1953 Cooper Bristol T25

This car took part in the Bonhams Drum Brake Sports Cars race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2003.

It's the 1953 Cooper Bristol of Michael Parr and is a 2 seater sports car based on the Cooper Bristol T23 Formula 2 car. It has a 6-cylinder inline 1,971cc Bristol engine, and appears to be the car with which Tony Crook campaigned from 1953 to 1955.

Cooper Bristol

Two Cooper Bristol sharing a trailer in the paddock at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Donington Park in May 2001.

No racing numbers visible, but it looks like the car of Michael Parr on top and that of Bob Gilbert underneath. Both are the Cooper Bristol T23 model, or MkII, and have the 6-cylinder inline 1,971cc engine derived from the pre-war BMW 328 unit. The cars were numbered 19 and 44 respectively in the Ron Flockhart Memorial Trophy race at this meeting.