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Lola T70 Mk3

The Lola T70 was built for <a href="/wiki/Sports_car_racing" title="Sports car racing">sports car racing</a>, popular in the mid to late 1960s. Developed by <a href="/wiki/Lola_Racing_Cars" title="Lola Racing Cars">Lola Racing Cars</a> in 1965 in Great Britain, the T70 was made for endurance racing. In 1966, the open-cockpit Mk II version with a <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> V8 engine was an entry in the <a href="/wiki/CanAm" title="CanAm" class="mw-redirect">CanAm</a> series, winning five of six races during the year. In 1967, the T70 raced again but only won one race, outpowered by the newer <a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a> made cars.

Despite its short-lived success in the CanAm series, the T70 was quite popular, with more than 100 examples of the vehicle being built in 3 versions. The first version, besides the original factory car, was the open-roofed Mk II, joined by the Coupé-version Mk III, and a slightly updated version, the Mk IIIB. The T70 was replaced in the CanAm by its lighter, stronger predecessor, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T160&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T160 (page does not exist)">Lola T160</a>.

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A Lola T70, in the pits at <a href="/wiki/Silverstone_Circuit" title="Silverstone Circuit">Silverstone</a>.

When the <a href="/wiki/FIA" title="FIA" class="mw-redirect">FIA</a> changed the rules for <a href="/wiki/Sports_car_racing" title="Sports car racing">sports car racing</a> that came in effect for 1968, limiting the engine size of prototypes to 3 liter, an exemption was made: sportscars with 5000cc engines were allowed, if at least 50 were made. This rule allowed the popular yet slightly outdated <a href="/wiki/Ford_GT40" title="Ford GT40">Ford GT40</a> and Lola T70s to continue racing. Yet, instead of being only cannon-fodder to a few factory-built prototypes, the Fords won again twice at <a href="/wiki/Le_Mans" title="Le Mans">Le Mans</a>, while Lola took the 1969 <a href="/wiki/24_Hours_of_Daytona" title="24 Hours of Daytona">24 Hours of Daytona</a>. When the minimum number was lowered to 25 for 1969, the new <a href="/wiki/Porsche_917" title="Porsche 917">Porsche 917</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ferrari_512" title="Ferrari 512">Ferrari 512</a> were homologated at five litres, and outclassed the older Lolas and Fords.

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The T70 was also produced in open-top "spyder" configuration.

The T70's <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> engine tended to suffer reliability problems when racing in Europe, in part due to the grade of fuel allowed. When forced to run on commercially available "pump fuel", with a lower octane rating than the "<a href="/wiki/Avgas" title="Avgas">Avgas</a>" permitted under American rules, engine failures were common. In modern historic racing those same engines show much improved reliability due to a number of factors: in modern historic racing engines tend to be detuned slightly, quality control tends to be much higher, and fuel quality far better than the historically poor fuel supplied by the ACO when these cars raced in the 1960s.

An <a href="/wiki/Aston_Martin" title="Aston Martin">Aston Martin</a> engined coupe bodied T70 was entered by Lola at Le Mans in 1967, but even with drivers such as <a href="/wiki/John_Surtees" title="John Surtees">John Surtees</a>, the car failed to deliver. The Aston Martin V8 engine failed after short runs, characterised by poor power and overheating, problems that were found to be due to a lack of development. In turn, the lack of development was attributed to an overly tight budget.

During the filming of <a href="/wiki/Steve_McQueen" title="Steve McQueen">Steve McQueen</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Le_Mans_(film)" title="Le Mans (film)">Le Mans</a>", Lola chassis were sacrificed, disguised with bodywork of the Porsche and Ferrari that starred in the film. T70s also appear, albeit modified, in <a href="/wiki/George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">George Lucas</a>' first commercial film, <a href="/wiki/THX_1138" title="THX 1138">THX-1138</a>.

Nowadays, the Lolas are still driven in classic car events like the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Classic_Endurance_Racing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Classic Endurance Racing (page does not exist)">Classic Endurance Racing</a> series.

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A UK company, "Gardner Douglas" produces a car named "T70 Spyder" with styling inspired by the Lola car, and using an aluminium <a href="/wiki/Space_frame" title="Space frame">spaceframe</a> chassis with <a href="/wiki/Glass-reinforced_plastic" title="Glass-reinforced plastic">GRP</a> panelling.

