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Built with a heavily revised aerodynamics and suspension system the T400 baffled and perplexed teams. The radiators were mounted in front of the rear wheels, as part of the mandatory deformable structure, so the aerodynamics could be significantly cleaner. However, the key difference was designer
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16:1973 English formula 5000 racing car
228:. Described by development driver
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1161:Motorsport in the United Kingdom
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300:"Lola T400 car-by-car histories"
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216:After the great success of the
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187:Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing
173:665 kg (1,466 lb)
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1151:1973 in British motorsport
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71:Technical specifications
834:/ Formula B (1972–1981)
1120:Formula Acceleration 1
136:longitudinally mounted
116:longitudinally mounted
795:Formula Vee/Super Vee
408:Lola Formula One cars
260:Vel's Parnelli Jones
178:Competition history
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220:in the 1974
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155:Transmission
140:Repco Holden
43:Formula 5000
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1076:(2005–2008)
1013:(1993–1997)
1010:Indy Lights
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798:(1971–1979)
747:(1970–1984)
696:(1968–1978)
555:(1965–2006)
422:(1964–1984)
419:Formula Two
398:(1962–1997)
395:Formula One
367:(1960–1963)
236:Description
60:Designer(s)
49:Constructor
1145:Categories
1109:B05/52 tub
283:References
132:mid-engine
112:mid-engine
97:Suspension
552:Champ Car
490:T350/T360
226:Lola T400
120:Chevrolet
89:monocoque
86:aluminium
53:Lola Cars
23:Lola T400
1083:A1GP car
1049:Mexican
201:Al Unser
38:Category
1094:Auto GP
546:Indycar
429:T54/T55
160:Hewland
77:Chassis
1130:B05/52
1123:(2014)
1104:B05/52
1062:T96/70
1055:(1996)
1040:T97/20
1035:T96/20
1030:T95/20
1025:T94/20
1020:T93/20
999:B06/51
994:B03/51
989:B02/50
984:B99/50
979:T96/50
974:T95/50
969:T94/50
964:T93/50
959:T92/50
954:T91/50
949:T90/50
944:T89/50
939:T88/50
934:T87/50
929:T86/50
682:B02/00
677:B01/00
672:B2K/00
667:B99/00
662:T98/00
657:T97/00
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637:T93/00
632:T92/00
627:T91/00
622:T90/00
617:T89/00
612:T88/00
607:T87/00
602:T86/00
535:B07/30
530:B06/30
525:B05/30
170:Weight
164:manual
142:, 90°
122:, 90°
107:Engine
1052:F3000
207:Debut
82:Steel
924:T950
897:T510
892:T410
871:T860
866:T760
861:T560
856:T480
851:T460
846:T360
841:T242
820:T720
815:T620
810:T320
805:T250
784:T680
779:T640
774:T580
769:T540
764:T440
759:T340
754:T200
733:T430
728:T400
723:T332
718:T330
713:T300
708:T190
703:T140
597:T900
592:T800
587:T700
582:T500
577:T270
572:T150
520:F106
515:T870
510:T770
505:T670
500:T570
495:T470
459:T850
454:T550
449:T450
444:T240
439:T100
405:see:
349:Lola
276:Lola
258:and
256:Haas
218:T332
210:1973
84:and
567:T90
562:T80
485:T60
480:T53
434:T60
384:Mk5
379:Mk3
374:Mk2
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144:V8
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124:V8
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