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1961 Cooper T56 Mark II Formula Junior - Steve McQueen VIN:FJ-2-62 1961 - Cooper Works Formula Junior European Championship winner 1962 - Owned and raced by Steve McQueen 1963-65 - Won three SCCA Championships, driven by Buster Brizzard Fully restored by Hardy Hall in England to race-ready condition Eligible for BRDC, Goodwood Revival, Monterey Reunion, and VSCC events This Cooper T-56 Formula Junior is one of only two Cooper Works cars campaigned by Team Tyrell for Cooper in 1961. At the hands of South African driver, Tony Maggs, it won eight races that season: Goodwood, Magny-Cours, Monza, Kalskoga, Rouen, Zandvoort, Oulton Park, and Montlhery. Those victories and other podium finishes gave Maggs, Cooper and Tyrrell the European Formula Junior Championship. At the end of the 1961 season Tyrrell returned the car to Cooper, who then sold it to up-and-coming Hollywood actor, Steve McQueen. Having met John Cooper and the Tyrrell team in England, McQueen also bought a Mini-Cooper and attended Coopers race school. McQueen took both cars back to California and began racing FJ-2-62 in California, scoring a number of victories, including the Santa Barbara street races. McQueens performance in the car was so impressive that John Cooper personally invited him to come and test for a drive in Europe. When McQueens Hollywood bosses learned about his other job 
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