A US company, "Race Car Replicas" produces an authentic looking replica of both the Spyder and MkIIIB coupe T70 using an aluminium <a href="/wiki/Monocoque" title="Monocoque">monocoque</a> chassis.

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[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T70&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: T70 Mk3B - 2005">edit</a>] T70 Mk3B - 2005

In 2005 Lola cars announced that the classic 60s and 70s racer, the T70 Mk3B, was to be reborn for the new millennium.
It’s a faithful race-ready reincarnation of the original Chevy V8-powered track car. An authentic and limited continuation series of the iconic sportscar.
The car is still available from Lola today.

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Early Projects (1958-1968): <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_Mk1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola Mk1 (page does not exist)">Mk1</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_Mk6&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola Mk6 (page does not exist)">Mk6</a> | T70

<a href="/wiki/Can-Am" title="Can-Am">Group 7</a> / <a href="/wiki/Can_Am" title="Can Am" class="mw-redirect">Can Am</a> (1967-1974): <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T120&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T120 (page does not exist)">T120</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T160&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T160 (page does not exist)">T160</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T220&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T220 (page does not exist)">T220</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T260&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T260 (page does not exist)">T260</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T310&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T310 (page does not exist)">T310</a>

<a href="/wiki/Group_6_(racing)" title="Group 6 (racing)">Group 6</a> (1970-1981): <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T210&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T210 (page does not exist)">T210</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T280&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T280 (page does not exist)">T280</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T290&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T290 (page does not exist)">T290</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T380&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T380 (page does not exist)">T380</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T390&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T390 (page does not exist)">T390</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_T600" title="Lola T600">T600</a>

<a href="/wiki/Sports_2000" title="Sports 2000">Sports 2000</a> (1976-2007): <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T490&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T490 (page does not exist)">T490</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T590&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T590 (page does not exist)">T590</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T86/90&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T86/90 (page does not exist)">T86/90</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T87/90&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T87/90 (page does not exist)">T87/90</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T88/90&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T88/90 (page does not exist)">T88/90</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T89/90&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T89/90 (page does not exist)">T89/90</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_90/90&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola 90/90 (page does not exist)">T90/90</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T91/90&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T91/90 (page does not exist)">T91/90</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_B07/90&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola B07/90 (page does not exist)">B07/90</a>

<a href="/wiki/Group_C" title="Group C">Group C</a> / <a href="/wiki/IMSA_GT_Championship" title="IMSA GT Championship">GTP</a> (1982-1992): <a href="/wiki/Nimrod_NRA/C2" title="Nimrod NRA/C2">T385</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_T600" title="Lola T600">T600</a> | <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_T610&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola T610 (page does not exist)">T610</a> | <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette_GTP" title="Chevrolet Corvette GTP">T710</a> | <a href="/wiki/Nissan_GTP_ZX-Turbo" title="Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo">T810</a> | <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette_GTP" title="Chevrolet Corvette GTP">T86/10</a> | <a href="/wiki/Nissan_R89C" title="Nissan R89C">T89/10</a> | <a href="/wiki/Nissan_R90C" title="Nissan R90C">T90/10</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_T92/10" title="Lola T92/10">T92/10</a>

<a href="/wiki/Le_Mans_Prototype" title="Le Mans Prototype">LMP</a> / <a href="/wiki/FIA_Sportscar_Championship" title="FIA Sportscar Championship">SR</a> (1998-Now): <a href="/wiki/Lola_B98/10" title="Lola B98/10">B98/10</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_B2K/10" title="Lola B2K/10">B2K/10</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_B2K/40" title="Lola B2K/40">B2K/40</a> | <a href="/wiki/MG-Lola_EX257" title="MG-Lola EX257">B01/60</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_B05/40" title="Lola B05/40">B05/40</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_B06/10" title="Lola B06/10">B06/10</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_B08/60" title="Lola B08/60">B08/60</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola_B08/80" title="Lola B08/80">B08/80</a> | <a href="/wiki/Lola-Aston_Martin_B09/60" title="Lola-Aston Martin B09/60">B09/60</a>

<a href="/wiki/Daytona_Prototype" title="Daytona Prototype">Daytona Prototype</a> (2008-Now): <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lola_B08/70&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lola B08/70 (page does not exist)">B08/70</a>


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