By Pete Vack
FROM ITALY WITH LOVE
While its first few appearances were plagued by broken motor mounts, John Cooper knew that the Cooper Mk I had potential. His father, Charles Cooper, was a burly Vauxhall dealer and garage owner from Surbiton who had spent a good part of the Thirties as racer Kaye Don’s mechanic, and he allowed his son full access to the shop’s tools and supplies.