Lola T70 MkI Chassis SL70/1
The first Lola T70 Spyder, SL70/1 was built in November 1964 and sold to Mr. J. Burke of Eastleigh, Hants on 20th March 1965. Burke was a Team Surtees co-owner with John Surtees. This chassis was originally fitted with a 4.5 Traco Oldsmobile engine, then Traco six-litre Chevrolet engines. Its race history [see below] includes drives by none other than Jackie Stewart, John Surtees and Mario Andretti. Lola T70 chassis SL70/1 has acheaved one 1st place finishes, one 2nd place finish and a 3rd place finish.
The 1st place finish was in 6/5/1965 at Player’s 200 Mosport being driven by John Surtees. The 2nd place finish occurred before the 1st place finish and was on 3/20/1965 at the Senior Service Silverstone race being driven by John Surtees. The 3rd place finish was on 8/30/1965 at the Guards Trophy Brands Hatch race being driven by Jackie Stewart. See complete race history below
In 2005, SL70/1 was completely restored by Hudson Historics, the Sports Racing Specialists, before being sold.
Owners: J. Burke => John Surtees => John Mecom (1965 end) => John Poland (~1967)
Color: red.
Unverified data: Crashed by Andretti in Riverside 1965, later rebuilt as Mk2B to John Poland without original chassis plate which was put on unnumbered car that was sold to Japan, which needed a chassis tag. Source of this crash claim: www.wsrp.cz – this story is not substantiated in John Starkeys book and chassis record for Chassis: SL70/1
Race Records:
Date | Chassis | No. | Race | Drivers | Entrant/Team | Result |
3/20/1965 | #SL70/1 | 1 | Senior Service Silverstone | John Surtees | Team Surtees Ltd. | 2nd |
4/19/1965 | #SL70/1 | 31 | Lavant Cup Goodwood | John Surtees | Team Surtees Ltd. | DNS |
5/1/1965 | #SL70/1 | 1 | Tourist Trophy | John Surtees | Team Surtees Ltd. | DNF |
5/15/1965 | #SL70/1 | 34 | Silverstone International | John Surtees | Team Surtees Ltd. | DNF |
6/5/1965 | #SL70/1 | 11 | Player’s 200 Mosport | John Surtees | Team Surtees | 1st |
7/24/1965 | #SL70/1 | 44 | Martini Trophy Silverstone | John Surtees | Team Surtees | DNF |
8/30/1965 | #SL70/1 | 5 | Guards Trophy Brands Hatc | Jackie Stewart | Team Surtees Ltd. | 3rd |
9/25/1965 | #SL70/1 | 4 | GP Canada Mosport | Jackie Stewart | Team Surtees | DNS |
10/31/1965 | #SL70/1 | 24 | 200 mile Riverside | Mario Andretti | Lola Cars Ltd. | DNS |
No record of this chassis racing and placing in any notable races are on record. | ||||||
All Lola T70 Chassis Race results for 1965 – All Lola T70 Chassis Race results for 1966 |
Information sources:
http://www.wsrp.cz/chassis/chassis_lola_t70.html
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/car-advert/lola/t70/1965/171790/
Race results research: www.racingsportscars.com
Photos and info: www.straightspeed.wordpress.com
Data verification: John Starkey’s book “Lola T70 The Racing History and Individual Chassis Record” 3rd edition.
Information about Lola T70 MkI Chassis SL70/1 is sourced from the internet and verified by john starkey’s book if possible. This page is not “the last word” on this Lola T70 #SL70/1’s history, this page is a work in progress. If you believe this data to be in error contact me with updates or use the “Leave a Reply” comments form below to post your updates. If your information is verified to be accurate the listed data will be updated.
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