Cooper workshop for classics
does anyone know if it still exists
thank you
Cooper Workshop
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harrythehat
, Jul 03 2016 12:32 PM
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Posted 03 July 2016 - 01:09 PM
John Cooper Garages, East Preston and Ferring, closed ten years ago. John Cooper's son, Mike, sold the "John Cooper Works" brand to BMW although this brand was only created around 1999. Mike Cooper appears to retain the rights for the Cooper Car Company and collaborates with MiniSport on Cooper branded products.
Two of John Cooper's senior technicians now have their own garages and considerable knowledge:
Tony Franks at MINI Motor Sport in Shoreham-by-Sea
Kevin Fulbrook at Sussex Road and Race in Littlehampton
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Posted 03 July 2016 - 03:25 PM
would you think any records of there conversions exist.
looking for a conversion back in 1990
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Posted 03 July 2016 - 04:54 PM
Record keeping is more or less non existing unfortunately. You can try the john cooper garages club on Facebook which includes owners and ex employees of JCG, but without wanting to dampen your expectations, unless it was particularly memorable you might struggle to get any info.
On the plus side, there are plenty of knowledgable people on there
On the plus side, there are plenty of knowledgable people on there
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Posted 03 July 2016 - 05:10 PM
Unfortunately MaxAndPaddy is correct. It has caused great frustration to many. It is not even clear if proper records were kept. Mike Cooper does not have any nor does Tony Franks nor does Chris Dawson who handled the admin side of work carried out at John Cooper Garages.
JCG sold most of their early kits in boxes to be installed by others.
There is rumoured to be an ex-Cooper employee with records but these may only relate to late 1990s conversions and he is not giving away any information just yet.
Their are several registers that are attempting to build up data for the different types of conversion and there is one Facebook group that might be particularly helpful to you. Look up:
classic mini john cooper conversions
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Posted 03 July 2016 - 05:17 PM
thanks for that will give it a try
theres quite a sequence of numbers on the cylinder head including the date
which may helpful I suppose.
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Posted 04 July 2016 - 06:17 AM
Thanks guys had a look at facebook
Cannot see it as a register as yet,
though one entry did show (same order) similar markings to what is on my engine,
from that happy enough to say this is a ex works engine.
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