Description:

This car was recently rescued from an autocross career and has had most of
the rebuild work carried out to return it to road race trim for the Formula
70 series. The car is complete less engine and battery.


History

This is the second LOLA 242 built of of a total production of only two.
There were 15
LOLA 240 models built (chassis numbers HU-01 - HU-15) and two LOLA 242
models. (Factory build list available.) The car's history is known from
its beginning as a show car for LOLA (Carl Haas) at the 1972 Road Racing
Championships (RunOffs).



Competition History

autocross car

Engine

• none
  

Body

• glassfibre nose and integral front wings, cockpit cowling
  
• The body is in excellent condition save the nose. The front wings
  and nose have been filled with some sort of ballast.
  
• The rear wing is in good condition.
  

Chassis

• aluminum monocoque
  
• The tub is in excellent condition, apparently never having had major damage.
  There are some minor "dings" indicating its existence as an active race
  car.
  
• The bottom of the tub has been reskinned with 0.060" aluminum.
  
• double wishbones, coil overs
  
• top link, lower reverse wishbones, trailing arms
  
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  • Steering rack rebuilt
    
  • Steering plates (tie rod to upright) fabricated
    
  
  
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  • Brake calipers rebuilt
    
  • Steel brake lines replaced
    
  • New Aeroquip steel flexible lines installed
    
  • All brake hardware replaced with Aeroquip fittings and adapters
    
  • Master cylinders rebuilt
    
  
  
• original Halibrand Mag Wheels
  

Interior

• original seat, steering Wheel, gearshift knob, switches and gauges.
  
• Adjustable head rest fabricated
  
• New 5# Fire bottle installed (manual activation)
  
• Lower harness attachment points strengthened
  

Spares

• right side fuel cell
  
• steering rack