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Old 12-15-2020, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by twobjshelbys View Post
It's too bad the Coupe didn't get more time, but by that time the GT40 and its aerodynamics were ahead in the game.
Actually Pete Brock stated that the super coupe had better aerodynamics than the gt40, and would have been faster, but way too much money and time was spent on making the gt40 a winner , and the super coupe was never going to be given a chance to be a winner
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