Cooper Climax T60

I took this photograph on the Friday practice day for the British Grand Prix at Aintree in July 1962.

It's Bruce McLaren in his Cooper Climax T60 making his way from the paddock to the circuit for a practice run. The T60, in common with the major British racing teams, had the 1,494cc Coventry Climax V8 FWMV unit, the private entrants having to use the older 4-cylinder Coventry Climax FPF engine.

Here's the car approaching Waterway Corner during practice. Bruce McLaren qualified in fourth position on the grid, and finished the race in third place behind Jim Clark's Lotus 25 and the Lola Mk4 of John Surtees.