Solved : DAR 188 : Cooper-Tornado Argentina 1968

[D-type]

What is this car?  Chassis, engine and country this version is from?

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Experts?

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I'll be away from my computer for a day or two so please be patient if you think you can identify this hybrid.

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Not a nibble from the Rookies or the Experts. How about the Pros?

[nicanary]

It looks for all the world like an Indy car but your questions suggest it's otherwise. Is it American ?

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Nothing to do with the USA

[nicanary]

South America ?

Found it - 1968 Berta Tornado MAF1 of Eduardo Copello.

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Well done!  You're getting there.

South America - Yes
1968 - Yes
Berta - NO!
Tornado - Yes
MAF1 - NO!
Eduardo Copello - Yes

So, all I need now is the chassis and the country (South America is too general)

[nicanary]

Righto - it's in Argentina ( MAF1 translates as Mecanica Argentina Formula 1 ) and it's a Cooper chassis, believed to be an ex-Rindt T86.

[D-type]

Success!  Congratulations.

The information I have is: In 1967 IKA in Argentina acquired a Cooper T81 chassis - chassis F1-6-66 - was the final winner of a World Championship Grand Prix for Cooper actually winning two races in succession; the 1966 Mexican for John Surtees and the 1967 South African with Pedro Rodriguez. They re-engined it in Argentina with a Tornado engine.  It was driven by Eduardo Copello to win the 1968 Argentine Championship. 
The car was later cannibalised and many parts were used to make the Berta-Tornado MAF1.

[nicanary]

Thanks. Interesting - there's nothing about this in Doug Nye's splendid Cooper history. He covers a lot of "what happened to the cars" so I'm surprised this was omitted.

Great puzzle.