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Originally Posted by richtate
Maybe they copied him! Yes?
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No, they (as in both) used long known aerodynamic principles that regular car manufacturers seem to have forgotten about - or at least aren't using in their products anymore.
Rear-wheel skirts were once very common features.
These days they are oddities.
Boattails were once the norm for sportscars.
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