Lola racing cars: books - history and technology

Lola - The Illustrated History 1957 to 1977

Lola, the British company, is probably the best-known and best-respected builder of racing cars, and has built successful cars for almost every racing formula.

This book covers the 63 types of Lola car built between 1957 and 1977, and is written by Lola expert John Starkey, who was curator of the Donington racing car collection.

Lola - All the Sports Racing Cars 1978-1997 (Paperback)

Back after a long absence! Lola is probably the world's leading manufacturer of racing cars. This book provides the illustrated record of all Lolas built between 1978 and 1997, and tells the story of the Lola company in the same period. A companion volume covers 1957-1977.

Back after a long absence! The illustrated record of all Lola cars from 1978 to 1997. Acknowledged Lola experts Esa Illoinen and John Starkey pool their knowledge to provide full detail on all the different types of Lola of this period - single-seaters and sports racing cars. A companion volume covers the 1957-1977 models.

A Lola T70 owner/racer himself, John Starkey is also the author of the much acclaimed Lola T70 (published by Veloce).

Lola Race Cars 1962-1990 - Photo Album

A collection of Lola race cars in competitive action that includes formula cars, Can-AM cars, Indy cars, and more. The Lola T70, one of racing's legends, features prominently in this action-packed review of Eric Broadley's best. Featured drivers include such great names of motor racing as Hailwood, Surtees, Hulme, Brabham, Bonnier, G. Hill, Edwards, and Tambay.

Lola Sports Racers - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Lola racing cars. Describes the Lola Mk 1, 1A, Mk 6 GT, T70, T160, T162, T163, T165, T210, T260, T290, T530, T600, T610, T616, Lola-Aston Martin T70 Mk3 and Penske Lola T70.

• The 45 articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Lola GT - The DNA of the Ford Gt40

This is the story of Lola Cars Ltd and its groundbreaking Lola GT Mk 6 of 1963 - the car that inspired the Ford Motor Company to design the all-conquering Ford GT40.
Lola Cars International Ltd, was founded, by Eric Broadley in Bromley, UK, in 1959. Created to build sell and race cars, Lola's first racing sports car, built in 1956 by Eric and his cousin Graham, was a 750 cc Ford-powered Austin 7 Special (the 'Broadley Special'), and was to become the first of a number of specials created over the following years.

The introduction of new FIA rules in 1962 led Eric to design the GT Mk 6 to specifically meet the regulations. The minimal, engineless prototype displayed at BRSCC's Racing Car Show in January 1963, was far from a working version, taking 52 hours to get ready, and arriving at the show two days late. But, with many admiring glances and glowing comments, it soon became the star of the show.

While only three Lola GT Mk 6 were ever built, the huge significance of the role of Lola and the GT Mk 6 in racing history, and to the Ford GT40 in particular, cannot be underestimated. The GT was a revolutionary car, a rear-engined GT racing car with some of the best technology of the time - and it was immensely quick.