The Lola T70 was the car that Eric Broadley wanted to build for Ford instead of the GT40. He thought the GT40 too conservative in specification for a state-of-the-art sports racing car, so he split with the giant corporation to build the T70 under the aegis of his own company: Lola.Immediately successful, the T70 carried John Surtees to the Championship in the 1966 Can-Am series. The cars were also very successful in Group 7 races until the series ended in 1966, by which time the likes of Denny Hulme, David Hobbs and Brian Redman had all driven T70s to victory.Under continuous development until the Mk IIIb Coupe of 1969, the T70 was never a great endurance racer but achieved major successes in shorter events such as the TT and Martini races. Today, the T70 is a leading force in historic racing.Over many years, John Starkey - T70 owner and ex-Curator of the famous Donington racing car collection - has compiled a huge amount of information on the cars and interviewed many past and present owners and drivers about their experiences with the T70. Uniquely, this book contains the history and specification - where known - of each individual T70 chassis.Available again after an absence of several years, this book is the definitive development and racing history of the Lola T70.

About the Author
John Starkey has owned many sports and racing cars including Lola T70, Ferrari 250GT, Porsche RSR, several Porsche 911 road cars (including RS 3.0 and 2.7 versions), and numerous Jaguar XK120s.John, who lives in Florida, USA, has written a number of automotive books including the following for Veloce - Ferrari 250GT "Tour de France," Porsche 911 R RS RSR, Lola - The Illustrated History 1957-1977 and Lola - All The Sports Racing & Single-seater Racing Cars 1978-1997.

Reviews
will appeal to collectors and admirers of the classic racers. Auto Express if you're after information, look no further. Octane (UK) Part of Veloce's Classic Reprint series, the book covers several racing seasons in great detail, race by race. It also has a complete history and record of each individual T70, T160 and T165 chassis, recently updated in this edition, demonstrating the author John Starkey's dedication to the marque. He and his many contributors have complied what must be the most complete history of the T70 ever published. Hagerty Classic Cars newsletter FOR all fans of this great sports car this has to be the definitive book Historic Racing Technology this was and remain a great book on the subject. Good to see this available once more. tkc (Totalkitcar) The fact that this book is on its fourth edition, having been first published in 1993, gives you a good hint as to the quality of this book. It is recommended. www.silhouet.com As a long-time owner and racer of Lola T70s, there can be few writers better qualified to recount the complete marque history of the car than Starkey, who book must be regarded as essential reading for all enthusiasts of these charismatic V8 sportsracers. Speedscene



Book Information
ISBN 9781787110519
Author John Starkey
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Veloce
Publisher David & Charles
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 207mm * 25mm