History
Established in 1958 by Eric Broadley MBE, Lola is Great Britain’s longest-serving manufacturer of racing cars. Lola has built cars for all spheres of the sport from humble club classes to Formula 1, and endurance sports racers to Indy cars and is still at the forefront of the worldwide motorsport.
The name Lola came from the lyrics of a song from the contemporary musical D*** Yankees: "whatever Lola wants, Lola gets".
Only 36 MK 1 Lola’s were produced. The Mark 1 Lola was a very successful racing car, winning races in the Continent as well as Asia. The cars were offered in a wide variety of configurations as regards choice of engine, gearbox, wheels and tyres to allow the purchaser to fit the car to his budget.
Malaysian driver Chan Lye Choon took delivery of this car in 1961 and raced the car though out Asia including winning the 1961 Jahore Grand prix.
The car passed through several Asian based owners before being sent to the UK in 1973 and then onto Europe to pass through several more owners. Bruce Roberts of South Australia purchased the car form the UK in 1980 and imported it to Australia.
The currents owner purchased this Lola Mk1 from Bruce in 1994.
Penrite is proud to have this Lola Mk1 as part of its collection.
