 "Mecom Racing Team" Lola Mk6 GT (# LGT-2) at Silverstone Classic 2011 | |||||
| Category | Experimental Grand Touring | ||||
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| Constructor | Lola Cars | ||||
| Designer(s) | Eric Broadley (chassis) John Frayling (coachwork) | ||||
| Predecessor | Lola Mk1 | ||||
| Successor | Ford GT40 Lola T70 | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque (steel monocoque for prototype car) | ||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones | ||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones | ||||
| Length | 3,912 mm (154.0 in) | ||||
| Width | 1,600 mm (63.0 in) | ||||
| Height | 1,016 mm (40.0 in) | ||||
| Wheelbase | 2,356 mm (92.8 in) | ||||
| Engine | Ford Motor Company, 289 cu in (4.74 L) (later Chevy 6 L (366 cu in)) pushrod V8 NA mid-mounted | ||||
| Transmission | Colotti Tipo 37 4 speed manual | ||||
| Weight | 950 kg (2,094.4 lb) | ||||
| Competition history | |||||
| Notable entrants | Lola Racing Cars Mecom Racing Team | ||||
| Notable drivers | Tony Maggs Richard Attwood David Hobbs Augie Pabst Roger Penske | ||||
| Debut | Silverstone, 11 May 1963[1] | ||||
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The Lola Mk6 GT was a racing car with a production run of only three units, built between 1962 and 1963 by British car manufacturer Lola Cars. With its 289 cu in (4.74 L) Ford V8 engine, the Mk6 GT was the first mid-mounted, high displacement V8-powered Grand Touring car,[2] a chassis arrangement that had been used, up until that time, only on formula cars and smaller, more affordable GTs.[2]
- ^ "Lola Mk6 GT results". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ a b Thorson, Thor (31 December 2006). "1963-64 Lola-Chevrolet Mk 6 GT". www.sportscarmarket.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2011.