Lola T342 For Sale

[chippyskipper]

HU225. Not sure of the year. 1975 maybe? I bought this car last year to fulfill a longtime dream to own, and race, an classic Formula Ford, but due to a knee replacement, arthritis and too many birthdays, I’m sad to realize racing one will have to remain a dream. The car hadn’t been driven or raced for quite a few years when I bought it, and my plan wasn’t to do an immediate ground-up refurbishment of it. i just wanted a car to get some seat time to make sure that (A) I liked driving it and (B) that I wasn’t embarrassingly slow in it before I stared trying to make it better. I took it to a well-respected and very competent prep shop in Atlanta, and left them with the instructions of checking it over to make sure the hardware and essentials were safe and race-worthy, and to install a new fuel cell, belts, fire system and SCCA compliant side bars. All fluids were changed and the brakes were checked to make sure they were to specifications. The gearbox was disassembled and pronounced race-worthy with a 9:31 CWP and ratios of:
19:32
22:30
24:28
25:25
A few spare ratios and dog rings came with the car, but I don’t know what they are. The car has what appeared to be a standard Titan Gold engine installed, and the prep shop said that it started easily and sounded well. Condition and internals are completely unknown. It has a standard clutch and flywheel. The oil tank had been relocated to the left side of the engine bay to make room for the fuel cell behind the seat. The rear brace has been modified from standard and a front one has been added. A previous owner had a tall front hoop installed, but the standard windscreen now wont fit. Prep shop fabricated a smaller one that clears the hoop, but isn’t a stock replacement. The car is very straight with no obvious crash damage or repaired damage. The body is in good condition, in my opinion, to prevent almost 50 years old. There is some gelcoat cracking and crazing here and there but nothing serious. The most damage is to the left side pod, but should be easily repairable. And is obvious in the accompanying photos, I didn’t install the side pods for the photos because the trailing arms have to be removed and that’s a tedious job -at least for the lower ones. I’ve also begun replacing all the suspension bolts with new ones.. if you notice the green hi-viz fingernail polish on the bolt heads, that’s to remind me of ones I’ve already changed. It’s equipped with Bilstein shocks. Standard un-modified Lola fiberglass seat. Also included is a single axle trailer. It’s homemade, very heavy duty and a bit crude, but it, tows very well. Brand new spare. Also included:
4 extra Revolution wheels
4 Panasport wheels, but do not fit car
4 steel wheels
One set of older American Racer slicks
2 snorkles
Used Tilton starter - uninstalled
New mirrors
Hewland gear change tray
New uninstalled Tilton remote brake bias controller
Box of various spares including gear sets, starter, wheel and master cylinders. Condition unknown and not guaranteed
All one would need to do to go racing with this car is fuel, a set of tires and an alignment.
Located in SE Tennessee, 30 mins from Chattanooga, an hour and a half from Atlanta.
Asking $16,500. Open to reasonable offers

[E1pix]

T342s were model year 1975, though some were probably built in late ‘74.

Sorry you have to sell it. I’d love to know who first ran it, several friends had them.

Good Luck.

[s800racer]

Chassis #225 would make it one of the last handful of T342s built so it was almost certainly built in '75.

Original Titan Gold engine? That's a museum piece, a time capsule and likely a ticking grenade. A full rebuild with a new steel crank, rods and lightweight flywheel would be a wise investment that might save someone from an expensive lesson about the current cost of FF engine parts.

[chippyskipper]

More photos

[Brian Forster]

This has got to be one the most original FF'S out there, starting with the Titan engine, although I'd bet that the valve cover was transferred over at some point. But then there are the old school oil lines and fittings, the old Ampep rod ends, period Bilstein shocks, even the Lucas coil. There is no way I would run this car without a very thorough inspection or a partial teardown of the suspension and brakes. And the engine? Even after a leakdown and as much of an inspection as could be done, I still would be very leery. But again, a time capsule and worthy of the effort

[chippyskipper]

New Price: $14.5K with trailer, $13.5K without


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[Bill Manofsky]

Sorry to hear it did not work out for you....Bill

[ljahearn]

Disagree on being most original out there - note SCCA dash hoop and higher roll bar. Not a bad thing, just not original.

Sorry the dream was not realized. Maybe a cager would still get you on the track.

[chippyskipper]

Final price reduction. Car and trailer $13.5K. Car and spares only $12.5K.


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[chippyskipper]

$12.5K for everything


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[ric baribeault]

Former RCCA car that ran well. Aesthetically the best of the CF's imo. If this is Ron's former car, most of the parts came of mine

[stonebridge20]

Chassis #225 would make it one of the last handful of T342s built so it was almost certainly built in '75.

Original Titan Gold engine? That's a museum piece, a time capsule and likely a ticking grenade..

That's a Formula Haus Engine. They painted them Gold and it has their sticker on the valve cover.

[chippyskipper]

It turns out that the Panasports aren’t for the Lola. Bolt circle is 3.75, as near as I can tell. Will sell separately.


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[Nardi]

It's a shame this car hasn't sold yet. If I weren't so buried in projects....

[chippyskipper]

Panasports have been sold


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[chippyskipper]

New price: $12,000. Includes a good set of Hoosier VFF tires


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[Bill Manofsky]

Would you sell the spare Revolutions?

