John Cooper (as in Mini "Cooper")
(As a middle-aged man)
John Cooper was an extraordinary man! He started out in life helping his father: Charles Cooper, in his small garage called Cooper Car Company which maintained racing cars. Then John left school at the age of 15 during the 2nd World War and severed with the Royal Air Force as an instrument maker. After the war John helped his father make racing cars and was soon very successful! One car they made was designed with a rear engine which was a first for Cooper Car Company. This was the beginning of success! These cars were used in the F1, Grand Prix and even Indianapolis Race in the US. John drove his cars for a lot of races but then all of the famous drivers (Bruce McLaren, Stirling Moss) of the time were all driving Cooper Cars. For the British Motor Corporation John developed the legendary MINI- Mini Cooper- which became extremely popular. It was so popular that Rover bought BMC, but then went broke and was eventually bought by BMW. MINI was a huge success for BMW and on behalf of John Cooper the Mini Cooper was made. And today the Mini Cooper is still a revolution to the Car Industry and even the modern day Minis are incredible, light and characterful!
By Daan Vegter
