SOLD - Lola T-620 Formula Super Vee
NO LONGER FOR SALE! SOLD. No, this isn't a car from the Team Terrific stable. Well, not exactly. Rather, it's a car that was restored by Bob Alder (of Team Terrific Racing fame) for its owner, Robert Ames. It turned out really nice! It was restored January to July of 2012 in a full ground-up restoration. When viewing each photo, be sure to read the captions below each image as you go from one to the next.
Now here's the real great part of the story and you ain't gonna believe this. It was purchased by the original owner of the car, Charlie Miller now living in San Diego (see very last picture). He purchased it new from Hass back in the day and raced it out of Denver for several years in the FSV Pro races. But he moved on after that, selling it back in the early 80s. The car was raced subsequently but just two owners until parked in 1998. Then in 2012 Robert Ames/Bob Alder brought it back to life. Charlie just happened to see the car advertised in early 2013 and realized it was his actual original T-620, serial #HU-25. He even still has the original Hass bill of sale info, setup data, etc. from when he owned/raced it. In addition to confirming chassis number (HU-25) he was able to identify things on the car that he'd done when he owned it. Way cool to see the car return "home" after all these years. He's looking to get his now-grown kids in it and probably race it out in Calif. with VARA.
May 2022 -- Epilogue on the Lola T-620, HU-25. It's a very sad ending on many levels. See pics and captions on last two pictures in this gallery.
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Read MoreNow here's the real great part of the story and you ain't gonna believe this. It was purchased by the original owner of the car, Charlie Miller now living in San Diego (see very last picture). He purchased it new from Hass back in the day and raced it out of Denver for several years in the FSV Pro races. But he moved on after that, selling it back in the early 80s. The car was raced subsequently but just two owners until parked in 1998. Then in 2012 Robert Ames/Bob Alder brought it back to life. Charlie just happened to see the car advertised in early 2013 and realized it was his actual original T-620, serial #HU-25. He even still has the original Hass bill of sale info, setup data, etc. from when he owned/raced it. In addition to confirming chassis number (HU-25) he was able to identify things on the car that he'd done when he owned it. Way cool to see the car return "home" after all these years. He's looking to get his now-grown kids in it and probably race it out in Calif. with VARA.
May 2022 -- Epilogue on the Lola T-620, HU-25. It's a very sad ending on many levels. See pics and captions on last two pictures in this gallery.
If you wish, you can CLICK HERE. for all our many other SmugMug Photo Galleries.
To return to TeamTerrificRacing.com CLICK HERE.
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When received, the car was in very rough shape. It had been ridden hard and put away wet (if you know what I mean) and been in storage for years. Luckily there was no evidence that it had ever been bent or wrecked. But it needed everything, including a new engine.
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