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The Jack Brabham Story – rare book giveaway

By Anthony Crawford |

Capricorn Link Australia, has provided CarAdvice with a rare signed copy of the The Jack Brabham Story.

Believed to be one of only several signed copies in existence, this is a unique opportunity to win this fabulous hard cover book.

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Sir Jack Brabham is one of the greatest Australian sportsmen of all time, with no fewer than three Formula One World Championship titles, in 1959, 1960, and 1966, with a car carrying his own name.

He is the only Formula One driver in history, to ever win a Formula One World Championship and a Formula One Champion Constructor’s title.

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From the Speedway tracks in Sydney, to the his last Formula One win at the age 44 in the South African Grand Prix, The Jack Brabham Story documents the life of this unique Australian champion in his own words with a forward by Sir Stirling Moss.

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The first reader to tell us the type of car (in full) and its engine capacity, which Sir Jack drove to numerous victories in the 1960 Grand Prix season.

We also have two unsigned copies of the book to give away to those readers, which respond with the correct answer in second, and third place.

Good luck everyone, as we would all like this prize.

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For those that miss out, you can order a copy of The Jack Brabham Story from: www.capricornlink.com.au


 
  • Mark Ford

    Cooper T53 ‘lowline’ car with a 2.5-litre engine

  • Luke

    In 1960 Jack drove a 1960 Cooper T53 ‘Lowline’ with a 2.5 Ltr Coventry Climax Straight-4 engine.

  • GTRmon

    Brabham pushsed development for and drove the Cooper T53 ‘Lowline’ in 1960.

  • GTRmon

    Oops, forgot to add the car had a 2.5 L engine

  • Minnow

    In 1960 Brabham drove the Cooper T53 (chassis) F2-8-60 ‘lowline’ powered by a rear engined Coventry Climax 2.5 litre inline 4 cyl DOHC 8 valve (Bore X Stroke) 3.70 x 3.54″producing 169.3 kW @ 7,000 rpm and 267.1nm of torque. Going through a 5spd manual, weighing in at a total of 453.6kg

    • RdS

      170kw and 453kg. nice… :D

  • Kym

    I agree in 1960 Brabham drove the Cooper T53 (chassis) F2-8-60 ‘lowline’ powered by a rear engined Coventry Climax 2.5 litre inline 4 cyl DOHC 8 valve (Bore X Stroke) 3.70 x 3.54″producing 169.3 kW @ 7,000 rpm and 267.1nm of torque. Going through a 5spd manual, weighing in at a total of 453.6kg

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    • Minnow

      Thanks Kym :) fingers crossed!! :) good luck all.