What is this car?

Shaun @ Tru6 · 11-25-2007, 07:52 AM

DARISC · 11-25-2007, 07:57 AM

Just to jump in first - Maser birdcage? Kinda has that look....but ....?

Steve PH · 11-25-2007, 08:02 AM

I'm sure its not a bird cage but not sure what it actually is?

DARISC · 11-25-2007, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve PH

I'm sure its not a bird cage but not sure what it actually is?

Yeah, no head lamps, rear fender ducts plus it's a monoposto. Looks like a knock-off of the birdcage shape though.

Racerbvd · Racerbvd's Garage

A Pooper maybe, I posted some pix of one a while back.

legion · 11-25-2007, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Racerbvd

A Pooper maybe, I posted some pix of one a while back.

IIRC, you've posted quite a few pics of poopers....

Racerbvd · Racerbvd's Garage

Not this kind

This one

pwd72s · 04:02 PM

could it be a Cooper Climax? (of course, it's not...but I just couldn't resist. The lines do look cooper based, for sure)

MattKellett · MattKellett's Garage

pwd72s - actually you are correct!!!!!

It is the the Roger Penske Zerex Special Cooper Climax at Laguna Seca in 1962. Where he won the race.

Matt

Shaun @ Tru6 · 11-25-2007, 01:34 PM

thanks Matt, that's exactly what it is. This was labeled a 1963 Penske magazine advertisement BTW.

MattKellett · MattKellett's Garage

Shaun - The car was then sold to Mclaren which started the very successful Mclaren Can Am cars.

I found this link.

http://www.bruce-mclaren.com/the-cars/sports-cars/zerex-special

Matt

pwd72s · 11-25-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MattKellett

pwd72s - actually you are correct!!!!!

It is the the Roger Penske Zerex Special Cooper Climax at Laguna Seca in 1962. Where he won the race.

Matt

who'd a thunk...my mental image of a cooper climax is their F-1 car...

masraum · 11-25-2007, 04:22 PM

http://www.oldracingcars.com/Projects/Cooper-T53.htm

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Built for 1961 US GP. Briggs Cunningham (US) 1961 for Walt Hansgen and crashed at US GP - Roger Penske (US) 1961 and maybe used in libre racing by Penske (see F1-14-61 above) and by Timmy Mayer 1962. Rebuilt as Zerex Special late 1962 with 2.75-litre Climax (won at Riverside, Laguna Seca and Puerto Rica in Oct and Nov 1962) - John Mecom 1963 (nine races in 1963 and early 1964 including wins at Marlboro, Cumberland and Brands Hatch) - Bruce McLaren 1964 and rebuilt as Cooper-Oldsmobile with 3.5-litre Traco-Oldsmobile V8 (four wins from five races including wins at Aintree, Silverstone, Mosport and Brands Hatch). Sold to US owner late 1964 and not seen again until appeared at Nassau Speed Week December 1966. At some point imported into Venezuela by the late Leo Barboza and raced there. Subsequent history unknown. Unknown

In 2005, a replica of the car, probably in its late 1962 form, is being built in the Northwest USA.