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brett
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Who's John Cooter?
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Harley wrote:
Who's John Cooter?
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Dunno...I thought it read Joh Coole :D

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yeah I just looked but it is the John Cooper signature sticker that the rover minis had on the stripes. Just compared it to the other one and its the same so Its obviously correct :?

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Joh Ceole?
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What did John Cooper do anyway? (apart from smoking a pipe)
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What did John Cooper do anyway? (apart from smoking a pipe)

Persuaded BMC to let him build the Mini Cooper after Alex said nono? :lol:

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drmini in aust wrote:
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What did John Cooper do anyway? (apart from smoking a pipe)

Persuaded BMC to let him build the Mini Cooper after Alex said nono? :lol:
Umm, He didn't build the Mini Cooper.
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Morris 1100 wrote:
drmini in aust wrote:
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What did John Cooper do anyway? (apart from smoking a pipe)

Persuaded BMC to let him build the Mini Cooper after Alex said nono? :lol:
Umm, He didn't build the Mini Cooper.

True but he built one, then made production happen according to BMC folklore, after Issigonis said nah... :lol:
If he hadn't pursued it we'd all be driving Sports 850s at best... :P

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drmini in aust wrote:
Morris 1100 wrote:
drmini in aust wrote:
Morris 1100 wrote:
What did John Cooper do anyway? (apart from smoking a pipe)

Persuaded BMC to let him build the Mini Cooper after Alex said nono? :lol:
Umm, He didn't build the Mini Cooper.

True but he built one, then made production happen according to BMC folklore, after Issigonis said nah... :lol:
If he hadn't pursued it we'd all be driving Sports 850s at best... :P
He didn't build any. It is a bullshit myth that keeps poping up.
BMC wanted to build the car.
BMC wanted to use the name of the F1 team that won the last two World Championships.
Issigonis was as keen about the car as John Cooper was. (they both sat on the BMC Competitions committee)
John Cooper was not the owner of Cooper Cars.
John Cooper was not the designer at Cooper Cars.
John Cooper never designed or made any parts for a Mini.
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OK I'll bite- who owned Cooper cars then?? :lol:

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drmini in aust wrote:
OK I'll bite- who owned Cooper cars then?? :lol:
Charlie Cooper owned Cooper Cars. When Charlie died John inherited it but promptly sold it to the Chipstead Motor Group. Later on after Cooper Cars closed down John Cooper set up a small car yard called John Cooper Garages.
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Keep going.I need more of this!!

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So...(he said carefully)

Is it alright to mention the Development Dept of the Morris Engine plant at Longbridge supervised by Eddie Maher, Ginger Devlin from the Cooper Car Co and Danny Richmond from Downton Engineering :?:

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