Any chance of help with a problem?

[Terry S]

Ray,
In his book "Can-Am Challenger" Peter Bryant writes about his early career as a race team mechanic working for Reg Parnell.
On page # 117 he states regarding the first Grand Prix at Pukekohe in Jan. 1963.
" Reg Parnell had brought over one of last year's (1962 NZGP ) Tasman Coopers as a spare car and ended up loaning it to a young Kiwi named Jim Palmer."
So that would mean that the Jim Palmer car at the 1963 NZGP would have been a Cooper T 53.
But which one ? F1/1/61,(Surtees) F1/4/61,(Salvadori ) F1/2/61 (Lex Davison) or was there another Yeoman Credit car ?


Jim Palmer. Pukekohe. Jan. 1963.


(Ken H )

According to Sergent's records Palmer drove

Cooper Climax T55 chassis F1-2-61 in 1963 NZ GP and 1963 Levin International

Cooper Climax T53 chassis F2-13-58 in 1964 Tasman Series (including Australia)