This car, as well as another in France owned by a gentleman at Renault Sport (that builds the F1 engines), is a REPLICA and not the real thing.
These is no car easier to replicate, than a T70 or a McLaren Mk 8 (A-B-C-D-F...) and parts are abundant.
There are lots of replicated T70s in spyder and MkIIIB coupe versions out there, in fact most you see racing are replicas nowadays.
Now what happened to the REAL Lancer Lola?
It belonged to Dan Gurney and was traded to Chuck Jones (Team Meridian) alongside with a Mercedes 280SL, for the building in which AAR has its headquarters and shops to this day, on South Broadway in Santa Ana.
It was then driven for a season and a half by Skip Hudson, and run by Team Meridian. But by 1967, it was no longer competitive and was just sitting in Chuck's shop in Tustin.
The car was then comprehensively destroyed in a joy ride accident at Riverside by Chuck Jones' crew chief, demonstrating his driving talents to an unsuspecting passenger. They were injured but luckily not too badly, and survived with that fright for the rest of their lives.
The remains of the car were buried in a landfill at night in Rubidoux, not too far from the raceway.
The car was declared stolen and that was the end of it. Jones collected the insurance.
The crew chief retained the chassis plate, and it ended on a new tub manufactured in the UK. The "unique" body tail section was not that unique and the multi-piece mold survived with Chuck Jones, who lent it to have at least two more made of that special design.
And now, we have TWO replicas. Isn't life wonderful?
