1976 Lola T460
Formula Atlantic-
Baujahr1976
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AutomobiltypSonstige
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Landesspezifische MehrwertsteuerCH
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ChassisnummerHU9
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Losnummer16
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Referenznummerunique_id_122_16
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ZustandGebraucht
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Standort
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AußenfarbeSonstige
Beschreibung
Towards the end of 1957 Eric Broadly together with his cousin Graham founded Lola cars with the aim of constructing racing cars. Until the bankruptcy of the company in 2012, Lola cars designed and built nearly 250 different racing car types and in its long history cars for just about every category thinkable were designed. This included sports cars for the CanAm series and the IMSA GTP used in North America as well as European sports cars of group 4, 5 and 6 as well as Group C or sports 2000. In addition, the company from Huntingdon produced single seaters for the international category Formula 1, Formula 2 resp. Formula 3000, the Formula 3 and Formula Atlantic. The single seater offered with chassis #HU9 with its 1.6 litre Ford Cosworth BDA engine was completed as one of 21 examples for the formula Atlantic season 1976 and delivered to Pierre Phillips of Pierre‘s Motor Racing. At the beginning of 1976 the Lola was driven by several “rental drivers” in IMSA and the Canadian Formula Atlantic. Later on, the car was taken over by a certain Robert Scheib followed by further owner changes. After a racing accident in 1995 HU9 was rebuilt by Marc Bahner Racing. Photographs and other documentation for this are available. The car then arrived with two further owners before, in October 2004, it was bought in California and consequently imported into Switzerland. In 2008 the T460 was acquired by a collector who replaced the Fort BDD engine with an overhauled and period correct BDA unit with 210 horsepower. Since then, the car has not been used in competition and has spent most of its time in a private museum. The Lola is well documented and is in good to very good condition and will be handed over to a new owner with FIA-HTP Periode HR, Class FB/2a documents valid until 31st December 2028. Because of the extended period of inactivity, a major service should be performed. The engine however has regularly been turned through and with little effort the car may be used again. Before any competitive outing the tyres, the seatbelts and the fire extinguisher must certainly be replaced.