[renchris]

i am very interested and in Atlanta. Can you email me so we can share info? Chris. email: renchrtis@comcast.net

HU225. Not sure of the year. 1975 maybe? I bought this car last year to fulfill a longtime dream to own, and race, an classic Formula Ford, but due to a knee replacement, arthritis and too many birthdays, I’m sad to realize racing one will have to remain a dream. The car hadn’t been driven or raced for quite a few years when I bought it, and my plan wasn’t to do an immediate ground-up refurbishment of it. i just wanted a car to get some seat time to make sure that (A) I liked driving it and (B) that I wasn’t embarrassingly slow in it before I stared trying to make it better. I took it to a well-respected and very competent prep shop in Atlanta, and left them with the instructions of checking it over to make sure the hardware and essentials were safe and race-worthy, and to install a new fuel cell, belts, fire system and SCCA compliant side bars. All fluids were changed and the brakes were checked to make sure they were to specifications. The gearbox was disassembled and pronounced race-worthy with a 9:31 CWP and ratios of:
19:32
22:30
24:28
25:25
A few spare ratios and dog rings came with the car, but I don’t know what they are. The car has what appeared to be a standard Titan Gold engine installed, and the prep shop said that it started easily and sounded well. Condition and internals are completely unknown. It has a standard clutch and flywheel. The oil tank had been relocated to the left side of the engine bay to make room for the fuel cell behind the seat. The rear brace has been modified from standard and a front one has been added. A previous owner had a tall front hoop installed, but the standard windscreen now wont fit. Prep shop fabricated a smaller one that clears the hoop, but isn’t a stock replacement. The car is very straight with no obvious crash damage or repaired damage. The body is in good condition, in my opinion, to prevent almost 50 years old. There is some gelcoat cracking and crazing here and there but nothing serious. The most damage is to the left side pod, but should be easily repairable. And is obvious in the accompanying photos, I didn’t install the side pods for the photos because the trailing arms have to be removed and that’s a tedious job -at least for the lower ones. I’ve also begun replacing all the suspension bolts with new ones.. if you notice the green hi-viz fingernail polish on the bolt heads, that’s to remind me of ones I’ve already changed. It’s equipped with Bilstein shocks. Standard un-modified Lola fiberglass seat. Also included is a single axle trailer. It’s homemade, very heavy duty and a bit crude, but it, tows very well. Brand new spare. Also included:
4 extra Revolution wheels
4 Panasport wheels, but do not fit car
4 steel wheels
One set of older American Racer slicks
2 snorkles
Used Tilton starter - uninstalled
New mirrors
Hewland gear change tray
New uninstalled Tilton remote brake bias controller
Box of various spares including gear sets, starter, wheel and master cylinders. Condition unknown and not guaranteed
All one would need to do to go racing with this car is fuel, a set of tires and an alignment.
Located in SE Tennessee, 30 mins from Chattanooga, an hour and a half from Atlanta.
Asking $16,500. Open to reasonable offers

[renchris]

I am too damn stupid to figure out how to reply privately!












QUOTE=chippyskipper;646331]HU225. Not sure of the year. 1975 maybe? I bought this car last year to fulfill a longtime dream to own, and race, an classic Formula Ford, but due to a knee replacement, arthritis and too many birthdays, I’m sad to realize racing one will have to remain a dream. The car hadn’t been driven or raced for quite a few years when I bought it, and my plan wasn’t to do an immediate ground-up refurbishment of it. i just wanted a car to get some seat time to make sure that (A) I liked driving it and (B) that I wasn’t embarrassingly slow in it before I stared trying to make it better. I took it to a well-respected and very competent prep shop in Atlanta, and left them with the instructions of checking it over to make sure the hardware and essentials were safe and race-worthy, and to install a new fuel cell, belts, fire system and SCCA compliant side bars. All fluids were changed and the brakes were checked to make sure they were to specifications. The gearbox was disassembled and pronounced race-worthy with a 9:31 CWP and ratios of:
19:32
22:30
24:28
25:25
A few spare ratios and dog rings came with the car, but I don’t know what they are. The car has what appeared to be a standard Titan Gold engine installed, and the prep shop said that it started easily and sounded well. Condition and internals are completely unknown. It has a standard clutch and flywheel. The oil tank had been relocated to the left side of the engine bay to make room for the fuel cell behind the seat. The rear brace has been modified from standard and a front one has been added. A previous owner had a tall front hoop installed, but the standard windscreen now wont fit. Prep shop fabricated a smaller one that clears the hoop, but isn’t a stock replacement. The car is very straight with no obvious crash damage or repaired damage. The body is in good condition, in my opinion, to prevent almost 50 years old. There is some gelcoat cracking and crazing here and there but nothing serious. The most damage is to the left side pod, but should be easily repairable. And is obvious in the accompanying photos, I didn’t install the side pods for the photos because the trailing arms have to be removed and that’s a tedious job -at least for the lower ones. I’ve also begun replacing all the suspension bolts with new ones.. if you notice the green hi-viz fingernail polish on the bolt heads, that’s to remind me of ones I’ve already changed. It’s equipped with Bilstein shocks. Standard un-modified Lola fiberglass seat. Also included is a single axle trailer. It’s homemade, very heavy duty and a bit crude, but it, tows very well. Brand new spare. Also included:
4 extra Revolution wheels
4 Panasport wheels, but do not fit car
4 steel wheels
One set of older American Racer slicks
2 snorkles
Used Tilton starter - uninstalled
New mirrors
Hewland gear change tray
New uninstalled Tilton remote brake bias controller
Box of various spares including gear sets, starter, wheel and master cylinders. Condition unknown and not guaranteed
All one would need to do to go racing with this car is fuel, a set of tires and an alignment.
Located in SE Tennessee, 30 mins from Chattanooga, an hour and a half from Atlanta.
Asking $16,500. Open to reasonable offers[/QUOTE]

[chippyskipper]

Would you sell the spare Revolutions?

Sorry Bill, but I don’t want to separate it right now.
Regards Ken


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[chippyskipper]

i am very interested and in Atlanta. Can you email me so we can share info? Chris. email: renchrtis@comcast.net

I tried , but got a notification that your email was invalid.
Regards Ken


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