caption death_date death_place children birth_place citizenship name birth_date alt spouse image article_title birth_name occupation organization
charles cooper , c. 1961 02 october 1964 surbiton , united kingdom john cooper paris , france british charles n. cooper 14 october 1893 charles in his late 60s , wearing a dark suit and cooper tie . , bespectacled and with grey hair , elsie cooper -lrb- '' née '' paul -rrb- charles cooper world champion.jpg charles cooper -lrb- motor manufacturer -rrb-
 charles newton cooper racing car manufacturer cooper car company
charles cooper -lrb- motor manufacturer -rrb-

charles newton `` charlie '' cooper -lrb- 14 october 1893 -- 2 october 1964 -rrb- was a british motorsport mechanic , designer and entrepreneur .
with his son john cooper he founded the cooper car company , which produced a string of successful racing cars through the 1950s and '60s .
while john provided the enthusiasm and vigour that drove the cooper company forward , it was charles ' shrewd business brain that provided the stability -- and profitability -- that laid the foundation for their sporting success .
regular works driver jack brabham won the world drivers ' championship in both the and 1960 formula one seasons driving the coopers ' revolutionary mid-engined cars , and the cooper team itself took the world constructors ' championships .
although they never again achieved the heights of a world championship , the coopers ' innovative vehicles left a lasting influence on racing car design .
before 1959 all formula one world champions had driven front-engined cars ; since 1959 no front-engined car has won the world championship again .
