RE: Racing a Lola T70: PH Blog
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MikeT66 said:
Blooming lovely cars - Mr Harris certainly is a lucky chap. One of these or a GT40 though....? Sadly, a question that will never be relevant to me unless it's applying to Matchbox models. A great little YouTube clip of some in action...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3un5gT97q64
Both designed by Eric Broadley. I think he did the GT40 straight after the T70 and they share many design concepts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3un5gT97q64
Edited by MikeT66 on Wednesday 13th August 19:30
SteveO220 said:
MikeT66 said:
Blooming lovely cars - Mr Harris certainly is a lucky chap. One of these or a GT40 though....? Sadly, a question that will never be relevant to me unless it's applying to Matchbox models. A great little YouTube clip of some in action...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3un5gT97q64
Both designed by Eric Broadley. I think he did the GT40 straight after the T70 and they share many design concepts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3un5gT97q64
Edited by MikeT66 on Wednesday 13th August 19:30
SteveO220 said:
Both designed by Eric Broadley. I think he did the GT40 straight after the T70 and they share many design concepts.
Mostly true but I think you have your dates backwards. The first GT40 was built in early 1963, and first raced in May 1964, whereas the T70 was introduced in 1965. Both are equally beautiful machines though SamBinfield said:
Mostly true but I think you have your dates backwards. The first GT40 was built in early 1963, and first raced in May 1964, whereas the T70 was introduced in 1965. Both are equally beautiful machines though
Yep, good point, posting to Pistonheads before morning coffee never a good idea!MikeT66 said:
Blooming lovely cars - Mr Harris certainly is a lucky chap. One of these or a GT40 though....? Sadly, a question that will never be relevant to me unless it's applying to Matchbox models. A great little YouTube clip of some in action...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3un5gT97q64
You got there before me, I was just watching and listening to that thinking the CD in my edition in Nick Mason Mark Hales books doesn't sound as good.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3un5gT97q64
Here's some in car video, it sounds better from outside I think:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDw4Q9LVlvo
TommyBoy said:
Saw six of these at Donington at a historic meet this year. The sound at the start was something else! Six of these and a pile of Chevron B16s. Heaven!!
I remember them at the Donington Historic a coulple of years ago. What a sound. You feel the reverberations deep in your chest. Awesome. I've got a photo somewhere of the rear tyres and other bits close up. I'll dig them out later and post them here. Amazing machines.
Chris, you are one lucky, lucky, lucky bd!
Edited by mrtwisty on Thursday 14th August 15:38
I took this iphone snap from the old pit wall, there are a few more pics from the day here..
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carbone-Lorraine-CL...
Housey said:
One of the cars on my top 10 list. Thread needs some noise though.
I don't have much footage from Silverstone, but here's my shaky highlights reel from the Historic Sports Cars at Brands back in May https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orx26wsAjhw
Chris was the bravest/latest on the brakes coming into maggots by some way. Very impressive to see. Don't upset the "pro drivers" any more Chris, they don't like it when people come along and beat them...
Another pic to show just how small they are without the front and rear clams...
Edited by drakart on Wednesday 20th August 13:16
Saw my first driven by Denny Hulme in 1968 (Oulton Park ) and was at the Classic this year to watch this and all the other races. Anybody who says journalists can't drive would change his mind after terrific stints by Harris and Meaden (although the latter was in even better form for the saloon race in a Lotus Cortina - his scrap with Shedden was wonderful to watch) . The T70 is one of the sexiest looking , meanest sounding sports racing cars ever- I watched a McLaren P1 being driven around Croft the other day and its noise was utterly underwhelming compared to a T70's smallblock Chevy in full cry. If you have never seen one of these brutes close up- engine running - then just f**ing do it; it is soul stirring and makes any road car look and sound forgettable . ANY road car.
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