1967 Lola T70 Mk III

Received the rolling chassis directly from Lola Cars and prepared it for competition within a single day. The car was campaigned under the Sidney Taylor Racing livery, a white scheme with one wide and two narrow green stripes originally adopted from a Team Elite Brabham-Climax.

Purchased the car from Tech-Speed Racing and had it repainted bright orange. Campaigned extensively in 1968 and 1969, principally with Chris Craft as driver, including events in Austria, at Silverstone, and at various British circuits.

Acquired on behalf of the Steve McQueen film production company to serve as a stunt and crash car. The chassis arrived on site on 27 July 1970 and was wrecked in a staged crash sequence on 22 August 1970 while disguised as a Ferrari 512S.

Acquired the damaged remains after they were repatriated to the UK following filming. The pair rebuilt or patched together several of the wrecked Lola chassis with the intention of selling them to fund their own racing activities.

Obtained the heavily damaged SL73/134 monocoque, along with other parts and a separate T70 Mk IIIB (SL76/151), in exchange for his race-ready Lister Jaguar YOB 575 plus cash. The car remained unrestored during his ownership as competing projects took priority.

Received the dismantled car from his uncle and undertook a very lengthy comprehensive reconstruction over several decades, culminating in the car appearing at Silverstone in 2013 as a complete and functioning machine.

End-of-season event at Innsbruck.

The car's competition debut, run just one day after delivery as a rolling chassis. It was finished in primer rather than a completed livery.

Fifth consecutive win for the car within approximately five weeks of delivery.

End-of-season event at Innsbruck, closing out the 1969 campaign.

Six-hour race; co-driven by Lidell. Finished two laps adrift of the leading GT40.

Co-driven by Lidell; retired with a crown wheel and pinion failure.

Run with a Bartz-Chevrolet engine and revised wheel sizes (9-inch front, 14-inch rear) for this event.

First public appearance of the reconstructed car, demonstrating it as a complete and running machine following the multi-decade restoration.

Rolling chassis converted to full race-ready specification by the Tech-Speed team overnight, in time for competition the following day.

Car was finished only in primer at the time of its debut.

Original livery replaced with a bright orange paint finish following sale to Gil Baird.

Engine replaced with a Bartz-Chevrolet unit and wheel dimensions altered to 9-inch front and 14-inch rear for the Thruxton event.

Original orange bodywork removed and stored; new body panels fitted to replicate the appearance of a Ferrari 512S for use in the Le Mans film. Car finished in red (Rosso) and given race number 7.

The original orange bodywork was later retrieved separately.

Original monocoque/tub assessed as beyond repair; a replacement chassis tub was fabricated from new.

Fabrication cost was £4,500. This was one stage in a multi-decade comprehensive reconstruction of the car.

Long-term comprehensive reconstruction of the entire dismantled car, described as an automotive jigsaw, drawing on numerous component invoices over many years.

Work was carried out by the current vendor from approximately 1980 onward and the car was successfully completed and demonstrated at Silverstone in 2013.