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LOT 127 Dark Blue
Eric Broadley’s first monocoque was the T60, designed for the new 1 litre Formula 2 regulations introduced in 1965 (the same year Formula 1 was reduced to a 1500cc limit). The T60 was powered by Cosworth’s SCA one-litre “screamer” with Weber IDF downdraft carburetors (although fuel injection was also trialled) and a Hewland Mk 5 gearbox. Most were campaigned by the Midlands Racing Partnership from Wolverhampton and the team’s star-studded driver line-up included future World Champion John Surtees running alongside rising stars like Richard Attwood, Chris Amon, Paul Hawkins, Jo Bonnier and David Hobbs. Chassis SL60/2 was unique in having an extended tub specifically built for the team’s taller drivers, Tony Maggs and Frank Gardner, both of whom routinely drove this car through 1965. Although no match for the dominant Brabhams that year, the Lolas still tasted success with Surtees winning the Gold Cup at Oulton Park, Attwood the Rome Grand Prix and Amon at Solitude. Gardner’s greatest moment in SL60/2 was undoubtably at Reims, coming second in one of the closest finishes ever, behind Jochen Rindt’s Brabham and beating Jim Clark’s Lotus to the line. The summary of race results for SL60/2 in 1965; April 10, 1965 April 25, 1965 May 15, 1965 July 4, 1965 July 11, 1965 July 18, 1965 August 8, 1965 August 30, 1965 September 26, 1965 Source: The Formula One Register by Paul Sheldon, Duncan Rabagliati & John Thompson. In October 1965 the car was sold (less engine) to via MRP's Bill Bradley to Brian Nelson of Co. Down, Northern Ireland and raced in hillclimbs and club events with a twin-cam, then in Formula Libre events to 1969. After going to D.A.Shells of London, Keith Laney took the Lola to New Zealand in 1972 and raced it with some success. The car then passed to Harry Holt of New Zealand in in 1976, who is rumoured to have emigrated to Australia in his yacht with the Lola strapped to the deck! Movie producer Matt Carroll raced the car from 1978 with a 998 MAE engine before selling it to Don Black of Galston, NSW in 1989 and he replaced the motor with a twin-cam but stored the car after just a few races. Black found an original 1 litre and some associated spares but ill health prevented him from completing the project. Discovered by the current owner in Black’s shed in 2001, the Lola was painstakingly restored by John Masala over a five-year period, using a correct SCA Cosworth motor. The car won on debut at the Tasman Revival at Eastern Creek in December 2006 and backed up there in 2008, also doing demo laps at the AGP. This is a unique opportunity to acquire what is believed to the only T60 currently restored and running in the world, a proven race winner in Group M with great history and eligible for a whole range of racing and events worldwide. Extensively documented, the Lola has been featured in John Blanden’s book “Historic Racing Cars in Australia” (2nd ed.) and Patrick Quinn wrote an article for Vintage Racecar Journal back in August 2006. The car comes with a spares package including a spare set of alloy race wheels (as new) and one spare original Lola magnesium wheel, spare windscreen and assorted body moulds and two front suspension wishbones. The T60 also comes with the current CAMS logbook and Certificate of Description.
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