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Lightning [2]

1996-1996

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Lightning was a British sports car project created by Chris Craft, the designer of the Light Car Rocket, together with Tony Hart, brother of the Formula 1 engine specialist Brian Hart. The pair developed a V8 engine formed by joining two Yamaha one-litre four-cylinder units on a common crankshaft, producing an output of around 305 brake horsepower from just two litres of displacement. To house this engine, Craft commissioned Peter…

United Kingdom · 1996-1996 · Roadster, Sportscar · Associated with Chris Craft, Peter Stevens, Tony Hart

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