Overview
The British car manufacturer, Lola, is probably the best-known and most-respected builder of racing cars, and has built successful cars for almost every racing formula. This book covers the 63 types of Lola car built between 1957 and 1977, and is written by Lola expert John Starkey, who was curator of the Donington racing car collection.
Full Product Details
Author: John Starkey
Publisher: David & Charles
Imprint: Veloce
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 20.70cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 25.00cm
Weight: 0.726kg
ISBN: 9781787111042
ISBN 10: 1787111040
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 22 February 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Illustrated with mainly monochrome pictures, it is a comprehensive story of this manufacturer from the start. The early make are covered in the first few chapters before the authors get into their stride with cars that the company produced from the mid '60s on. There are some wonderfully evocative pictures throughout... Great stuff and a good read.- Historic Racing Technology.
Illustrated with mainly monochrome pictures, it is a comprehensive story of this manufacturer from the start. The early make are covered in the first few chapters before the authors get into their stride with cars that the company produced from the mid '60s on. There are some wonderfully evocative pictures throughout... Great stuff and a good read.- Historic Racing Technology. The buyers get a look at the first twenty years of the English racing car manufacturer Lola and the book brings a lot of interesting racing cars to light. The new opportunity for for Motorsport historians to buy the book ever since its first release in 1997 should use it. - Autobuch.guru. This is one if Veloces growing Classic Reprint series, this one being first published in 1997. Now in large soft-cover format with 192 pages, it is a coincidence but rather fitting that it appeared not long before Lola founder Eric Broadly passed away. These reprints are a great way of getting hold of books that are long out of print. What you get is a comprehensive and well-illustrated (lots of black and white plus a 16-page colour photo section) history of Lola from the 1172cc special that was reached 60 years ago to the not-very-successful T570 Formula 3 car that helped launch Nigel Mansell's career. In the interim, there were many successes, including the elegant Lola Mk 1 sport-racer, the rapid two- and three- litre sports cars from the mid-1970s, winning Indy 500 cars, Can-Am models, the dramatic T70s and the whole range go F5000s, many of which can still be enjoyed on NZ circuits. The John Surtees and Graham Hill F1 cars of the 1960s and 1970s are here too. Each model gets a description of its specs and race history. As well as almost 160 photos, there are a few cutaway drawings such as the rack-and-pinion assembly for a T400. The book ends with photos of various Lolas that were reading as historic in the 1990s. For a Lola enthusiast who missed out the first time around, this is worth a look.- Classic Driver (Monthly).
Author Information
John Starkey is a self-confessed racing fanatic, has owned many different sports cars, and has competed in hill-climbs, rallies and vintage sports car races since the 1960s. Originally from Birmingham in the UK, John’s early career included managing the comedian Jasper Carrott and curating the famous Donington racing car collection. He now lives in Florida, where he runs a racing car business, and works as a consultant, researcher and author. He has written a number of motor racing history books published by Veloce.
