Was Ken Miles on Firestones, when he died? Because they failed and caused Jim Clark's death and that covered up to help protect their sponsor at the time. -And..Thanks for the Video!

Donohue/Penske car ?

Here´s my video from the 2009 Le Mans 24 which I had the chance to visit back then, if anyone is interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3KYn4CsnqmAr7s The video contains some footage of many here mentioned cars. Feel free to use any of that footage, if you want!

I drive that one in Assetto Corsa a lot. If the simulated models are anything to go by, the T70 handled a bit better than the GT40. These old 60's cars are almost as insane as the moon rockets that were being built at the time.

Hey! I asked for this car quite a bit ago. Its so awesome seeing a video for it! Such a gorgeous series of cars.

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Excellent presentation!

I search at least once a week for new videos of my favourite car, and I very much look forward to watching this one!

Slow burn in the beginning but that momentum really got going in the end. Hope it continues in part two as you enter the golden age of motor sport. Good stuff!

Denny Hulme.Not Denny Hume.This is not the first time you have got it wrong

Hulme is pronounced with an "L" - not Hume....

11:54 freeze-frame, it looks exactly like the new Thomaso (dipantera) P72, beautifull.

So it turns out you've also got impeccable taste in classical music too! Yet another great video, long live the t70

Sendo aqui do Brasil,só tínhamos detalhes destes belos carros por fotos, mas sempre poucas informações técnicas de marcas emblemáticas como a Lola de Eric Broadley.Obrigado.

That Audi is ugly as a hatful of a*seholes.

29:44 You name-check Von Karajan: I nearly bought his 959 from his Swiss chalet (or villa, not sure, didn't go) and later I lived and worked a combined 8 years adjoining Van Karajan Platz in Tokyo, a town square so named because Suntory Hall, part of the development around it, had Karajan consulting on the design and acoustics. (His comments at the naming ceremony make me think he was probably quite the jerk, not thanking Suntory or the property developer, but rather simply saying the new hall had many of the qualities of his beloved favorite hall in Germany.)

You're telling us everything except: what were different about them. My favorite comment was when you pointed out they used engine and gearbox as stressed member, that they had a transaxle designed for F1, why the Chevy's didn't run well in Europe, very interesting... just wish you had more such tidbits.

I saw them at some of the last IMSA races at Riverside.

Great video... many thanks I recall seeing the Aston Martin T70 at Brands Hatch that had been pre-qualified on the Friday/ Saturday for Dr. Jonathan Palmer to drive on race day. Placed at the back of the grid he carved his way through the pack in what I can only describe as spectacular driving... tail out and charging through the field. The race (or races) were won convincingly by a March 707 in STP colours which was also a fantastic looking and sounding car. Great memories

saw it at wakins glen 1979

Here because of Hot Wheels. I was an oddball as a kid. The Lola was my favorite redline back then. Still is, even though it is considered a common and, thus, a wheel donor by most collectors for more supposedly worthy cars, most likely Detroit pony and muscle cars of the 1960's. I thoroughly enjoyed this history of the real version of one of my favorites.

Splendid video. The T70 mk 3 and Ford mk 4 are the prettiest GT cars, with the Ford mk 2 being a beautifully brutal car. Putting the brake discs just inside the front hubs rather than inside the front wheels does not reduce unsprung weight. To do that requires brake shafts with inboard brakes, as used on a MB W196 or a Lotus 72.

I saw Lola's in the 1970 (or maybe 1969.. it's along time ago) racing in the BOAC 1000km against the Porsche 917s, Ferrari 512S and the screaming Matra. This was a shame, because the Lola's were overshadowed by the big manufacturers. All I can remember is that they miss fired, but looked cool, unfortunately not as cool as the Porsche and Ferrari.

12:02 More likely to be Oulton Park because Donington Park didn't reopen until 1977 after closing in 1939. The T70 Mk3B is my favourite of the T70s. I watched the 3Bs at historic meetings at Donington Park in the mid 2000s, competeing with the orher "big banger" GTs. Am awesome sight.

Thank you, didn't know anything about these other than that GT40 connection. Loved the look of these cars, even the spiders.

Wunderschon!! You also might like Elgar, Holst and Andre Previn’s jazz peregrinations. Oh, and McLaren marque cars. I saw one wipe the field about 10 years ago in a can am tribute series It was (of course) orange, support crew was the 70ish yo drivers’ delightful wife, elegant as ever. Cheers.

I don’t think you’re old enough to remember the Dan gurney gag. 7 litre cars were putting out a lot closer to 550-600 hp Up here in Canadia (a few years back) at the legends of Motorsports vintage car weekend in mont tremblant; there were about 8 of these 427 cars . The CanAm cars were the most ungodly.ground-pounding otherworldly magnificent machines ever made . Twenty of them at 7000 rpm on the grid literally made the earth move. Props for the Gurney gag. 💐💐 from Montreal

As a HUGE Ferrari fan, I will honestly say the the T70 is my 2nd most beautiful prototype from the 60's after the P4s. And one of my all time favorites.

Dream car Lola.

Nice and informative with a nice line in humour, though I will point of that the Jaguar D Type used an aluminium monocoque before either Lotus or Lola (1954). I'll also point out that the Aston Martin V8s used were still prototype units at that point, the lessons learned from the T70 tie in leading to the development of an engine that in later years would power the Aston Martin Nimrod (chassis designed by one E Broadley) to a 7th place Le Mans finish as well as 3rd place in the World Sportscar Championship.

you can actually buy one brand new as a Broadley T76. Broadley restarted production based on original drawings

Shes got sexy curves... ands shes got balls, Lola.

They still run strong, if set up well, to this day. Lots of options under the skin. What is a T70 is probably the best question.

And I hear Marcel Fassler mentioned for his driving, and that you like the Peugeot 908 and the R18. As a big fan of the diesel era in race cars, ( 2006 onwards) I would welcome in depth coverage of this period, principally the Audi /Peugeot rivalry. The drivers alone merit a video, with greats such as Tom Kristensen. The performance of the lone Audi at the 2011 race for instance. With a few exceptions, ( Truth in 24, (2)) notably, is poor, both in print and on KZbin.

Just confirming your correct appreciation of the aesthetic of these sports racing cars from the 1960 & 1970 as peak auto beauty. My school books at this time were littered with attempts at sketching these masterpieces.

And great to see the name Marcel Fassler on car shown at 20.20. One of my favourite drivers who doesn't receive the acclaim he deserves.

Hello: I agree with you about the beauty of that era of racing cars. Have a lovely day.

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Ford Cortina mk1 tail lights on mk6

Excuse me! Was that book not "Eric the Aardvark goes quantity surveying" originally?😊😊

And they were wrecking them in THX1138..

And, if you're interested in seeing what I get up to when I'm not photographing or researching race cars, recently it's been the occasional destruction of old German porcelain figurines, and video two goes live tonight at 6p Eastern on the Variety Channel! Hope you'll join us, particularly if you hate knick-knacks or just want to criticize my golf swing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZKxoIZ_i7R5Z9U

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Good video. Great delivery, I like your humour Sir.

Marty Feldman Show...Feat J. Clease. I don't think Lola was a homage to the Kinks though... Ta.

The Lola T70 is in my view the most beautiful GT ever made followed by the Porsch 904 a totaly different "beast" intirely TY for sharing

Canadia?

I´m getting used to these high-level-standard-videos... Well done, as always!