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T72
Cooper Formula Junior/Formula 3 car, 18 built.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 18 Built
- Years
- 1964
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Eddie Stait and Neil Johanssen
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Cooper T72 was Cooper's Formula 3 car for 1964; Jackie Stewart used one to dominate the British series.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionCooper T72 cars built at the Cooper factory, per a mechanic who worked on all of them | 181 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
The T72 was designed for the 1964 Formula 3 championships around Europe. Brooklands Museum records that Jackie Stewart won seven of ten races in the British series with a T72, and that its museum car was raced in Europe in 1964 before passing to a mechanic who helped build all 18 T72s at the Cooper factory.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard T72.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Jack Knight 4-speed gearbox modified from a Hillman Imp unit2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,310 mmFactory: 91 in · converted2 Independently researched |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | 1,320 mmFactory: 52 in · converted2 Independently researched |
| Rear track | 1,300 mmFactory: 51 in · converted2 Independently researched |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
The T72 used semi stressed-skin construction: a 20-gauge steel floorpan wrapped around a tubular frame and spot welded, with 16-gauge steel longerons and inboard front suspension.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
-
1
Cooper T.72 F3 Level C
- 18 Cooper T72 cars built at the Cooper factory, per a mechanic who worked on all of them
-
2
Cooper - F3History Level C F3History
- Jack Knight 4-speed modified Hillman Imp box
- Wheelbase: 91 ins.
- Track: front 52 ins.
- rear 51 ins.
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