| Chassis Record
SL71/21.
10/1/66: Sold to John Mecom with LG500-43 gearbox.
The first T70 sold to Roger Penske for Mark Donohue. Big block Chevrolet 427 cu.ins.
1966:
29/5: St. Jovite, FIA race. 427 Chevrolet. Donohue; Spun, punctured radiator, engine damaged.
04/6: Mosport. Donohue; Rebuilt engine. DNF.
26/6: Watkins Glen, USRRC: Donohue; Qualified 3rd, crashed and burned out in USRRC race.
SL71/32.
Sold to John Mecom on 5/7/66 with
Gearbox No: LG500-48.
Assumed to be Delivered to R. Penske Racing: (His second T70).
1966: USRRC Season.
30/7: Kent, Washington, USRRC: Donohue;1st O.A.
29/8: Mid-Ohio. USRRC: Donohue; DNF.
03/9: Riverside tests: Firestone testing accident.
1966: Can Am Season.
September 11: Can-Am. Mont Tremblant-St Jovite: Donohue, #6; DNF.
September 18: Can-Am. Bridgehampton: Donohue, #6; 5th.
September 24: Can-Am. Mosport. Canadian G.P, #6; Donohue; 1st.
October 16: Can-Am. Laguna Seca: Donohue, #61; 4th.
October 30: Can-Am. Riverside: Donohue, #61; 4th..
October: North West Pacific G.P: Donohue; RU..
November 13: Can-Am. Las Vegas. Stardust G.P. .Las Vegas: Donohue, #61; 3rd.
?/12: Nassau: Donohue; 1st.
1968: January: Sold to John Meyer from Connecticut who raced the car in SCCA and Can-Am races in late 1960's. Won SCCA 1967/8/9 ‘A’ Championship. 1st at Mount Equinox hillclimb.
1970: Sold to Philip Vanscoy- Smith. Still retained Sunoco blue paintwork,
1971: Sold to Present owner, Jim Glickenhaus. (The chassis tag was not with the car when sold, it's identity was checked with Lola via the gearbox fitted).
The present owner got the set up papers from Penske Racing and John Meyer when he bought the car. There was no chassis plate, that was sent by Lola cars later on.
(where is the chassis plate? Has it surfaced on another chassis? )
Jim Hall saw it at Goodwood in 1998-Said he put the spoiler on it in 1966.
Eno Di Pasquale, Lola mechanic,.remembered it as being: “Car used by Donohue, I was present when it was being sold to John Meyer”.
Re-bodied with coupe bodywork. Blue. Used on the road.
SL71/47.
7/4/67: Sold to Chris Renwick. No engine or Gearbox supplied.
(was this the Lola showcar for the International Racecar show in England?)
Chris Renwick, when consulted, reported that he had never ordered, nor taken delivery of, nor ever sold a T70!
This car, according to Lola factory records, was flown to America. Presumably sold to Roger Penske Racing. (See article).
There is sufficient evidence to believe that Penske Racing had a Mark III for the 1967 USRRC: magazine reports, press releases, photographs etc.
Donohue's 1967 USRRC winner. 350 cu.in. Chevrolet with aluminium block installed with steel heads and 58 m.m. sidedraught weber carburettors. LG 600 Gearbox. Blue and Yellow.
1967 USRRC Championship.
23/4: Stardust Raceway, Las Vegas. USRRC. Donohue. 1st.
30/4: Riverside, USRRC. Donohue. 1st.
07/5. Laguna Seca, USRRC. Donohue. 3rd.
21/5: Bridgehampton. USRRC. Donohue. 1st.
25/6: Watkins Glen G.P. USRRC. Donohue. 1st.
18/7: Pacific Raceways. USRRC. Donohue. 1st.
Late July: Presumed to be crashed during Firestone tire-test at Riverside.
1967 Can Am history.
03/9: Elkhart Lake. Can-Am Round 1. Qualified in 2:15.7 4th on grid. Traco Chevrolet 359 cu.in. motor for race. Follmer; 18th O.A.
17/9: Bridgehampton. Can-Am 327 engine. Follmer 2nd row on grid, 3rd.
23/9: Mosport. LG500 gearbox. 12" rear, 10" front wheels. Qualified 7th. Crashed in practice, repaired with "major patch" on tub. Follmer; 6th O.A.in race.
SL71/47 was then used as a show car in 1968.
1969: Shown at New York Auto show in January.
1969: Sold in March to John Marr.
1976: May. Sold to Nick Engles.
Sold to Rich Dejarald.
Sold to Chuck Haines.
1986: 9/6: Sold to Jim Oppenheimer.
Sold to Clarence Catallo.
1995: Sold to Rick McLean.
1996: Sold to present owner, Pat Ryan. A cut up chassis tag showig SL71/47 was with the documentation that he received when he bought the car.
SL75/124.
Sold to Penske in June 1967. Delivered 2/8/67 to Penske Racing for Mark Donohue to drive in that year's Can-Am. Chevrolet engine. Gearbox no LG600-16. Blue and Yellow.
1967 USRRC
20/8: Mid-Ohio. 427 Chevrolet. Donohue; 1st.
Can Am.
03/9: Road America 200, Elkhart Lake. 427 Chevrolet. Donohue 5th in practice, Small block 327 Chevrolet used in race, 2nd O.A.
17/9: Bridgehampton. 327 Chevrolet. Donohue.7th in practice. DNF. Engine blew.
23/9: Mosport. Donohue; 17th in practice after crash. 427 engine, DNF.
15/10: Monterey G.P. Laguna Seca. Donohue;10th in practice DNF when engine blew.
29/10: L.A. Times G.P. Riverside. Donohue.# 16; 10th in practice. 3rd
12/11: Stardust G.P. Las Vegas: Donohue; 6th in practice, led race till ran out of fuel at end. 2nd.
End of 1967 or early 1968: Sold to Shelby.
First three races of 1968 Can Am season by Ronnie Bucknum.
Road America: R. Bucknum, #32; 17th.
Bridgehampton: R. Bucknum, #31; 17th.
Edmonton: R. Bucknum, #31; DNF.
Sold to the Agapiou Brothers, 427 Ford installed.
15/10: Laguna Seca Can-Am; Follmer. 8th in practice, DNF. Crash. # 16.
27/10:Riverside Can-Am: Follmer; # 16; 22nd in practice, DNF.
10/11: Las Vegas Can-Am. Stardust Raceway. Follmer. # 16; .2nd.
1975: Sold to unknown owner(s) in Yucca Flats, San Bernadino, Cal. Car was sent to Randy Berry for conversion to Mark 111b Coupe bodywork.
1976: Sold to Jerry Shoeberries, Oakland, Cal.
1977: Sold to Larry Crossen, Sacramento, Cal.
1978:Installed roll bar and ran Rose Cup SCCA Nationals Portland Historic and Monterey Historic.
1978: Sold to Tom Black of Portland, Oregon.
1979: Sold to Bill Prout/Collier Museum. Competed in Sebring historic race.
1979: Sold to Miles Collier, Palm Beach, Fla.
1982: Sold to Skip Gunnell, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He restored the tub in 1984. The car had Mark 3b coupe bodywork. British Racng Green.
1996: Skip Gunnell has had the car restored back to its original Spyder configuration complete with all Penske features and paint scheme. It took part in the 30th anniversary of the Can Am series at Elkhart Lake in 1996.
2002: Upon Skip Gunnel’s death, the car was put up for sale.
2003: Sold.to Pat Hogan |
