Jim,
I believe the year was 1962. The car was called the Zerex Special. He and
Gurney, driving a Lotus 19, had a nose-to-nose race for quite a ways into the
race until Gurney broke his throttle linkage. Unknown about the car, but if it
were still around I'm sure it would be proudly displayed in somebody's
collection.
Try contacting Penske directly.. Good luck in your search.
Carl Lotus 61FF
----- Original Message -----
From: jrhill
To: vintage-race@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 4:37 PM
Subject: Penske Cooper
Back around 1960 (or late '50s), Roger Penske appeared at one of the early
Riverside Sports Car GPs with an F1 Cooper, rebuilt with a sports car body,
and won the race that year.
Does anyone know whether the car still exists, and if so, where it is now?
Thanks,
Jim Hill
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