![]() The Lola T370 of the 1974 season displayed at Haynes International Motor Museum | |||||||||
Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Lola | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Andy Smallman | ||||||||
Successor | Lola T371 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium monocoque, with engine as a fully stressed member. | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | single top links, twin lower links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
Engine | Ford Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90° V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted. | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland FG 400 5-speed | ||||||||
Lubricants | Shell (1974) Esso (1975) | ||||||||
Tyres | Firestone (1974) Goodyear (1975) | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Embassy Racing With Graham Hill | ||||||||
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Debut | 1974 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||
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n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
The Lola T370 was a Formula One car designed by Andy Smallman and used by Embassy Hill in the 1974 season and the early part of the 1975 season. After an unsuccessful 1973 with a customer Shadow DN1, the Embassy Hill team commissioned its own cars from Lola. The T370 was largely based on Formula 5000 designs, and looked similar to Lola's F5000 cars, although it sported an extremely large airbox. Embassy Hill had two cars for Graham Hill and Guy Edwards. The car was tested well before the end of 1973 in readiness for the January start to the 1974 season.[2]