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Lotus: The Competition Cars
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All the racing type numbers from 1947 to the modern era
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By:
Anthony Pritchard
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This is a comprehensive survey of Lotus's racing history, covering the extraordinary range of sports-racing and single-seater cars designed by Colin Chapman and his disciples. Grand Prix machinery predominates, with landmark machines such as the 25 (the first monocoque), 49 (the start of the Cosworth-DFV period), 72 (wedge-shaped with side radiators) and 79 (the all-conquering ground-effect design). Into the narrative are woven the memories of Lotus Formula 1 drivers, and an insider's view of the innovations for which Chapman was personally responsible and those credited to him but derived from others
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Hardback, 280 x 230mm, 272 pages, 50 colour & 250 b&w illustrations
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9781844250066 |
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H4006 |
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£35.00 |
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