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1972 Lola T 290 FIA Sports Racing Car
Silverstone Auctions • United Kingdom • 28 Jul 2019
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This Lola T290, chassis HU 16, has a rich racing history, including participation in the 1974 Targa Florio. Despite a crash in its early years, it was rebuilt and has since been raced in various events, most recently at the 2011 Silverstone Classic. The car is currently fitted with a Cosworth BDG engine and is eligible for events like the World Sportscar Masters and Classic Endurance Racing.
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The car was involved in a crash in 1974. The parts were reassembled into a new chassis built around the original bulkheads. The car has been prepared for racing and has been fitted with different engines.
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Eligible for a number of high quality events • Took part in the 1974 Targo Florio, fitted with a Porsche 906 engine • Purchased by our vendor in 2007.
Fitted with a Cosworth BDG engine and a Hewland FG 400 gearbox • Last raced at the 2011 Silverstone Classic driven by David Gathercole • Fitted with a zero-timed, Cosworth 2.0 BDG iron block engine.
Current FIA HTP • Eligible for a number of series such as World Sportscar Masters and Classic Endurance Racing The T290 was Lola's 1972 contender for the European 2-litre Sports Car 'Championship for Makes', a vibrant series which ran at most of the classic circuits in the 70s with many famous drivers.
Lola designers Bob Marston, Patrick Head, and John Barnard produced an entirely new car to replace the outgoing and winning T210 and T212.
The new 1972 car was based on an aluminium monocoque and designed to take a variety of 2-litre engines including the Cosworth FVC and the Chevy Vega.
As always with Lola, their production race cars were...
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