This well-presented Lola-Climax Mark I is not only a fine example of perhaps the most sought-after of all British small-capacity sports-racing cars of the 1950s, it is also one which can boast an exceptional history.

From new it has had only two owners, both titled, and it has appeared not only in British events up to and including the universally acclaimed Goodwood Revival Meeting but also in many events of the early 1960s out in the Far East, most notably Malaysia and Singapore.

The Lola Mark 1 was the first commercial sports-racing car product of Lola Cars Ltd, newly established in 1958 by Eric Broadley (later MBE) one of the most renowned and best-regarded of all great British racing car designers.

Lola is today proud to be Great Britain’s longest-serving manufacturer of racing cars.

After an extraordinary rise to prominence, in which it mastered all spheres of the sport from humble club classes to Formula 1, And from endurance sports racers to Indycars, Lola has continually be...