Cooper T51 3rd Monaco Trintignant by Jade Miniatures
Cooper T51 3rd Monaco 1959 Trintignant
Alternative version JAD43108MB Pau & JAD43108 Kit
Rob Walker’s Cooper T51 was unusual in that it was often raced with wire wheels rather than the usual cast items and sometimes a combination of the two. For Monaco Trintignant opted for the wires and finished a fine third. A week later the car was taken to Pau and, fitted with a 1.5 litre engine, Trintignant won the F2 race. Images for the Monaco race are rather easier to find and from these we see the profile of the car and basic layout is good. There are a couple of photos included with the models and these show correct decal placement for Pau too. The paint finishes are up to standard and to add a little life to the models, a crash helmet is ‘resting’ in the seat.
| Description: | Cooper T51 3rd Monaco Trintignant |
| Catalogue#: | JAD43108MA |
| Product Type: | Hand Built |
| Scale: | 1:43 |
| Event: | Formula 1 or single seater |
| Colour: | - |
| Drivers: | Trintignant |
| Sponsors: | #32, Rob Walker Racing |
| Dates: | 1959 |
| Race/Position: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | April 2016 |
| Weight: | 325 grams |
| Comments: | Monaco. Arrived 14/04/16 |
About Jade Miniatures
A well established range of well thought out kits and hand built models of competition cars, mostly from the golden era of the 1950s and 60s. The kits are generally pretty simple with well cast resin bodies, small numbers of resin and white metal ancillaries and a modest amount of etch. In the case of open wheeled subjects, the etch usually includes most or all of the suspension. Hand builts generally well finished. Made in France.