This car is
One of One, it was the
only T70 to be built in Lola’s
50th anniversary year. It was first driven on the 12th of October 2008
at the
50th celebratory parade around the
town of Huntingdon. It was driven on that occasion by J
ohn Surtees
(OBE)( with the cars original designer, E
ric Broadley
(MBE) as passenger. The car is street licensed and features a full leather interior and air conditioning. The dash has been signed by John Surtees.
This is an absolutely mind boggling street machine! It is also eligible for FIA vintage racing.
T70 History
As the factory Fords, Ferraris, and Porsches tore up the
tracks in pursuit of endurance racing glory in the 1960s and early 1970s,
only one car gave privateers the chance to stand up to them — the Lola
T70
The T70 won the inaugural Can-Am championship in open-cockpit
form. The Mk3 coupe was launched in 1966 for long-distance competition,
with the MkIIi3B evolution introduced in 1969. The T70 MKII won 23 races
over three season, including the Daytona 24 Hours in 1969, all powered
by stock-block Chevrolet engines of the type that dominated the Can-Am
and Formula 5000.
Lola has produced a limited run of new T70 MkIIIB chassis
eligible for the world’s major historic racing series. This is a genuine
continuation of the original specification car by the original manufacture,
bringing the experience of the golden age of sportscar competition to
a new generation of historic racers.
Lola T70 Mk3B Series Technical Specification
Chassis
• Full-length aluminum alloy monocoque with steel pick-up and mounting
points
• Tub constructed from 1/1.2/1.5 mm (20/18/16 g ) thick L163, HS30 (replacing
L 72 ), and NS 4 alloy sheet
• Formed and riveted joints of epoxy-glued SP85 solid Monel rivets (minimal
use of blind rivets)
• Mild-steel fabricated suspension pick-up points and engine mountings
• Pick-ups and mountings formed and TIG welded from 1/1.2/1.5/2 mm CRO
or S514 steel sheet
• Machined parts and bushes in EN1A
• Gearbox mounted via cast magnesium alloy upper and lower rear crossbeams
bolted to spring towers
• Left side main torsion box contains ATL FT3 fuel cell of approximately
115 to 120 litres capacity
• Right side main torsion box contains 12V battery, ignition system,
and fire extinguisher
• Seat-back bulkhead opening to allow access to engine ancillaries with
access panel above footbox
• Chassis surfaces finished in stove enamel grey paint
• Polished alloy nose box containing engine water radiator and nose
bodywork supports
• All structural bolts grade 5 or higher and secured by Loctite, Nylok
nuts, Stiff nuts, and/or lock wire
Bodywork
• Seven sections constructed in GRP using chopped strand/woven mats
with polyester/epoxy resins
• Removable one-piece molded nose
• Nose includes mountings for dipping headlights and fog/spot lights
under clear polycarbonate covers
• Cockpit section permanently mounted to chassis and bonded to FIA-specification
steel roll cage
• Double-skinned Nomex sandwich fire-proof seat-back panel separating
cockpit from engine bay
• Forward-hinged doors with sidelights including sliding air vents
• Laminated glass single-curvature wraparound windscreen and flat rear
window bonded to cockpit section
• Lower body panels finish chassis sills and wrap around torsion boxes
• Removable one-piece molded tail section fitted with tail lights,
indicators, and rear brake ducts
• Nose vortex fins and adjustable tail spoilers included
Cockpit Equipment
• Full leather upholstery
• Air conditioning
• Right hand drive cockpit layout and controls including 12" diameter
steering wheel
• Dash finished in anti-glare paint fitted with demisting and fresh
air ducts
• Main instrument panel houses central rev counter flanked by oil pressure
and water temperature gauges
• Panel for oil temperature and fuel pressure gauges and switches for
lights and wiper to driver’s right
• Panel for starter button and switches for ignition and pumps to driver’s
left
• Pendant throttle pedal operated via cable and linkage with floor-mounted
brake and clutch pedals
• Gearchange lever mounted on right side of cockpit operated via universal-jointed
tubular linkage
• Padded driver and passenger seats included with Willans six-point
seatbelt harness on driver’s side
• Rear view mirrors mounted on left and right front wings and centrally
in cockpit
Electrics
• Drive shaft-driven alternator (Lucas 17ACR equivalent) charging
wet cell 60 amp battery
• Fused circuits for ignition, starting, fuel pumps, windscreen wiper,
and lights
• Ignition system using MSD 7AL amplifier, crank trigger, and high-output
coil
Suspension
• Front suspension by unequal-length double wishbone and coil-over-damper
units
• Front upper wishbones fabricated from tubular steel
• Front lower wishbones formed by track control arm plus aft tubular
compression strut
• Adjustable 3/4” diameter front anti-roll bar fitted above upper chassis
crossbeam
• Custom rack-and-pinion steering rack with adjustable Rose-type jointed
linkage
• Rear suspension by multiple links and coil-over-damper units
• Rear upper arms formed by transverse link with camber adjustment plus
radius rod
• Rear lower reversed wishbones with sheet bracing (as per period) plus
radius rod with toe adjustment
• Adjustable 5/8” diameter rear anti-roll bar fitted behind lower crossbeam
• Magnesium alloy uprights with live stub axle, tapered roller bearings,
and peg-located brake disc bell
• Delivered with pre-set ride height, caster, camber, toe-in, and bump
steer plus balanced corner weights
Brakes
• Disc-type with 4:1-ratio pedal and adjustable balance bar activating
separate front/rear master cylinders
• Hydraulic pressure fed separately to front and rear calipers via stainless
steel braided hose and fittings
• Girling 18/4 four-piston front calipers front with Girling 16/4 four-piston
rear calipers
• Same type of brake pads used all round with materials and manufacturer
to customer choice
• Curved-vane spheroidal 12" diameter x 1.1" thick cast iron
vented discs all round
• Discs carried on cast magnesium alloy bells with semi-floating drive
and steel clamp retaining ring
• Cooling via bodywork intakes to cast alloy ducts bolted to uprights
Wheels and Tires
• 15” diameter x 10.5” wide front/17” wide rear magnesium alloy wheels
secured by forged alloy spinners
• Avon dry (slick), Avon rain (treaded
Engine
• 5.0-litre Chevrolet V8 small-block
• Cast iron block mated to cast alloy cylinder heads
• Weber IDA carbs
Engine Ancillaries
• Exhaust system of four primary pipes/4-into-1 collector/tail pipe
each side exiting lower transom panel
• Dry sump engine oil system with fabricated aluminum alloy tank in
right side torsion box
• Twin engine oil coolers fed by three-stage external engine oil pump
through stainless steel braided hose
• Front-mounted alloy core radiator fed by NS4 alloy flow/return pipes
and header tank
Transmission
• Hewland LG 600 cast magnesium alloy gearbox casing with five forward
speeds plus reverse
• Custom cast aluminum alloy bell housing
• Changeable ratios, hypoid spiral bevel crown wheel, and pinion driving
Powerflow limited slip differential
• Triple-plate cintred 7.25” clutch with lightweight flywheel and ring
gear for step-down electric starter
• Clutch activated via hydraulic slave cylinder and adjustable push
rod from master cylinder
• Original sliding-spline Hooke-jointed drive shafts replaced by CV-jointed
splined shafts
• External gearbox oil cooler
