Page 1 of 1 During the early 1970s, Lola produced successful small displacement sports cars and mighty V8-engined single seaters. The small displacement single seaters like the T240 and T242 Formula 2 cars, however, did not live up to expectations. To appeal to the lucrative North American Formula Atlantic and Formula B market, the English specialist manufacturer produced one more evolution for the 1974 season.
Penned by Lola's chief designer Bob Marsden, the new single seater was dubbed the T360. As before, it was built around a slim aluminium monocoque chassis. Front suspension was through double wishbones at the front, while at the rear a multi-link layout was chosen. A full width nose was fitted, while a rear wing was mounted on top of the Hewland gearbox. In Formula A trim, the T360 was powered by a Cosworth BDD and later the fuel injected BDM engine.
Like all Lola customer cars, the T360 was designed to be relatively easy to drive and to work on. It was a popular choice and no fewer than 22 were built in 1974 and 1975. Unlike its predecessors, the T360 was actually competitive placing second, third and fourth in the 1975 Canadian Formula A championship and winning the 1975 Southern Organs Championship in the United Kingdom. Of the 22 examples built, one was run in F2 specification with a BDG engine and a deformable structure designed by Mo Gomm.
The T360 continued to be raced into the 1976 season and the subsequent T460 carried on in the North American Formula Atlantic championship. Page 1 of 1
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During the early 1970s, Lola produced successful small displacement sports cars and mighty V8-engined single seaters. The small displacement single seaters like the T240 and T242 Formula 2 cars, however, did not live up to expectations. To appeal to the lucrative North American Formula Atlantic and Formula B market, the English specialist manufacturer produced one more evolution for the 1974 season.