Lola’s first racing car design was the MkI, this example of which contested the 1959 British Empire Trophy meeting at Oulton Park driven by Peter Ashdown.
Formula Junior was big then, wasn’t it? Southgate: The Mark V was the new junior car. They had just two Lola Mk Is left, I think they made 47 of those in all, little sports cars you may see around the tracks today, these two were in the workshop when I joined. Eric’s early cars...
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