The Cooper T51 is a single-seater entered in Formula 1 and Formula 2 in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It revolutionized motor racing with the use of the engine in the center-rear position. It allowed his team, Cooper Car Company to become world manufacturers' champion in 1959 and Australian Jack Brabham to become world drivers' champion the same year.
It was mainly equipped with Climax and Maserati engines. Here the miniature represents Carel Godin de Beaufort at the wheel of a COOPER-CLIMAX at the 1960 Monaco GP.