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SPECIAL: Won and done – the Brabham BT46B 'Fan Car'

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SPECIAL: Won and done – the Brabham BT46B 'Fan Car'

By Damien Smith - Nov 9, 2021, 12:30 PM ET

In 1978, Brabham’s Gordon Murray needed something big to beat the Lotus 79. His eureka moment came with the BT46B “Fan Car,” a Formula 1 legend that raced – and won – just once.This story appears in the Oct./July 2021 ‘Great Cars Issue’ of RACER magazine alongside other great features...

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