One of three 'Works' Cooper Bobtails built in 1955 for the 1956 season of racing. Raced by the likes of Ivor Bueb, Jack Brabham and Stirling Moss this car has a continuous race history to the present day with its most recent win being at Silverstone in April 2014. Extensively and sympathetically restored this car is presented for sale in a condition ready to race.

1. 1955 ‘Works’ Cooper Bobtail T39
Chassis no. CS/10/55 - GBP £149,500

2. 1955 ‘Works’ Cooper Bobtail T39
Chassis no. CS/10/55
Original Chassis and Aluminium Body | One of three ‘Works’ Cars | Certified
by John Cooper | Highly eligible for a number of Prestigious events |
Presented by owner ready to race
Chassis CS/10/55 was one of three Works Cooper T39’s which were famously driven
by Jack Brabham, Roy Salvadori and Phil Hill. The marque achieved it’s greatest
success in 55 and 56, we believe this car was campaigned in 1956 at the Goodwood
Trophy meeting, the British GP at Silverstone and Le Mans 24h and it is still racing
today running a freshly built FWB 1460cc engine.
The first Works 'Bob-Tail' made its debut at the 1955 Goodwood Easter Monday
meeting. Driven by Ivor Bueb, it beat most of the larger-engined 1500cc opposition but
had to settle for third behind the Connaughts of Les Leston and Ken McAlpine. A
second Works 'Bob-Tail' was completed for Jim Russell, while the first customer car
went to Tommy Sopwith. A fine advocate for the T39, Bueb lapped faster than all the
1100cc and 1500cc cars during practice for a May Silverstone meeting. Come the race,
he went quicker still and equalled Archie Scott-Brown's fastest lap aboard the 2-litre
Lister-Bristol. Even in 1100cc guise, the diminutive Cooper possessed a balance and
power to weight ratio that rivals struggled to match.
According to a letter on file from Richard Neale of the Cooper Car Club, this
particular example is "believed to have been a Works car, which never had a chassis
number. The car later went to Peter Gregg at Brumos Porsche in Jacksonville, Florida.
He had three of these, two of which were turned into (Porsche-engined) 'Poopers'. This
car next went to SCCA racer Al Lochtefeld of Dayton, Ohio, and on to Dean Butler in
1974 (in disassembled condition). The car was finally restored to original configuration
and driven by Don Butler at Elkhart Lake and Lime Rock in 2000".

3. ! Among the three Works 'Bob-Tail' racers that
were apparently built in ’55 for the 1956 season and
campaigned by the likes of Sir Jack Brabham, Roy
Salvadori and Phil Hill, the vendor believes this car to
be the most original. The subject of another restoration
since being repatriated in 2005, and an engine rebuild
more recently in 2012 the T39 now carries a 1500cc
Coventry-Climax engine but is thought to retain its
original chassis and bodywork. Finished in British
Racing Cooper Green with a white noseband, it is
described by the present owner as being ready to race
with reconditioning work having been completed to
the gearbox, electrics, brakes and suspension.
Potentially eligible for a host of prestigious historic
events including Goodwood & Le Mans Classic. This
iconic sports racer is offered for sale with the
aforementioned Cooper Car Club letter provenance
and other sundry documentation.
CS/10/55 Specification
Engine 1,460cc four cylinder Climax
FWB engine on twin Webber
40DCOE carburettors.
Gearbox Four speed Citroen-ERSA
transaxle with 3.875 diff
Suspension Independent front & rear
suspension by transverse leaf
springs and wishbones
Dampers Uprated Telescopic Dampers
Wheels Magnesium Spoked Wheels
with Dunlop 500 x15 Racing
tyres
Brakes Four wheel Girling hydraulic
drum brakes.
FIA Cert. GB7044 Class TSRC3
Engine Dyno 139bhp/103lbs torque @6400rpm

4. History Date Results
Three ‘Works’ -‘Bob-Tail’ Racers were built in 1955 for the
1956 season.
1955 28x 1sts, 17x 2nds and 12
International records
The three T39 ‘Works’ cars were campaigned hard in 1956 a
small selection of the Cooper Works entry records are listed:
12h Sebring - 2 car entry Drivers: Cracraft / Byron & Hugus/
Bentley
Goodwood Easter Meeting - Cooper 3 entries. Drivers: Roy
Salvadori (1st) Jim Russell (2nd) and Mike MacDowel (6th)
Aintree 100 - Jack Brabham (4th) Mike MacDowel (6th)
Silverstone GP - Jack Brabham (6th) Mike MacDowel (DNA)
Phil Hill (DNF)
Brands Hatch Nationals - Jack Brabham (2nd)
Goodwood Trophy- Jack Brabham (4th) Mike MacDowel (2nd)
Circuit do Porto - Roy Salvadori (1st) Jack Brabham DNF
Shell Cup Imola - Jack Brabham, Les Leston, Roy Salvadori
1956
24.3.56
2.4.56
23.6.56
14.7.56
20.5.56
21.5.56
16.6.56
30.9.56
21st & a DNF
1st overall; 2nd & 6th
4th, 6th
6th, DNA, DNF
2nd
4th, 2nd
1st, DNF
2nd, 12th DNF
The car was sold to Peter Gregg of Brumos Porsche in
Jacksonville, Florida
1957
The car was sold to Al Lochtefeld of Dayton, Ohio
The Car was sold to E. Dean Butler in Ohio
After an extensive restoration, and there is reams of
paperwork to support this. The car is back out racing in the
hands of Don Butler at Elkhart Lake and Lime Rock from 1996
1974
1996- 2000
The car came back to the UK to a John Cooper from Scotland 2006-7
Current owner purchased in in 2008 and has been racing in a
variety of races including Legends 50’s Sports Cars & VSCC
meetings.
2008 -
present
3 x 1st in class - VSCC 50’s
Sports Car Races
The Facts: What we know about CS/10/55
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