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Based on Lola's potent Can-Am challenger, the T70 Mk3 Coupé could be seen as GT40 replacement. That's because Eric Broadley was watching the first GT40 win at Le Mans in 1967 and he was involved car since its inception. Like the GT40, the T70 Coupé used a mid-mounted American V8 in a thoroughly European chassis. Unfortunately the model was up against The Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512M which were in another league.

Aerodynamicist Tony Southgate was responsible for the new sleek body which was much more efficient than the GT40 and the T70 could reach a top speed of 200 mph on the Mulsanne straight. This new Coupé body was made to follow Group 4 regulations which required minimum production of 50 cars and Lola nearly had produced enough Mk1 and Mk2 cars to homologate the Chevrolet-powered version.

Unfortunately the T70 Coupé wasn't much of a success on the track. It's only factory-backed outing at Le Mans had Surtees and David Hobbs at the wheel, but the newly developed Aston Martin V8 could only last 25 laps. Later an updated version called the Mk3B was raced by Penske Racing and won the 1969 Daytona 24-hour outright.

Chassis & Sales

1967 Lola T70 MK 3 Coupé SL73/111 - sold for €405,000 Like most T70 survivors, number 73/111, the car presented here, has known many owners and raced on many circuits, European and U.S. It left the factory on 2 June, 1967, bound for Sweden where Yongue Rosqvist raced the car successfully in that year’s Swedish Sports Car Championship. From Sweden, 73/111 went to America, purchased by Harvey Snow and David Briggs. Briggs and Snow held onto the car until 1971, when it was sold to San Jose Compet... more
Gallery: 2009 RM Auctions' Automobiles of London

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