My Lola @ AutoRama

[Napolis]

My Lola will be at AutoRama Cabo Hall Detroit this weekend.

http://www.lolaheritage.co.uk/scrapbook/036/036_page1.htm

[McReis]

Wow, I love T70's so much.

Some months ago I was shocked by a interview with David Piper on Octane about the footage of "Le Mans".
He said his T 70's were used to replicate the 512's and some were even destroyed while filming. That, he said, was because at the time noone wanted them even if they were for free...! Well, things certainly have changed since then... ;)

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

That's gorgeous. Looks very nice indeed!

[Ferrer]

Is that an original road going Sbarro Lola T70?

[henk4]

Is that an original road going Sbarro Lola T70?

just leave out" road going Sbarro" and you got it right:)

[Ferrer]

just leave out" road going Sbarro" and you got it right:)
The fact that it had no livery made think of the Sbarro specials...

[henk4]

The fact that it had no livery made think of the Sbarro specials...

Jim does not need sponsors:)

[Ferrer]

Jim does not need sponsors:)
Thinking about it... I guess he doesn't... ;)

[kingofthering]

Wow, I love T70's so much.

Some months ago I was shocked by a interview with David Piper on Octane about the footage of "Le Mans".
He said his T 70's were used to replicate the 512's and some were even destroyed while filming. That, he said, was because at the time noone wanted them even if they were for free...! Well, things certainly have changed since then... ;)

They were also modified for use in George Lucas's first commercial film, THX 1138

[Kitdy]

They were also modified for use in George Lucas's first commercial film, THX 1138

HOLY CRAP!!! That's what that car was!

The scene where the robots chase him through the tunnels always stuck with me and now I learn what the car is - cool!

Pretty good movie btw.

[Pando]

Such a beautiful piece of history. I wish I could enjoy the exhibit. :(

[Bob]

I love that car. A fine piece of automotive history you have. Absolutely beautiful.

[Napolis]

It was a fun show we even got a Trophy.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=54emrir.8ggmgy3r&Uy=fzg6wx&Ux=0

[henk4]

It was a fun show we even got a Trophy.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=54emrir.8ggmgy3r&Uy=fzg6wx&Ux=0

congrats, but now back on the road with her, she looks far too shiny:)

[Napolis]

congrats, but now back on the road with her, she looks far too shiny:)

That one has 40,000 road miles.

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[henk4]

That one has 40,000 road miles.

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I never doubted that, but now she looks like a trailer queen:)

[LandQuail]

I'd like to write a book someday about the intricacies of the clean car/dirty car dilemma.

Sure, a Porsche 917 in Gulf livery is a gorgeous, gorgeous thing. But isn't it best viewed as it crossed the finish at Le Mans — complete with oil streaks and pitted windscreen?

Following this logic, my Subaru spends a good deal of its life looking like it's just been pulled from the bottom of the ocean — or finished a stage of the Rally G. B.

However, there's a fresh coat of Zymol under there somewhere, and she cleans up pretty good. If I was taking it to AutoRama (that'll be the day), it'd be shiny. But if I am on my way to go autocrossing, you'll catch me ridin' dirty.

Racers put out to pasture like Jim's T 70 sit astride the clean/dirty line. Their double lives muddle the equation. Other cars are much simpler:

Best Presented Dirty.
• MGBs (and anything else you'd need a tweed cap and mustache to drive)
• Range Rovers/Discos (duh)
• Anything that ever bore any conceivable connection to a famously successful rally car (that's you, diaper-polishing Stratos owners and EVO/STi addicts)
• Nissan Sylines (for that 'I just got back from an illegal race through downtown Tokyo, what did you do with your Saturday' look)
• Pre-993 Porsches (they're all dirty in America anyway)
• American Musclecars

Best Presented Clean.
• Ferrari roadcars. All of them.
• Anything from BMW's M Division
• Post-993 Porsches
• Anything by a designer/coachbuilder with more vowells than consanants in his name (good rule of thumb)
• The Rolls/Bentley contingent and their ilk (except Camargue, which is best presented with coked-up cut-rate callgirls draped casually over the wings, relaxing with bottles of Vermouth in chaise lounges bungee-corded to the roof and hanging out the boot)

Of course, for every rule, there's an exception. The book would need such chapter titles as 'Dirt vs. Grease: You think you know, but you have no idea, 'Look, Mom, I've bought a Maserati! Oh, Shit! It's a Biturbo!' and 'Suggesting to a Concourse Judge where next to place his White-Gloved Finger' to fully explore this fascinating subject.

Yep, I've got the makings of a NYT bestseller. All I need is some financial backing, so if anybody on this thread knows anybody...

Just kidding.
Cheers.

[Napolis]

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/6896/lolaassemblytq9.png (http://imageshack.us)

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Nice shot :D you lucky git. That P4/5 was awesome, btw. Just saying.

EDIT: And LandQuail, you crack me up dude. Ta much. :)

[LandQuail]

Wow. I guess imagining a T 70 (or anything like it) sharing the highway with all the rest of it isn't the same as seeing a photograph. That's something.

Way to keep em' on the road — damn the torpedoes.

[Pando]

[IMG]How about a game of guess that car interior?

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Rolls-Royce, methinks :)

[rev440]

Jim, I saw your car on FCHAT. I wish I coulda made it up to Detroit but couldnt. Will the P4/5 be there anytime soon?

Thanks,
Nate

[McReis]

How about a game of guess that car interior?
Too easy. It's a Daytona.

[Napolis]

Jim, I saw your car on FCHAT. I wish I coulda made it up to Detroit but couldnt. Will the P4/5 be there anytime soon?

Thanks,
Nate

P 4/5 will be over in Europe for Villa d'Est, The Historic Targa Florio, and possibly FOS.

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