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31 units built, 19 spyders and 12 coupes
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Homologation number: 240
Homologation start: 1/2/1968
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V8 (90o) cylinder
capacity: 4991 cc, 102.1 x 76.2 mm
OHV with 2 valves per cylinder
Natural aspiration with 4 x Weber 48 IDA Carburetors
Power output, 425 bhp / 313 KW @ 6500 rpm
Torque,
Ecurie Bonnier car, prepared by Bartz
American International cars, prepared by Traco
Aston Martin DP218, V8 (90o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
5008cc, 98.0 x 84.0 mm
460 bhp / 343 KW
aluminum alloy block and head
dual overhead camshaft (DOHC), 2 valves / cylinder - 16 valves total
aspiration: natural with Lucas Mark II mechanical fuel injection
water cooled
Chevrolet Big Block Mk IV 427, V8 (90o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
6992cc, 107.95 x 95.5 mm
11.0:1
525 bhp / 392 KW @ 6000 rpm
aluminium block and head
2 valves / cylinder, OHV
aspiration: natural with 4 Weber 58 IDM Carburetors
firing order: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
BRM V12, V12 (60o) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
2998cc, 74.61 x 57.15 mm
452 - 465 bhp (337 kW) at 10500 rpm
aluminium alloy block and head
4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
aspiration: natural with Lucas Mark II mechanical fuel injection
water cooled
Hewland LG500-82 4 speed Manual gearbox
1st: 2.083/1 (50/24)
2nd: 1.433/1 (43/30)
3rd: 1.206/1 (41/34)
4th: 1.027/1 (38/37)
final drive, 3.308/1 (43/13)
drive shafts with Rotoflex inner joints and BRD outer joints
dry triple disk Borg and Beck clutch
riveted steel (15%) and aluminium (85%) monocoque chassis, 1.25 x .083 inch Steel tubes
Lightweight fiberglass panels. Front section quickly removable by withdrawing "pip pins", giving good access to front suspension and water cooling system. Tail section similarly removable for access to engine, transmission, and rear suspension. Includes ducting to rear brakes and to engine and transmission oil coolers. Front windshield of DOT approved safety glass with side curtains of plexi-glass
Front suspension double wishbones, 315 lbs/in coil springs over Armstrong shock absorbers, 3/4" diameter anti-roll bar
Rear suspension lower wishbones, top links, twin trailing arms, 260 lbs/in coil springs over Armstrong shock absorbers, 5/8" diameter anti-roll bar
BMC (from Austin 1800) rack-and-pinion steering with leather covered 11" diameter steering wheel
disk brakes 12" diameter by 1" thick, front and rear, mounted on light alloy bells with Girling aluminium 4 piston calipers and Ferodo DS11 pads. Twin master cylinders 17.8mm diameter actuated by a balance bar adjustable for bias. Air ducting to brakes. Calipers are of extreme duty endurance type
Length: 5000 mm / 196.9 in
Width: 1850 mm / 72.8"
Height: 950 mm / 37.4"
Wheelbase: 2413 mm / 95"
Track, front, 1448 mm / 57" with 8" rims
Track, front, 1372 mm / 54" with 10.5" rims
Track, rear, 1461 mm / 57.5" with 10" rims
Track, rear, 1372 mm / 54" with 14" or 17" rims
wheels, front 8 x 15", rear 10 x 15"
tires, front 9.20 - 10.60 x 15" or 550/15", rear 12.00 - 12.20 x 15" or 650/15", Firestone or Goodyear or Dunlop
750kg
fuel tank, 190 lt
Results in WSCC
Lola T70 Mk 3 Coupe
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||||||||
| Dayt | Sebring | Monza | Spa | Targa Florio | Nurb | Le Man | Hock | Mugelo | Brands Hatch | CdE | Zeltweg | Ollon | Nurb | ||||
| Team | 24h | 12h | 1000km | 1000km | 720km | 1000km | 24h | 304km | 529km | 6h | 300km | 500km | Hill climb | 500km | |||
| Lola Cars, SL73/101 (Aston Martin) | #3, in entry list | #1, rear wish bone | #12, eng ine | ||||||||||||||
| Lola Cars, SL73/121 (Aston Martin) | #11, piston | ||||||||||||||||
| Lola Cars, SL73/121 (Chevrolet 350) | #2, piston | ||||||||||||||||
| Charles Vögele, (Chevrolet 427) | #10, in entry list | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Epstein, SL73/112 (Chevrolet 350) | #2, 4th | #216, gear box | |||||||||||||||
| Mike De Udy, SL73/105 (Chevrolet 350) | #5, acci dent in practice | #12, in entry list | |||||||||||||||
| Mike De Udy, SL73/105 (Chevrolet 327) | #5, steering | ||||||||||||||||
| Sid Taylor Racing, SL73/102 (Chevrolet 327) | #4, clutch | ||||||||||||||||
| Total points 7 |
7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 10/1 | 2/1 | 2/0 | 1/0 | 2/0 | 3/0 | ||||||||||||
| Driver | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||||||||
| Lola Cars | |||||||||||||||||
| John Surtees | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| David Hobbs | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Irwin | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter de Klerk | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charles Vögele | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles Vögele | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jo Bonnier | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Epstein | |||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Epstein | 2 | 216 | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Hawkins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Dibley | 216 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike De Udy | |||||||||||||||||
| Mike De Udy | 5 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Westbury | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sid Taylor Racing | |||||||||||||||||
| Denny Hulme | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Brabham | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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