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This Sports-Racing Two-Seater is a Mark II bodied all coil-sprung Cooper Monaco Mark III fitted with a 2.7-liter 'Indy' version of the Coventry Climax FPF 4-cylinder racing engine. The engine was taken from the ex-Scuderia Filipinetti 4-cylinder Formula 1 Eagle, meaning it was built up by Dan gurney's Anglo-American Racing (AAR) Formula 1 team.
The car retains its original chassis, which may have been one of the very last Monacos of its type ever to leave the Cooper factory. The car originally had a 'pointed fin' 1961-type Monaco Mark III bodyshell but may not have been completed in 1961 as a running car. It may have been retained as an uncompleted chassis/body unit and put into storage. A later owner completed the car to running order fitted the Mark II bodywork which it wears today.
In 2009, this Mark III Monaco was offered for sale by Bonhams Auction at the Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club in Carmel, CA. It was estimated to sell for $170,000 - $210,000. The lot would leave the auction unsold.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2015
The car retains its original chassis, which may have been one of the very last Monacos of its type ever to leave the Cooper factory. The car originally had a 'pointed fin' 1961-type Monaco Mark III bodyshell but may not have been completed in 1961 as a running car. It may have been retained as an uncompleted chassis/body unit and put into storage. A later owner completed the car to running order fitted the Mark II bodywork which it wears today.
In 2009, this Mark III Monaco was offered for sale by Bonhams Auction at the Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club in Carmel, CA. It was estimated to sell for $170,000 - $210,000. The lot would leave the auction unsold.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2015
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Recent Sales of the Cooper Monaco Type 61
(Data based on Model Year 1961 sales)
| 1961 Cooper Climax Type 61 Monaco Sold for USD$232,000 2007 Bonhams, An Important Sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia |   |
Cooper Monaco Type 61s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1961 Cooper Monaco Type 61's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Cooper Monaco Mark III Sports-Racing Two-Seater | 2009 Bonhams Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club | $170,000 | $210,000 |
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