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John's
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LOTUS
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TYPE
38
INDIANAPOLIS
RACER
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TYPE
38
1965
Indianapolis Racer
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Engine: Ford
DOHC V8 4200cc, 500 bhp------------------------
Gearbox: ZF 2
speed-----------------------------------------------------
Chassis: Stressed-skin
Monocoque-----------------------------
Front Suspension:
Upper cantilever rocking arms,-------
lower wishbones,-&
inboard coil spring / damper units.
Rear Suspension:
Upper links, twin radius
rods,-----------
reversed lower
wishbones, and outboard coil spring----
& damper
units.-----------------------------------------------------------
Wheelbase: 8
ft. 0 in.----------------------------------------------------
Maximum Track:
5 ft. 0 in.---------------------------------------------
Length: 13 ft.
0 in.-------------------------------------------------------
Weight: 1250 lbs.--------------------------------------------------------
A full monocoque
single seat race car-built
for one race,
the Indy 500.--------------------------------------------------------------------
Powered by a
quad cam V8 Ford, the Lotus 38 used a-----
offset chassis similar in design to that of the Lotus 29.-------
Jim Clark
dominated the 1965 Indy 500 winning it handily.
The Lotus 38
was the first mid-engine car and first-----------
British car to
win at Indy.------------------------------------------------
The Lotus 38 returned
in 1966 to finish second at Indy.----
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