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#1 n.elmholt

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Posted 02 July 2017 - 03:56 PM

Some years ago, I build an 1:24 Slot Car copy of Skip Hudsons beautiful Lola T70 CanAm car: http://neckcheese.bl...-canam-car.html [/size]
 
This has been sold long ago, but when I was asked to build a similar model for a special event, I was happy to meet the challenge and decided to build the complete car i 60's style with chassis soldered from brass and using period vintage components when possible.
I have showed the '67 type chassis in an earlier post, but here is some pics of the finished model:[/size]

 

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you can se more detail on my blog: http://neckcheese.bl...t-car-ver2.html
 
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Posted 16 December 2018 - 04:57 AM

I got to see this car in person at the RM Motorsports Open House/Christmas Party in Wixom Michigan. I had forgotten about the Lancer sponsorship. One of the hosts knew all about it.
 
http://rmmotorsports.com/1965-lola/
 
It has some interesting history!

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Posted 16 December 2018 - 03:19 PM

My Avast did not like the link for some malware reasons ??? reasons, but I like the picture. Please note that I caught the pattern on the wing decoration on my model :-=

 

Does anyone else have the same problem ?

 

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Posted 16 December 2018 - 07:30 PM

Where is the body available from?

 

I saw Skip Hudson race that car in anger at Road America in 65-66. One of my favorite cars and drivers of the day.

 

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Posted 18 December 2018 - 12:10 PM

Trying to flip, does not matter what I do it always posts up-side down. Help!

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Posted 18 December 2018 - 11:24 PM

I know the pain???


Remember the Steube bar! (ask Raisin)
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RACEWAY!!
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Posted 18 December 2018 - 11:40 PM

Here you go, Nelson.

Merry Christmas.

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Posted 23 December 2018 - 09:03 PM

O.K. that woks, beats standing on my head.

Thanks Mike


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Posted 26 December 2018 - 10:20 AM

Awesome build!


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Posted 27 November 2019 - 01:52 PM

That is a copy of the Lancer Lola, not the real one. But a really cool car that I would love to sit in! Call me jealous! lol

I got to see this car in person at the RM Motorsports Open House/Christmas Party in Wixom Michigan. I had forgotten about the Lancer sponsorship. One of the hosts knew all about it.
 
http://rmmotorsports.com/1965-lola/
 
It has some interesting history!

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Posted 26 November 2020 - 08:44 PM

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?

 


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Posted 27 November 2020 - 12:15 AM

Thank you for the history lesson Philippe!

 

It's appreciated.

 

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Posted 10 December 2023 - 01:03 PM

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?

 

 

Now I don't feel so bad about painting my original (maybe?) Lancer--Lancer Lola something different than that blah silver that I saw run in person at Riverside all those years ago..... I'm thinking more along the Bondurant Lola back then with the Blue with Green trim!!!


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