1965 Lotus 38: America Laughed at This British Car, Then It Humiliated the Indy 500

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In 1965, I think American motorsport learned the hardest lesson in its history. This is the story of the Lotus 38, the little British car the Indy establishment laughed at and called a funny car, and Jim Clark, the quiet Scottish sheep farmer they never took seriously. I cover the 1963 oil leak cont