Lola T342 1000th Lola produced

[Jeff Jagusch]

SOLD!

thanks Jeff!

[Lotus7]

49k and no driveshafts ?

nice car, but for that price you may need to go to BringATrailer

[HPDCOP]

The car has driveshafts. ??? Pics are during the restoration.

[Jeff Jagusch]

Ian, I am willing to include half shafts!

[Jeff Jagusch]

[Lotus7]

Driveshaft jokes aside, this is a staggeringly nice restoration

[Rick Iverson]

Stunning beautiful.

[Rick Iverson]

Jeff;

Although I owned a Lotus 61 and a Lola T440, I am curious as to where exactly can the car be raced, if anyone would be crazy enough to track it?

IIRC, the historic and vintage clubs limit cars manufactured in the very early 70s, say 1972. And SCCA requires the main roll bar to be modified with two forward facing supports (never an option for this car).

Just curious, or is this car simply a museum piece?

[Jeff Jagusch]

Hi Rick,
great questions, SCCA issued a log book August 31, 1976
the car was primarily raced at Blackhawk Farms and Road America.

I have the SCCA and Midwestern Council log books from new

My first FF was a Zink Z-10 and I have a picture of me on the false grid at Road America. The T342 was just ahead of me on the grid (I would guess that this was 1984 or 1985) I always loved Lola's so went to look at the car.
I noticed the dash plaque and said to myself, "Someday I'm going to own that car".
I purchased it Dec 27, 1995 I am the 4th owner

it was a long term restoration project for me
shortly after it was new, the owner painted it black the original "Bass Boat Gold" was under that paint when I got it
the body was replaced by a new body from TW Moldings using the original factory molds.

I have a lot of documentation that accompanies the car. It has been a fun journey!

[Jeff Jagusch]

[racersonly]

Care to post the photo of you behind it on the RA grid? Might that be a Midwestern Council race? When Steve Prando owned the car, and I took care of it for him? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Jeff Jagusch]

Sorry for the delay Jack, I've been working to prepare a car for the WIC and had to go to Road America for the NASCAR race this weekend
I did a quick search for the photo and didn't find it. I'll keep looking

At the time of that pic it was owned by a different Steve, who I believe you guys got the car from

Jeff

[racersonly]

Steve Keizer

[Jeff Jagusch]

Figured that I would bump this up as I would like to see it go to a new owner.

the asking price was simply a place holder, as I don't really know what this special car is worth. make me an offer

As you can see this car was restored to about as close to how it left the factory as possible.

thanks for looking

Jeff

[Jeff Jagusch]

I just wanted to share a cool update on the 1000th Lola, I had sold it, and its been resold again and is headed back home!
Home, as in it is destine to be displayed in the new Lola Factory back in England

I sold three of my Lola's and each one has been a fun adventure, but this one tops the others!

I'm hoping to get to see it on display someday!

Jeff

[E1pix]

I saw this car in print at least, in the day… Pretty sure it was in Formula Magazine? Or was it SportsCar?

I visited Haas a few times in that era, too. Seems it was up front in the showroom, but hard to say 49 years on.

Very cool car. Plus several friends ran T340/42s then, including one becoming the only Lola to ever win the Runoffs… I think.

Fitting it goes home, and is near Eric and all the builders again.

[Peter Olivola]

I don't remember the driver's name, but I had this car when I instructed at a Chicago Region driver's school in ~ 1980. He was very afraid of damaging the car and never actually got up to speed.

[Jeff Jagusch]

Hi E1pix,

the car was in Autoweek, In a strange event, many years ago, someone came up to me at Road America and gave me a copy!
I don’t remember who it was.
and Yes, the car was displayed in Carl Haas showroom (a picture of it was in the Autoweek article). At the 50th Lola anniversary event up at Road America, Carl was there and we attempted to recreate that photo).

Jeff

[Thee_Snow_Wolf]

I thought I'd add post an update to this car to this thread. It's on display at the NEC in Birmingham at Autosport International. The current plan for the car is to go over the whole thing and bring it back to working order for events.

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[E1pix]

^^^ That is just cool!

Hi E1pix,

the car was in Autoweek, In a strange event, many years ago, someone came up to me at Road America and gave me a copy!
I don’t remember who it was.
and Yes, the car was displayed in Carl Haas showroom (a picture of it was in the Autoweek article). At the 50th Lola anniversary event up at Road America, Carl was there and we attempted to recreate that photo).

Jeff

Sorry I missed this, Jeff.

I now remember the Autoweek piece, too.