1963 Lola GT

[Gramps46]

This is my attempt to get building again and finish this Lola GT.  It is a long OOP Scale Kraft 1/24 resin kit from South Africa.

I am trying to build it as accurately as possible to represent the 1963 Le Mans entry #6.

The body has been modified by filling in the roof top NACA duct and opening the side ducts and lower rear ducts to match the configuration at Le Mans.

 

The major hurdle so far has been a color photo of the interior so I am having to make guesses from black and white photos.  The body has been painted with Tamiya TS 9 British Green with a Tamiya clear coat.

A resin caster in Europe by the name of DDR made a few resin kits which I believe is a repop of this body but the chassis and interior are different.

[cobraman]

Great looking car. I know yours will be a knockout !

[TarheelRick]

Really looking forward to what you do with this kit.  That particular Lola is one of my favorite of all times. I have the Monogram 1/32 model that needs some TLC.  Keep those updates coming.

[absmiami]

Rare rare rare rare - from the late Guido Feuw (sp) of South Africa ….  

[Pierre Rivard]

Looking forward to seeing this. A supercar with Cortina tail lamps...yeah!

[Smilesperhour]

Very nice, a very important little car

[Gramps46]

Despite being house cleaning day here in the woods, I was able to get some more done.  Finished off the interior by changing out the seats and adding belts and an extinguisher.  Also changed out the Webers to printed ones though this is probably the last time you will see them as they will be hidden.  That is my excuse for not adding plug wires.  Also got the window install started.

 

[Gramps46]

4 hours ago, absmiami said:

Rare rare rare rare - from the late Guido Feuw (sp) of South Africa ….  

Guido had a really interesting catalog of resin kits and was quite the character.  Unfortunately, while mountain climbing in Europe he fell and was seriously injured.

[250 Testa Rossa]

Yes, one of them is the Porsche 356 Abarth, which I have. Shelby driver Allen Grant owns a Lola GT. 

[1959scudetto]

This Lola will be a great model when it is done, Gary - I'm urgently looking forward to it !

[TooOld]

Following this one , I'd love to find any kit of a Lola GT !

[absmiami]

See if DDP has any left - i bought their kit of the Sebring car bout 6 mos ago ….

[Gramps46]

21 minutes ago, absmiami said:

See if DDP has any left - i bought their kit of the Sebring car bout 6 mos ago ….

Did a search and found that bluerace24.com and racingkars.com have the DDP listed though it may only be on request? Both sell for 150 pounds.

Edited February 15, 2023 by Gramps46

[Dave B]

Looking good Gary, can't wait to see it "under glass".

Dave B

[Mark IV]

On 2/14/2023 at 6:14 PM, Gramps46 said:

Despite being house cleaning day here in the woods, I was able to get some more done.  Finished off the interior by changing out the seats and adding belts and an extinguisher.  Also changed out the Webers to printed ones though this is probably the last time you will see them as they will be hidden.  That is my excuse for not adding plug wires.  Also got the window install started.

 

Very nice! The valve covers are upside-down, on a Ford Windsor engine the taper is narrower at the top and wider at the bottom.

[Gramps46]

1 hour ago, Mark IV said:

Very nice! The valve covers are upside-down, on a Ford Windsor engine the taper is narrower at the top and wider at the bottom.

Thank you Rick for pointing that out.  That was just plain careless on my part. I got them fixed.  For those that don't know Rick is a hands on 1:1 expert on Cobras and GT40s.

[Bainford]

Cool project, interesting subject. Looking good so far. Cheers.

[Gramps46]

I briefly had what I believe is a DDR Lola but there was no identification.  I did find these photos on my phone and the green one is the Scale Kraft and the unpainted one is the DDR if my assumption is true.  As you can see the bodies look the same but the chassis and interiors are different.



[RancheroSteve]

That engine top on the DDR looks like it's copied from the unused interior tub part that comes with the LS Chaparral 2C. Why it's in there, I don't know - earlier origin?.

[absmiami]

G - i got this photo fr Primotipo’s site - have you ever seen it - and did Reventlow own a Cooper ? 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

So good to see anything Lola. Such a famous marque. Thanks for posting your project. 

[Gramps46]

10 hours ago, absmiami said:

G - i got this photo fr Primotipo’s site - have you ever seen it - and did Reventlow own a Cooper ? 

I had not seen the photo above so thank you.  The top cars are the Scarabs and the bottom I am not sure.  Here is a picture with the same load and the bottom car has the same obscured number and is more clearly not a rear engined Cooper.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 17, 2023 by Gramps46

[Gramps46]

You can note that the Bartoletti still has the single rear axle in 1961 when Lotus used it but by 1964 when Shelby and Mann started using it, it had gained a third axle.

[Pierre Rivard]

Just curious Gary, was there multiple Bartoletti transporters or just the one up here being the same as the Cobra and Ferrari teams, just different periods?

Going back to the Lola, will the engine be visible through the rear glass or is there a spare tire blocking the view?

[Gramps46]

Reference the Bartoletti transporters of this style, the ones I am familiar with are the Ferrari, Maserati, and Scarab (Lotus, Shelby, Mann, Piper, JCB, Mirage, Shoen, and Orosco)

The Lola carried its spare tire up front like the GT40 MK1.