Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor
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Colin Chapman was used to ringing the bell, to being the king of the hill. Through the 1960s and into the 1970s his Formula 1 car concepts most consistently set…
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine
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Lotus 78: F1's first true ground effect car February 2020 - Motor Sport Magazine