14-06-07
Well known author and motor racing personality Phil Henny has sent some notes on Lola’s he has owned.
Hello Gerald,
I was cruising through the LOLA website and found it very interesting, I personally purchased 3 Lolas from 1970-1976.
The first one was in 1970, LOLA T140-13 F5000 purchased from Ivan Newlin. I raced it many times and finished 2nd West Coast SCCA NTL. I sold it in 1973 to Jo Simmon in Van Nuys California.
Allan Brown at Oldracing cars.com does have a record of it.
I came to America in 1967 to work with Carroll Shelby. I was born in Switzerland and worked as a mechanic in Europe with different teams and drivers in the early sixties.
Phil in action with his T140.
(Picture courtesy of Phil Henney)
Phil's T70 Coupe can be seen in the background.
(Picture courtesy of Phil Henney)
In November 1972, I purchased from Jacques Rey in Switzerland, a LOLA Coupe T70 SL 76152 -69 - I was a mechanic with Scuderia Filipinetti in the sixties, that car was originally Jo Bonnier, who sold it to Rey.
I imported it to the States, never raced it. I sold it to Randy Berry in Illinois who made molds of it and sold many kit cars under the name “Marauder GT”…
I talked to Randy...35 years later, (2004) he told me that he had to sell the car in 2000 to pay for his hospital bill after a heart by-pass….not having an insurance!
I do not have pictures of that Coupe..just one behind my LEDA F5000 in 1973 in Van Nuys Calif.
Phil sitting in his ex-Hill Indy-winning T90.
(Picture courtesy of Phil Henney)
The BEST Lola I ever bought and should have kept ...was Graham Hill, 1966 Indy 500 winner, LOLA T 90/2 I purchased it for $1200.00 from Red Legrand in 1976. It was apart and a mess...someone had cut the chassis to try to make a F5000 with it. At the time I din’t know that it was Hill’s car...It took me 3 years to put it back together with most of the original parts I found all over America. A lot of them from A.J Foyt…
I sold it in 1980 in San Diego….for $59.000.00…
I believe the car is owned at this time by someone in Atlanta Georgia.
You can view Phil's excellent book "Just Call Me Carroll" HERE.
