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Probably showing my total lack of knowledge here but a relative of mine owned an old lotus race car(Europa?) probably from the 60s? The profile of this beauty of a car reminds me of that but this Prince has a more curved feel.
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Merdellow 2y ago

You're correct the 1966 Lotus Europa had a similar profile to the R380, just as the aforementioned Porsche 906 above in the post. It was a style at the time in terms of aerodynamics. Will include some comparison pics below of other race cars from the same time period and you can see see how similar in design they are to the Prince.

1966 Lotus Europa

1966 Porsche 906

1966 Ferrari 330 P3

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SovereigntyQuest 2y ago

They are definitely of a similar profile. Was one of them the first, like was it a sudden new style, that was copied by others or just an aerodynamic evolution from the race cars that preceded it?