Lola T280

[phdm]

Photos show one car with chromed roll hoop and yellow rear view mirror.

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Another one.

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Third.

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Fourth.

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Photos of another car with black roll hoop and black mirror.

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Another one.

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Last one.

[Michael Oliver]

PHDM

Excellent pictures, thank you very much! There certainly does appear to be two cars - please can you tell us when and where these shots were taken?

Is there any possibility they could be the same car but with the roll hoop chromed and a different rear view mirror? I agree that this doesn't provide an explanation for the two different chassis no's but one has to ask...

If they were photographed at the same meeting on the same day, then we'd know for sure!

IIRC, the Bert Skidmore car is claimed as being the first T286 built, e.g. chassis no 7, so there is something not quite right here, an issue we've touched on before.

Michael

[phdm]

Pictures are coming from the Poulain catalogue.
The picture at Paul Ricard leading the pack is from 1995 (car n° 92 with chromed roll hoop).
Blaton had definitely two cars: 282/6 and 286/7.

[Michael Oliver]

Regarding the car in the Rosso Bianco museum with the tall airbox, which may or may not be the ex-Jauslin car, Orwell Supersports organisers have replied to me saying that this car never competed in any of their races, despite the fact that it features a series sticker! Confusing eh!

Michael

[barathieu gerar]

Gentlemen,

as i can add to this thread is when i saw the car

of Jean BLATON at MONTHLERY some years ago (i could find
the year if somebody is interessed), i spoke with one of
his mecanician and he said the car was the ex JL.LAFFOSSE/FILIPINETTI one.

[Michael Oliver]

Originally posted by barathieu gerar
Gentlemen,

as i can add to this thread is when i saw the car

of Jean BLATON at MONTHLERY some years ago (i could find
the year if somebody is interessed), i spoke with one of
his mecanician and he said the car was the ex JL.LAFFOSSE/FILIPINETTI one.

Thanks, yes, that would be T282/6. It would be interesting to know the year for reference purposes...

[barathieu gerar]

MICHAEL,

it was in JUNE 2000 AT MONTLHERY.
Has i can remember the car was totally yellow without
red stripe as we can saw on HU7.

[barathieu gerar]

More , has somebody some knowledge about the LOLA T286/HU50
driven by Ruedi JOSLIN at MOST in interserie in 1980.
the photo is in racingsportscars.com.

[Jeremy Jackson]

Gerard,

Sem to be talking to you on 2 forums!

We've briefly discussed this earlier in this thread (On about page 7!). It's either a misprint for HU05, or a converted 2-litre chassis (HU50 would be a T292)