1977 Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 [Type 78]

1977 Lotus 78 [Type 78] in ルパン三世 (Lupin III), Animation Series, 1971-1985 Ep. 2.11

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

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Author	Message
mike962 ◊ 2016-09-24 16:48	no 51 think meant to be a march 761 by big front wing http://www.motorstown.com/images/march-761-06.jpg
mike962 ◊ 2016-09-24 22:24	yellow car on the top left I am very sure it's supposed to be a Surtees TS19, notice distinct big front wing and side design Link to "upload.wikimedia.org"
dsl ◊ 2016-09-28 19:06	Agree both ideas above. Red #5 seems Lotus 80. Orange might be Parnelli VPJ4 but other possibilities as well. Stumped by the pink one - unusual swept back front fins and pointed rear spoiler - it looks slightly familiar (unless it's a fake. Or is there anything Indycar which might match??)
Exiv96 ◊ 2016-10-01 02:47	The turquoise one looks like a Ferrari 312T2.
opal ◊ 2016-10-01 11:48	Can't be 1979, the episode aired in December 12, 1977.
opal ◊ 2016-10-01 13:29	@ dsl
dsl ◊ 2016-10-01 13:39	I'm working on it ...... when I first saw this page, my reaction to #5 was a Fittipaldi, but couldn't get a match. But had forgotten Fittipaldi became Copersucar and what I was thinking of was Copersucar F5A. But that was 1978, so I'm back at the bottom of the ladder.
dsl ◊ 2016-10-02 12:59	Finally got there - 1977 Lotus 78 - the small cooler in the narrow nose end and side pods which come up square behind front wheels, have top vent and upward curve at rear.