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Latitude
-34.9275
Longitude
138.6
Start Date
1935-01-01
End Date
1935-01-01

Description

Sources

ID
tb9f79

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/gary-cooper
Birth Place
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Biography
None listed
Born
b. 1 January 1935
Summary
Cooper was involved in motor racing as a teenager and in 1959, he designed and built the first Elfin Streamliner. In 1961, he was producing vehicles as Elfin Sports Cars. In the Formula Junior class, he designed the Elfin FJ and went on to design and build racing cars across a number of vehicle classes. Elfin Sports Cars produced some 240 vehicles until Cooper's death in 1982.
Gender
Male
Died
1-Jan-82
Age at death
47