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- ↑ "Cooper Cars". June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Cooper". 500race.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ↑ "1947 Mk I (T4)". 500race.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ↑ "Triumph". 500race.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ↑ "Cooper History". www.coopercarcompany.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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