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1955 Cooper T38 Mark II Sports Racer

  • Chassis Number: CJ3/55
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This Cooper/Jaguar MKII T38 was built for a twenty-two year old named Tommy Sopwith. Sopwith was the son of Sir T.O.M. Sopwith who had gathered a reputation in the America's Cup yachting arena. The car was giving a dark blue paint scheme and registered YPK 400. The registration still persists on the car in modern times.

This car was originally to be powered by a Turbomecca gas turbine engine, but the process took too long, so Sopwith eventually accepted the car with the Jaguar powerplant.

The car did see competition, being driven by David Shale and later by Peter Mould.

Its racing resume is continued to this day, now in vintage and historical events.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2007

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Recent Sales of the Cooper T38 Mark II

(Data based on Model Year 1955 sales)
1955 Cooper-Jaguar T38 Mk II
Chassis#: CJ/2/55
Sold for USD$1,765,000
  2020 RM Sothebys : The Elkhart Collection
 

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