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Chassis #: LGT-2
Eric Broadley's firm would gain notable recognition toward the mid-to-late 1960s as it partnered with Ford to mount an attack on Ferrari's dominance at Le Mans. However, the foundations would be laid much earlier causing Lola to be on the forefront of mid-engine sportscars. The foundations would be laid at the Olympia Racing Car Show in January of 1963. Upon this stage Broadley would introduce Lola's latest GT creation, and it would be truly revolutionary.At its introduction, the new Lola Mk 6 GT would require a bit of imagination as it was a non-running example, and therefore not much different than many other manufacturers who had tried to place big-bore engines at the back of a GT car. The display would suggest Broadley's team had solved the issue of the incredible torque, but the display wasn't necessarily proof. The proof would come about six months later.
At the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dickie Attwood and David Hobbs would take to the wheel of the Mk 6 GT around the famed eight mile circuit. Taking advantage of the 530hp, 5.7-liter Chevrolet V8, Attwood and Hobbs would come all the way from the back of the field to run as high as 9th place. Lap after lap, the Lola would redefine the big block, mid-engine sportscar. Completing 151 laps, the Lola would only come undone when it suffered an accident. Despite the accident, Attwood would immediately know the car was something special.
Unfortunately, the car would continue to run into some reliability issues, and then, at the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, held at Riverside, Pabst would suffer a sticking throttle. The result would be the Lola plowed hard into a guardrail nearly taking the top of the car clean off. Pabst, amazingly, would not be severely hurt in the incident, but the car would be finished.
Following the period with Kaus, the Lola would go on to be a part of the Louwmn Family Collection in Holland. While with the family the Lola would continue to undergo restoration work. Hall and Hall in England would take up the effort. Their more than two decades of experience would come in handy as the car would be renewed. The effort would finally come to an end in 2010. Immediately, LGT-2 would make its presence felt in a number of vintage events, such as the SOVREN Historics held at the Pacific Raceway in Kent. This appearance would be followed up with a trip to the 2011 Silverstone Classic and then the 2012 Techno Classic held in Essen, Germany.In addition to all of the events, LGT-2 would receive a FIVA Historic Technical Passport from the UK Motor Sports Association, which only furthered the car's eligibility for vintage and historic events. Muscular from every angle, mean and aggressive, the 1963 Lola Mk 6 GT certainly has the blood lines of the iconic GT40. From select breeding come champions and the Mk 6 GT was what made the GT40 possible. The car is not a mere footnote in GT racing history. It represents a landmark of discovery; a moment that made everything else possible. One of just three ever built, LGT-2 represents very select company. It didn't achieve the success, notoriety or the fame of the later generation, but it is by no means unspectacular and unimportant. It is one of just three automobiles that changed…well the whole landscape of mid-engined sportscars. Offered at the 2014 RM Auctions event held in Monterey, chassis LGT-2, the 1963 Lola Mk 6 GT would draw pre-auction estimates ranging well into the seven figure categories. As it made its appearance the bidding would go north of $1,000,000 but would ultimately fall short of the reserve having a high bid top out at $1,200,000.By Jeremy McMullen
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The chassis is a semi-monocque sheet steel tub with formed panels and tubular framework front and rear for suspension mounting. Thirty gallons of fuel is carried in two 'D' section tanks flanking the central tub.
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