# Cooper T61

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{{Short description|Sports racing car}}
{{Infobox racing car
| Name         = Cooper T61<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com//spec/6269/Cooper-Monaco-T61P-Maserati.html|title=1964 Cooper Monaco T61P Maserati Specifications|website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Cooper-T61-Monaco-Mk-III-22065|title=Cooper T61 Monaco Mk III, 1961 [Auta5P ID:22065 EN]|website=auta5p.eu}}</ref>
| Image        = Cooper Monaco King Cobra T61M (1963) Solitude Revival 2019 IMG 1463.jpg
| Category     = [Group 4](/source/Group_4_(racing))
| Constructor  = [Cooper](/source/Cooper_Car_Company)
| Chassis      = [Steel](/source/Steel)-reinforced [tubular space frame](/source/Space_frame) covered in [aluminum](/source/aluminum) panels
| Wheelbase    = {{convert|91-96.3|in|mm||abbr=on}}
| Track        = Front: {{convert|52-55|in|mm||abbr=on}}<br>Rear: {{convert|53.5-55|in|mm||abbr=on}}
| Engine name  = [Mid-engine](/source/Mid-engine), [longitudinally mounted](/source/longitudinal_engine), {{convert|2.0-5.4|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}}, [Coventry Climax](/source/Coventry_Climax)/[Ford](/source/Ford_FE_engine)/[Chevrolet](/source/Chevrolet_small-block_engine_(first_and_second_generation))/[Maserati](/source/Maserati), [I4](/source/Inline-four_engine)/[V8](/source/V8_engine), [NA](/source/Naturally-aspirated_engine)
| Power        = {{cvt|240-430|hp|kW}}
| Type         = [Colotti](/source/Colotti) ''T37''/''T41'' or [Halibrand](/source/Halibrand)-McKee 4-speed/5-speed [manual](/source/Manual_transmission)
| Differential = 
| Fuel         = 
| Tyres        = 
| Weight       = {{convert|1213-1636|lb|kg||abbr=on}}
| Predecessor  = [Cooper T57](/source/Cooper_T57)
}}
The '''Cooper T61 (Type 61)''', also known as the '''Cooper T61 Monaco''', or the '''Cooper Monaco T61''', is a [sports racing car](/source/Sports_car_racing), designed, developed and built by British manufacturer [Cooper](/source/Cooper_Car_Company), in 1961. It is the successor and evolution of the [T57](/source/Cooper_T57). Its [motor racing](/source/motor_racing) career spanned 6 years (1962-1966, 1968); where it won a total of 16 races (plus 2 additional class wins), achieved 23 podium finishes, and clinched 3 pole positions. It was powered by a number of different engines, including a [Coventry Climax](/source/Coventry_Climax) [four-cylinder engine](/source/Inline-four_engine), a [Maserati](/source/Maserati) [V8 engine](/source/V8_engine), a [Ford FE engine](/source/Ford_FE_engine), and a [Chevrolet small-block engine](/source/Chevrolet_small-block_engine_(first_and_second_generation)).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/suffix/Cooper/Monaco/T61.html|title=Cooper Monaco T57|access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/cooper/monaco/1964/772373|title=1964 Cooper Monaco - T61M|website=www.classicdriver.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supercars.net/blog/1963-cooper-type-61-monaco-king-cobra/|title=Cooper Type 61 Monaco King Cobra &#124; Review|date=April 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25221/lot/67/|title=Bonhams : 1962 Cooper T61 'Monaco'Chassis no. CM/2/62|website=www.bonhams.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classic-trader.com/uk/cars/listing/cooper/t61-m/t61-monaco/1963/227153|title=For Sale: Cooper T61 Monaco|website=www.classic-trader.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z15258/cooper-monaco-type-61.aspx|title=1961 Cooper Monaco Type 61|website=conceptcarz.com}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Cooper Car Company}}

Category:Cooper racing cars
Category:Sports racing cars
Category:1960s cars
Category:Cars of England

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