Lola T70 MkI Chassis SL70/5
SL70/05 was one of three Ford based Mk.I cars. The car carries probably the longest documented history and was primarily based in South Africa with a lengthy documented race history – see History. Doug Serrurrier set the lap Sports record lap record in this car. The car was owned by Sterling Moss’s company for a period.
The car was raced in the Wall’s Ice cream livery with sign writing on the back said ‘Walls – Stop Me and Buy One’.
The car was known as the T70/140 as late in the SA history it was disassembled and the parts used for a T140 Formula A. A host of parts including a complete original Mk.II body and various Formula A/5000 parts accompany the car. The car has its original set of Gurney Weslake heads to enable a suitable Ford 289 engine to be rebuilt as per the original motor or could be updated with a Chevy depending on the intended purpose.
Race Records
| Date | Chassis | No. | Race | Drivers | Entrant/Team | Result | |
| 6/6/1965 | #SL70/5 | 12 | Guards Trophy Mallory Park | David Cunningham | Taylor & Crawley (Sussex) | raced | |
| 7/10/1965 | #SL70/5 | 16 | GP Silverstone | Roy Pierpoint | Harold Young | DNF | |
| 8/30/1965 | #SL70/5 | 17 | Guards Trophy Brands Hatc | Roy Pierpoint | D. R. Good | DNF | |
| 11/6/1965 | #SL70/5 | 4 | 9 h Kyalami | Pierpoint / Serrurier | D. R. Good | DNF | |
| 11/28/1965 | #SL70/5 | GP Rhodesia | Paul Hawkins | 2nd | |||
| 12/4/1965 | #SL70/5 | 84 | SA SCC Kyalami GP | Paul Hawkins | D. R. Good | 1st |  |
| 12/27/1965 | #SL70/5 | 1 | 3 h Roy Hesketh | Paul Hawkins | DNF | ||
| 1/1/1966 | #SL70/5 | 84 | GP East London | Paul Hawkins | D. R. Good | 3rd | |
| 1/1/1966 | #SL70/5 | 84 | East London [T/GT+1.6] | Paul Hawkins | D. R. Good | DNA | |
| 1/8/1966 | #SL70/5 | 84 | Killarney | Paul Hawkins | Good Racing | 3rd |
Extended race history below from a for sale listing on [www.cultsportscars.com] listed below
| 1965 | |
| July 12 | Silverstone. Senioir Service 25 Laps. Pierpoint. DNF. Gear Selection problems. |
| August 30 | Brands Hatch. Guards International Trophey. Ford 4.7-litre engine. Driven by Roy Pierpont. DNF. |
| November 8 | South African 9 hours – entered by David Good and driven by Roy Pierpoint/Serrurier. After 6 hours, broke pushrod, dropped valve, broke piston. |
| Killarney. Cape International 3-hours. Paul Hawkins. Result unknown. | |
| 1966 | |
| May | Sold to Stirling Moss. |
| November | Kyalami. 9th South African 9 hours: entered by Roy Pierpont and driven by Pierpoint/Serrurier. Race no 1. Led until 88 laps when pushrod broke again. |
| November | Cape 3 hours at Killarney. 2nd OA. Pierpoint/Serrurier. |
| December 20 | Lourenco Marques 3 hours. 1st. Serrurier/Pierpoint. |
| December 27 | Dickie Kale 3 hours. Roy Hesketh Circuit, Pietermaritzburg. Pole position. 1m 16. Led at start, retired with suspension breakage after 65 laps. Sold to Doug Serrurier. |
| 1967 | |
| January 2 | Kyalami Sportscar Race, 20 laps. 1st OA. Serrurier. First over 100mph lap. |
| January 7 | Killarney Circuit. Capetwon, Serrurier. DNF, crashed at half distance due to front suspension failure when leading after rain fell. New sportscar lap record, 3 seconds faster that previous. |
| March 27 | Roy Hesketh Circuit, Maritzburg. Serrurier. DNF (engine). |
| BulawayoGP. Withdrew from event. | |
| Rhodesian GP Sports Car Race: rear suspension trailing arm broke when leading. | |
| April 8 | Killarney Circuit. Capetwon. 2nd in both heats. Serrurier. |
| July 9 | Roy Hesketh Circuit, Pietermaritzburg. 2nd in 2 heats, 2nd OA. Serrurier. |
| October 7 | Kyalami 12 laps. Led until oil pressure forced retirement. (Broken piston). |
| November 4 | Kyalami 9 hours DNF due to piston failure. |
| November 18 | Cape International, 3 hours, Killarney 3rd OA. Serrurier/Pretorious. Race no. 3. |
| Lourenco Marques 3 hours. Serrurier/Pretorious. DNF (overheating). | |
| December 26 | Roy Hesketh Circuit 3 hours. 1st OA. Serrurier/Pretorious. |
| 1968 | |
| November 9 | Kyalami 9 hours. DNF: fractured oil pipe. |
| November 23 | Killarney Capetwon. Crashed when brake pipe blew off at end of pit straight. Frontal damage. |
| December 8 | Lourenco Marques. 3rd OA. |
| 1969 | |
| November 8 | Kyalami 9 hours. Led from start the but had a pit fire. Damage slight but DNF. |
| December 27 | Roy Heseth 3 hour. Left front suspension damaged in practice so DNF. |
| Piermaritzburg. 1st. Serrurier. | |
| Serrurier then converted the car to a T140 using running gear, engine, gearbox, etc. This car known as T70/140. | |
| T70/150 sold to Domingo Bros who sold to Peter Haller. He turned it into a dragster! Never used. Conversion by Delport. Johan can der Merwe. | |
| Was being rebuilt for Ivan Glasby in Australia. | |
| Sold / swapped to Andy Culpin. | |
| Restoration by owner David Harvey. |
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Photos: www.cultsportscars.com
Race records researched and compiled from www.racingsportscars.com
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