Description:

near concours and fully race ready, Sommerfield Manx engine & box. Very little use since full restoration.


History

one of the last of the Cooper 500's, the mk12 was the final development of the 1954 mk8. This car was sold to a well known Norwegian exponent off the Earl's Court show stand. It subsequently was owned by another Scandanavian national champion before going to ground. Restored in 1990, what use it has had has been very successfull. dry stored for a number of years, it is now race ready and in very attractive condition. The history is largely anecdotal but the car is listed in Doug Nye's book. I regret this sale but have had a change of plans this season, so, the work is done, it just needs a new driver!Performance Data

• F3 500's
  

Engine

• B Allen
  
• Sommerfield Manx Norton
  
• 500 sc ohc
  
• 500
  
• approx 70
  
• GP Amal
  
• Norton / Sommerfield
  
• Norton
  
• Sommerfield
  
• Manx rev cone megaphone
  

Fuel System

• Fuel Tank
  
• 4 galls
  
• AC mechanical
  
• methanol
  

Oil/Water System

• air cooled
  

Electrical System

• BTH magneto
  
• none
  
• none
  
• none
  
• your fingers
  

Transmission

• Norton
  
• 4 sp layflat
  
• 4
  
• manual
  
• none
  

Rear End

• Cooper
  
• chain
  
• variable
  
• none
  
• 0 since o/h
  

Body

• aluminium
  
• mid blue
  
• celulose
  
• excellent
  
• original bodywork
  

Chassis

• triangulated frame
  
• cooper
  
• 18g reynolds round tube
  
• grey paint
  
• excellent
  
• transverse leaf, excellent
  
• transverse leaf, excellent
  
• adjustable, recent
  
• drum front, single disc rear
  
• rack & pinion
  
• Cooper
  
• Dunlop
  

Interior

• red
  
• original
  
• single extinguisher
  
• Titan harness
  
• chronometric Smiths tacho
  
• Cooper
  
• excellent
  

Spares

• some ratios, spare engine & 5sp box possible but NOT INCLUDED