{"id":460879,"date":"2006-08-01T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2006-08-01T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=70987"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:24:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:24:53","slug":"cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For a while, it was inevitable that John Cooper and Colin Chapman were mentioned in the same breath. Colin could turn on the charm and dazzle people, he had charisma and he would refer to Cooper Cars as, \u201cThose bloody blacksmiths.\u201d By contrast, John was an affable and modest man, who admired Chapman enormously. When pushed on the subject, he\u2019d say, \u201cWe did win two World Championships before Colin, and you didn\u2019t need to pack a welding kit when you raced our cars.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is a story that there are no Cooper drawings because all the chalk marks have long gone from the factory floor. This was something John encouraged. When his son, Mike, decided to build a vehicle for the Goodwood Soapbox Derby, he asked his Dad how he should begin. John replied, \u201cPiece of chalk and the factory floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n