Sir Jack Brabham (1926 - 2014) was Formula 1 world champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. His Brabham cars won the constructors championship in 1966 and 1967. Bill Henderson's photos (below) show Jack in his first Formula 1 race, the British Grand Prix at Aintree in 1955 as well as at Charterhall in the same year.
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Jack Brabham. Cooper Bristol. British Grand Prix. Aintree 1955
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Jack Brabham's works Cooper Bristol T40 at Aintree 1955
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Jack Brabham. Cooper Bristol T40. Charterhall 1955
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Jack Brabham
(Brabham-Climax) 1962 Oulton Park Gold Cup