcycling, have made the name of Cooper famous in post-war sporting motoring and now the sensational successes of the single-seat Cooper '500' and '1100' models have prompted the introduction of a 1.5-litre two-seat sports model, which will be in production by 1951.
The prototype of the Cooper Sports 1.5-Litre is powered by a water-cooled four-cylinder engine mounted in the front of a chassis similar to those of the single-seaters.
Although quite a small car, with a wheelbase of 7 ft. 2 ins., it is very roomy and comfortable and has complete all-weather equipment. All-round independent suspension is standard and, in the production models, there will be a choice of engines developing between 50 and 70 b.h.p.
Weighing a little over 1,000 lbs. and having a front wheel-track of 4 ft. 1 in. the Sports 1.5-Litre combines the performance characteristics of racing cars with the tractability of a standard tourer. Its appeal to the sporting motorists, and the increasing popularity of the small racers, will obviously keep the Cooper Car Company's production line at Surbiton in top gear for a long time to come.