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2325 Scheuvront Drive, Centennial, CO 80112
$45,000
Make: Lola

This custom-built Lola began its life as a T160 sports racing car that was delivered from the factory to American distributor Carl Haas in 1968 and was subsequently campaigned in SCCA competition by privateer Jack Hinkle. Chassis SL160/10 was acquired in the early 1980s by Arizona outfit Can-Am Constructors, who updated it to T165 specifications before using it as the basis of a custom-built street car. Completed in 1983, the build features a widened fiberglass Lola T70 Mk III gullwing body and is propelled by a 460ci Chevrolet MK IV V8 with four dual-throat Weber carburetors, an Inglese intake system, magneto ignition, and dry-sump lubrication. Additional equipment includes a synchronized ZF five-speed manual transaxle, Lola T222-specification suspension with adjustable Koni coilovers, Girling disc brakes with adjustable bias, 15×12” and 15×19” magnesium center-lock wheels, and air conditioning. After earning several concours awards with its first owner, the car was acquired in 1985 by Lola collector Mac McClendon, who kept it until its sale to a New Zealand collector in 2004. In 2017 it was purchased by its current owner, who returned it to the US. This T165/70 is now offered on dealer consignment in Massachusetts with a clean Montana title in the name of the seller’s LLC. Can-Am Constructors was founded in Tempe, Arizona, in the early 1980s by brothers and airline pilots Charlie and Don Bartz, who endeavored to transform Lola racing platforms into road-going performance cars. After converting a T70 Spyder into coupe form, the company shifted its focus to this T160 chassis for its first commissioned build. The aluminum monocoque was reportedly modified by former Shelby American crew chief John Collins, with T165-specification upgrades including heat-treated thicker 0.063”-gauge aluminum, nitrogen-cooled rivets, front structural support modifications, and strengthened suspension pick-up points. The fiberglass T70 Mk III body was widened by 9” to fit over the broader chassis and was finished in yellow, which has since been complemented by blue Le Mans stripes. Measuring 37.5” high at its roof’s peak, the body features front and rear clamshells, gullwing doors, a wrap-around Perspex windshield, faired-in headlights, blue fender-mounted side mirrors, and an enamel Lola nose badge. Chips and surface cracks are noted in various areas of the finish, as are scuffs on the nose and tail surfaces that contact the ground upon opening of the clamshells. An area of the left-front fender between the headlight and wheel arch is said to have been touched up with a resulting difference in shade from the rest of the car. Center-lock 15” magnesium wheels measure 12” in width up front and 19” wide at the rear and feature black spokes and polished rims, the latter of which exhibit surface oxidation. Avon racing tires are mounted at each corner. Girling disc brakes incorporate four-piston calipers and 12” vented rotors all around with adjustable front-to-rear bias. The cockpit is configured in right-hand drive and is trimmed in black upholstery over sculpted seats as well as over the dash fascia and rear firewall. Features include a gearshift to the driver’s right, a roll bar, black latch-and-link lap belts, exposed aluminum sills, black carpeting, corner window vents, and air conditioning that blows through vents sourced from a Beechcraft Baron aircraft. The leather-wrapped steering wheel frames a 250-mph speedometer and a 9,200-rpm tachometer. The wraparound dash also houses rocker switches, aircraft-style circuit breakers, and gauges monitoring oil pressure, oil temperature, coolant temperate, differential temperature, fuel pressure, fuel level, and amperage. For gauges not available at the time of the 1980s build, VDO instrumentation was modified with reproduction Smiths face plates. The five-digit odometer shows 800 miles, with actual mileage unknown. The Chevrolet Mark IV big-block V8 features a cast-iron block that was bored .030” over for a displacement of 460ci along with cast-iron cylinder heads, overhead valves, a roller-tappet camshaft, and dry-sump lubrication. Breathing is through four dual-throat Weber carburetors integrated into an Inglese Induction Systems intake setup, while ignition is handled by a Vertex magneto. Additional features include an oil cooler, a modified front radiator with triple electric cooling fans, and a 32-gallon fuel tank. Power is sent to the rear wheels via an all-synchromesh ZF five-speed manual transaxle. The suspension was updated to Lola T222 specification during the 1980s build and features cast-alloy uprights, unequal A-arms, adjustable Koni coilover shock absorbers, and adjustable anti-roll bars. Four-into-one exhaust headers exit through high-mounted tailpipes. A Lola chassis tag stamped with chassis number SL160/10 is included in the sale but is not installed. During its in-period racing career, chassis SL160/10 is said to have won its class at the 1968 SCCA National in Phoenix. A photo of the car racing in the late 1960s is included in the gallery below. The car was featured on the cover of the April 1984 issue of Road & Track, and the corresponding article describing driving impressions along with the car’s history and specifications is shown in the photo gallery below. Specifications cited in the article include a 10.0:1 compression ratio, an estimated output of 560 horsepower at 6,400 rpm and 465 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm, and an estimated potential top speed of 184 mph. The car was shown at various concours events by its first owner during the three years following its completion.

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