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David Cooper, President

David Cooper founded Cooper Technica, Inc. in 1989 after several years of rebuilding cars for fellow vintage racers. Cooper honed his restoration skills during an eleven-year apprenticeship with master craftsman, engineer and inventor, Leonard Morrison (1935-2002). Cooper is a trained machinist and fabricator, overseeing all aspects of restoration and assembly from his Chicago workshop. Over the past twenty-one years, Cooper has had the privilege of restoring many extraordinary automobiles.

For his clients, Cooper maximizes the value of their vintage automobiles by focusing on authenticity, meticulous research, and functionality.

Prior to founding Cooper Technica, Cooper was vice-president of a company that manufactured custom industrial sewing equipment in the U.S. and abroad. In addition to his hands-on involvement with prototype design, fabrication and application in the field, Cooper's decade of corporate experience provided a valuable grounding in project management, managing sub-contractors, marketing, sales and finance. These many years of training have driven Cooper to attain the highest standards of quality workmanship and customer satisfaction.

Cooper developed his research skills earning his B.A. at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago. Starting with his own extensive library on vintage car marques and European history, Cooper expands his investigation of provenance and related historic documents to include personal interviews, internet archives and travels to museums, libraries, collections and shows both here and abroad. Through these efforts and those of his European contacts, Cooper has had particular success locating rare documents and critical information that add considerable value to his projects.

For his passionate knowledge of pre-war European cars and the integrity of his technical expertise in all facets of the restoration process, Cooper is asked to judge at Concours d'Elegance throughout the United States.

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