Research Dossier (Current reference, data + image sources)
What this car is: The Lotus Type 88 / 88B was a radical 1981 F1 twin-chassis ground-effect concept. It was protested and barred from racing for effectively separating the “sprung” driver chassis from an aero-loaded outer chassis.
- Official Lotus history: Lotus Type 88 story page
- Why it was outlawed: Motorsport.com explanation
- Key specs snapshot: Lotus 88 (specs + overview)
- Photo gallery reference: RacingSportsCars gallery
- High-quality photo lead (Courage-liveried): Flickr reference (copyright noted)
- Additional technical notes: UltimateCarPage
- Collector/history context: Hagerty feature
Spec anchors used by this generator (for proportions): wheelbase ~2178 mm; track front ~1778 mm / rear ~1600 mm; mass ~585 kg; engine Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 cc V8; 5-speed manual gearbox (Lotus/Hewland lineage). (See spec sources above.)
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