17th February 2007

Former Lola employee Bill Wooldridge has sent some of his memories from working at both the Slough and Huntingdon factories.
During 1969 a young and enthusiastic Bill joined Lola working at the Yeovil Road premises in Slough. Fabrication and welding were Bill’s forte’ but amateur photography was a keen interest and he frequently popped his camera in his lunch box to record the day to day activities. Some 37 years later, having discovered the Lola Heritage website, Bill has sent a selection of his pictures for us all to enjoy.
Two general views of the factory
floor with a T220 in the foreground.
 
The prototype T220 is unloaded at Slough following it’s inaugural test run at Goodwood. The date is 2 June 1970, the test session being cut short following the accident that took the life of Bruce McLaren.
The two chaps at the left of the car are Joe and John Saunders-Hyde. Joe is long since
retired and Bill believes that John now works with Swift Racing Cars in California.
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