Northampton Motorsport Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Mclaren M1 C can am car Lotus 15 Lister Chevrolet and my personal favorite Lola Mk4 1962 GP car driven by John Surtees back in the day. 1.5 ltr climax v8 on lucas mechanical injection, straight through pipes and 11,000 rpm Quote
evo97 Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Nice....Im sure Rothersthorpe Avenue was filled with glorious soundtracks! Quote
Northampton Motorsport Posted May 15, 2012 Author Posted May 15, 2012 Hmmm not a silencer in sight, I think the neighbours may not have been so pleased. Quote
Meakin Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 The sound must have been awesome! Thanks for sharing. Quote
pistonbroke Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Lola Mk4 one of the few cars to get pole position on its first outing , one of Eric Broadly's best ! Team Yoeman Credit who entered 2 of the cars was (alegedly) the first fully sponsered F1 team . Climax engine sound was sweat Quote
Northampton Motorsport Posted May 15, 2012 Author Posted May 15, 2012 we did get some video so i will post it as soon as I can work out how to get it off my phone!! doh. Quote
Fangi0 Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Really enjoyed those photos. The Lola has a special meaning as in the 60s my father was Credit Controller with Yeoman Credit at the point they ran the racing team. They had Harry Schell (got killed), Roy Salvadori and then the rising star, John Surtees plus various others, team manager was Reg Parnell. At some point they became Bowmaker but I think they carried on for a while until the ugly face of Sponsorship really kicked in (although, ok, it was necessary, before someone jumps on me for saying that) Quote
Matt Seabrook Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Agreed thanks for that. Would loved to have heard them running. Quote
Dibby Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Wow, what a tough day in the office! Thanks for sharing those pics. Stunning cars Quote
peterg Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 No video, no sound Come on Troy get some video up if you're going to dangle carrots like these in front of us, there's a good lad Quote
cast iron Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 http://www.motorsportretro.com/2012/05/breaking-news-lola-cars-and-lola-composites-to-appoint-an-administrator/ not good news Quote
Norman Verona Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Troy, the Coventry Climax engined cars, the Lotus and Lola are fantastic bits of kit which have become icons. Is it rude to ask who owns these cars or would than be confidential? 1 Quote
Nick Algar - Competition Secretary Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I'll give you one guess Norman Someone with a lot of money :xmas: Or a lot of foresight many years ago :d Quote
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