1966 Cooper T82

Cooper Chassis number F2/2/66 was built in 1966 as one of two Type T82 cars to run in that year's European Formula 2 Championship. F2/2/66 fitted with a BRM project 80 engine was the Works car run and entered by Jo Bonnier and his Ecurie Suisse Team along side his Cooper Maserati F1 car. The car was predominantly driven by Jo Siffert and occasionally, by Jo Bonnier.

The car was returned to the Cooper factory at the end of the year and sold to an American owner/driver, Tom Jones, who wanted an F1 car. The factory converted chassis F2/2/66 to pre-65 F1 specifications by the fitting of a 1.5-liter Climax V8 and Colotti T34 six-speed gearbox. The conversion required some major surgery to the rear end to house the Climax V8 and the Colotti gearbox.

The car was entered in the 1967 Canadian GP but failed to qualify. The car was eventually sold, sans engine, to Rick Kolher of Ohio. Rick ran the car in FB events with a BMW engine.

The rolling chassis was purchased from Fort Lauderdale in 1993, and brought back to the UK for restoration and reuniting with its BRM engine by the current owner, in order to restore the chassis to correct 66 F2 form. The restored car still retains some of its F1 features: 1-inch wider wheels, up to four fuel tanks and LH gear change shaft guides. The car is campaigned regularly in the UK and Europe at historic events by owner/mechanic/driver Paul Busby.