Lola T460 and T560

[allenbrown]

Hi Ron

Yes, there's definitely interest. Please tell us more. We're trying to put together the complete history of each T460 so any clues on other cars are also very welcome.

Allen

[Colin Haste]

Ron
Good to hear from you,Please go ahead all history is important to this site.
Colin

[Chris Townsend]

Ron
Welcome and thank you [you have quite made my Christmas!]
You have confirmed what I thought was the case about Sandy Shepard's car but which could not confirm. [Sandy could not remember either the chassis number or buyer of his car] Would love to hear more

Chris

[Colin Haste]

Chris
HU5 was first log booked on the 6/3/76 being American I guess it was the 3rd June 76 and delivered new to Hansen.
Col

[Dan Rear]

A T760 matter rather than 460/560, but there's no thread for the former, and given only 1 car made, probably not worth starting one!

Anyway, on the 'other place', Driver71 (Rich Harman) has posted some great pics of the March 79 Mallory FAt race, with Alo's T760 prominent, giving it its finest moment. Other good stuff too from that meeting, and others in 78-79. They're on the Personal Photos of racing thread.

[driftwood]

T760 was for sale 2 poss 3 years ago i took photos car was sold broken up sold less eng/ gbox mind has gone blank on who has it now

[Dermot Healy]

T760 remains (less engine/box& wheels)came to me jan 2006..sold on to a customer & then sold on again, later that year, to Martin Walker in Notts. He then bought a BD engine from the US and an FT200 from me with a view to reviving it....so it may emerge again

[driftwood]

For the ££ involved there are more interesting / VFM lolas to go for
T760 was half an attempt at a GE car
I think the car went sprinting after AL had tried it in FA events
I recall it had 1500 bda and Mk9 gearbox fitted when i saw it

[Dan Rear]

Drifty, after Alo it went to Geoff Byman, who used it for UK FAt from late 1980to 1982 I think.

Fwiw, I'd have thought the car would be worthwhile preserving, its unique after all. It was a full GE car, not 'half an attempt'. I wonder if the equivalent F3s, the T770s, are still around?

[driftwood]

t570 670 are running

[Chris Townsend]

Of the nine T670s built in period and the one built from spares in 1996, how many are running?

Chris

[Dan Rear]

Yeah, but I wondered about T770s, not earlier cars!!

[Chris Townsend]

At least two T770s built [one to Switzerland, one to France] but the car used by Mike Blanchet in 1980 might be a different car to these

Chris

[driftwood]

what car went to france?
T670 project has come up for sale there
i know 1 man has t670 racing now and another is rebuilding a t670 cos i flogged him 2 wheels 1 adaptor plate
"Our Noige" drove Lola F3 car i fink twas T570 before he got a march 783

is the T570 67 770 a new thread?

[Dan Rear]

Very likely DW. mansell used a 'works development' T570 late in 77.

Not sure where it went after, but Dick Penney ran a T670 in F4 in the 80s, I don't think this was described as ex-Noige, so must have been made from old parts, or a re-import from Europe, as no 670s ran in F3 here in period.

Blanchet ran a works T770 in 79 as new, but like the Alo car, it didn't work, and IIRC he then used a T670 updated later that year (possibly this was the Penney car?). In 1980, Blanchet had the T770 updated to a T772 and went quite well in it early that year.

On another, slight, tangent, Andrew Broadley had an FSV T620, running also in F4/Monoposto early 80s I think. Unless this was the Blanchet/Penney T670...??

[Chris Townsend]

Originally Posted by driftwood

what car went to france?
T670 project has come up for sale there
i know 1 man has t670 racing now and another is rebuilding a t670 cos i flogged him 2 wheels 1 adaptor plate
"Our Noige" drove Lola F3 car i fink twas T570 before he got a march 783

is the T570 67 770 a new thread?

All the T670s except, perhaps, the prototype, went originally to Switzerland
Would be interested to hear any history on the two now in France.

Nige drove the first of four T570s, along with Ian Ashley and a few others
The next two went to Italy [one being Apostikis's car] and the last to Switzerland.

Maybe a thread Lola F3 cars to include the T350 and the solitary T470 [though I know what happened to that, gobbled up by a greedy T460...]

Chris

[Dan Rear]

And the oft and much tested, but never raced (I think) T870. Aposkitos was also out in British F3 wasn't he too Chris in '77.

[Chris Townsend]

Originally Posted by Dan Rear

Aposkitos was also out in British F3 wasn't he too Chris in '77.

that's right Dan. Did anyone note the plate [or any other odd chassis numbers that season]? [I have most of them but you never know...]

Aposkitis started out in Italy with PEG Pordenone Corse, alongside the better known Paolo Bozzetto [who'd done OK in F2 by then]. I think they were meant to be doing the Euro F3 series but after a less than stellar debut at Ricard went away to think about it...
Bozzetto got a March 763 as temporary replacement in May, then a 773 by the end of the month. Aposkitis came to England late May, running at Brands Whit Monday meeting.

Chris

[stevedrummer]

Chris:
I almost forgot about this thread. I sold the RT1 around 1981 late or early 1982 - so you are correct about your facts so far.
Good luck with everything.
steve

[dereklola]

Just came across this -
- http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listin...a_T462_F2.html

[driftwood]

45000 euros way too much for Brit buyer and a usa can buy F2 cars for that

[marc sproule]

I have pics of most, if not all, the T460s that were raced professionally in the north American pro series.

I don't have many posted as of yet but if there's interest I'll add them to the list of snaps that will be scanned and uploaded to flickr.

Here are some from my Atlantic set......

Klausler, Mid-Ohio '76

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4367516582

Gloy on the grid.....Westwood '76

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4291838775

Klausler on the grid Road Atlanta......'76

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4405768302

Gilles, Klausler and the field....start Westwood '76

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4372238582

And one of my all-time favorites...start St. Jovite '76

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4289237319

Here's the whole Atlantic set...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4289237319

If there is something you want to see, send me a pm or an email and I'll add it to the list of things to dig up.

[dereklola]

Marc - I just sent you this email -

Marc
My Lola T460 was raced by a David Webber in 1976/77. If you have pics I'd be delighted if you were able to find them in your vast collection. Car #50, red. He ran Mosport on Aug 22, 1976 but only lasted 11 laps in the actual race. He also ran Trois Rivieres in either 76 or 77 - again #50, red.
Thx - Derek Harling

No doubt there will be others on this forum asking the same! I wish I could figure out how you have grouped your pics on Flickr!

[marc sproule]

It would probably make a whole lot more sense if I had posted the proper link to my Atlantic set.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4668198...7623186773769/

Chalk up that little foo-poo to precocious senility, lack of sleep, etc. etc. etc.

And this is the link to my whole photostream.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03

Clicking on the "more sets" link will allow you to see all of the sets at once.

As for David Webber, you may well have stumped the band on that one Derek. I don't remember him but that doesn't mean I don't have any snaps of him. I will have to dig a bit for those if they exist. That may well be a big IF.

I've added your request to the list of images to look for. Please bear with me as right at the moment real life is dealing terminal nastiness to three very close friends and a lot of my energy is being used dealing with that.

[marc sproule]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4617939382