Description:

The car has been completely restored in 2003 and has 20 minutes time since. Everything on the car has been rebuilt or replaced. The only non original part that is on the car is the transmission, it is from a Fiat 600d (the original Jack Knight broke many years ago and was replaced with the Fiat box. This set up is acceptable in most vintage race groups;VSCCA,SVRA,VARA,etc). The Fiat has proven much more reliable than the original one. The car has been raced all over New England and other Eastern tracks including; Pocono Raceway, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, Summit Point, New Hampshire and many times in Canada. The car is well known by the VSCCA club members and has always performed well over the years. The car is registered with the Cooper Club in the UK. This car is fast, beautiful and absolutely race ready.


History

The T52 made its debut at Goodwood in March of 1960. John Surtees drove the T-52 to a second place finish behind Jimmy Clark. The T52 was raced with limited success for they were outclassed by the speed of the Lotus 18, which had the power of the Cosworth Ford engine. However, despite this disadvantage, Henry Taylor managed to win the prestigious Monaco Cup and the Albi Grand Prix.

Competition History

Recent competition has included; Pocono, New Hampshire, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock (1.05), Pittsburgh and Mt Tremblant Canada. This car is always a front runner.
Performance Data

• FJ
  
• 900 lbs
  
• 1:05 sec
  
• Lime Rock
  

Engine

• BMC
  
• 998
  
• 2 x SU
  
• new
  
• Steel billet
  
• Carrillo
  
• Cosworth
  
• new
  
• new
  
• new
  
• new
  
• lightened
  
• header
  
• 20 minutes
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• Original tank with a new Fuel Safe cell
  
• new
  
• new
  

Electrical System

• new
  

Transmission

• Fiat
  
• 600D
  
• 4
  
• all new linkage
  
• reverse
  

Body

• Aluminum
  
• Blue with Yellow stripes
  
• Excellent
  

Chassis

• tubular spaceframe
  
• Cooper
  
• new paint
  
• excellent
  
• unequal length wishbones, coilover
  
• transverse leaf spring and lower wishbone
  
• rebuilt Carreras
  
• Lockheed 8 inch new shoes/pistons
  
• Cooper rack and pinion
  
• Cooper magnesium
  
• Dunlop 450 Front 500 Rear
  

Interior

• new
  
• new Willians
  
• Racetech/Smiths oil press,oil temp, water temp, tach
  
• Removable Motolita
  
• Excellent
  

Spares

• F2 replica seat (new)
  
• miscl parts