Lotus 78 and 79
The Ground Effect Cars
Published on 21. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-84797-143-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Lotus 78 was the car that started the ground effect revolution in Formula 1. By means of ducts and flexibile skirts, the air that passed under the car was used, literally, to suck it to the ground. It created a sensation and revived the british team's fortunes. Its succesor, the 79, was a true 'wing car', and beautiful too, though it made its debut in a field that had already been transformed by the 78.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
170 black & white photographs and 20 colour photographs and 6 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
578 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84797-143-2 (9781847971432)
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Person
John Tipler is a freelance motoring writer and historian who contributes to numerous motoring magazines and has written many books on the subject. His extensive backgound in the motor industry includes spells in the John Player Motorsport Press Office, and at the Motor Industry Research Unit. His interest spreads across many makes and models, but he is inevitably drawn towards sporting cars, classics, and motorbikes. Resident - Norfolk