David Sternberg corrects a delicate slide in his Cooper T51 Climax at the Queens Domain hillclimb, Hobart, Tasmania, early 1960s. Date folks? As the name suggests, the locale contains the Governor’s Tasmanian pad.
I wrote about Lex and David Sternberg and this T51 a while back, see here:https://primotipo.com/2025/08/12/double-trouble/
Its a magnificent shot, photographer unknown, of a short-lived venue in central Hobart that was used from circa-1955-65. A modern event is held there. The climb was well regarded enough to hold the November 14, 1959, Australian Hillclimb Championship, which was won by the legendary Bruce Walton in his Walton Cooper.
David Sternberg lines up the family Cooper at Penguin Hillclimb, on the island’s north coast at about the same time. That’s father Lex hanging onto the right rear.
Credits…
Grant Brooks, Australian Gardens
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