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- ↑ "THE LOLA T330 - Lola Heritage" . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ "Frissbee KR3-Chevrolet Can Am 1986". GTPlanet. 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Frissbee KR4" . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ "Frissbee KR4" . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ "Frissbee KR4" . Retrieved 20 June 2022.