Lola GT70

The Lola T70 is a British Race Car developed for sports car racing in 1965. The T70 was designed to be compatible with most V8 engines of the day and proved very popular with over 100 being built. The T70 was produced in both roadster and hardtop formats. Early success came for the Lola in winning the 1965 Monterey Gran Prix. In 1966, Lola's won 5 out of the six races in the Can-Am series for that year. Although it didn't have much success in the endurance races against the more powerful Ford GT40 , it did win the 24 Hours of Daytona race in 1969 being driven by Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons. In 1969 when the FIA changed homologation rules to be lowered to 25 units, the newer Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 became the dominant cars over the T70 and GT40. When Steve McQueen was producing his movie 'Le Mans' in 1970, Porsches and Ferraris scripted for destruction were actually Lola T70 chassis' with replica bodywork as the Lola was, by then, obsolete.

Marca

Hot Wheels

Designer

Ira Gilford

Produzido

1969