MiniWorld tribute: Ginger Devlin

Michael ‘Ginger’ Devlin, who died in December aged 90, was born in South Wimbledon, London, in 1930 and went on to work for Charles and John Cooper. Ginger, as he was called on account of his red hair, was associated with The Cooper Car Company for around 25 years. He was a mechanic for their double F1 World Championship-winning team, played a huge part in the development of the Mini Cooper and was also Team Manager for the Works Mini Coopers.

Ginger became involved with the Cooper family soon after leaving school, he told when interviewed for our March 2019 issue. “I contacted Charles Cooper and had an interview where I met his son, John. I had