Cooper Technica, Inc.

01/04/2022

On behalf of a client, Cooper Technica presented an exceptional 1938 Peugeot 402 Darl'mat Competition Roadster at Pebble Beach in August 2021. After considerable research into the car's history and provenance, it was fully restored by Cooper Technica. An article about the car's first owner, Dorothy Patten, will be published in a forthcoming issue of Rare & Unique Vehicles. Remarkably, the Darl'mat was the only car on the showfield repainted in its original paint type: nitro-cellulose lacquer.

01/04/2022

David Cooper is the Associate Editor of a great new magazine, Rare & Unique Vehicles, published quarterly. It is a serious publication, featuring well-researched articles by prominent historians, collectors and experts. Advertising is kept to a minimum in order to maximize content.

Here is a link to the website: rareandunique.media.

As well as editing, David has written a number of articles for the new magazine.

07/27/2017

We have a new home in Bristol, Wisconsin!

Please note our updated contact info in About Us

More pictures to come...

05/10/2017

Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance is one of the best Concours in the eastern US. Jay Howard and his crew do a tremendous job of organizing the show, the location is stunning and the quality of cars excellent. I was the Chief Class Judge again this year of pre-war European cars, along with my friend and co-judge, Siegfried Linke. Best-in-Show turned out of be the car that won our class, a 1925 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost first owned by Howard Hughes. This is one of the cars that Rolls Royce manufactured in the United States at their plant in Springfield, MA. The story is that Hughes, who was 20 years old at the time, went to the Rolls Royce New York showroom and bought two matching Silver Ghosts. One was for his new bride and the other was shipped to California as a gift to Gloria Swanson. This was his wife’s car. Recently restored to the original color and in superb condition. My congratulations.
David

04/27/2017

David Cooper and Mark Moskowitz were co-drivers in Mark’s 1953 Allard K3 in this year’s Copperstate 1000 in Arizona. Cooper Technica rebuilt the front suspension, brakes, steering, cooling system, fuel system and convertible top. The Allard performed very well on the 1000 mile event, touring through northern Arizona cornering safely in excess of 80mph. After the Copperstate, we drove the Allard across the mountains and it was shown at the La Jolla Concours. 1400 miles total and not too windblown. Next, the Allard will be at the Pinehurst Concours in North Carolina in early May.

03/21/2017

It always amazes me the quality of cars you can see at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Highlights are shown below. I was particularly impressed with the Goldfinger model appearing with the James Bond Aston Martin.
Photos by David Cooper

03/14/2017

“Just back from Retromobile. A great show this year, expanded into three halls. Highlights for me included a visit to Dr. Gundula Tutt’s paint workshop in Freiburg, Germany; meeting friends; the Society of Automotive Historians annual dinner; the Sports Car Market cocktail party; and the Artcurial auction where my client won the bid for a 1935 Bugatti Atalante Coupe, the Paris Show car.”

01/26/2017

AZ Concours d'Elegance at the David Wright House

Video narrated by David Cooper

We were happy to host the AZ Concours D'Elegance event on the lawn at the Wright House.