The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England, in 1946. Through the 1950s and early 1960s they reached motor racing's highest levels as their mid-engined, single-seat cars competed in both Formula One and the Indianapolis 500, and their Mini Cooper dominated rally racing. The Cooper name lives on in the Cooper versions of the Mini production cars that are built in England, but is now owned and marketed by BMW.
Cooper Mk IV of circa 1950
Cooper with 500-cc Norton Manx engine
Norton Manx Engine
Cooper Mark IX of 1956: This example is powered by an 1100-cc JAP engine.
Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it has been in Greater London. Surbiton comprises four of the RBK's wards: Alexandra, Berrylands, St. Mark's, and Surbiton Hill.
Victoria Road, Surbiton's high street
Grade-II listed Surbiton railway station. Art deco architecture
Sessions House housed the Municipal Borough of Surbiton before Surbiton became part of Greater London in 1965.
A London double-decker bus and an Abellio Surrey bus in Surbiton
