Description
THIS T-600 IS A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT CAR DUE TO ITS REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN, BEING THE GT40 OF GTP CARS. THIS LOLA T-600 TUB TU-6 HAS AN OUTSTANDING PEDIGREE. IT WAS RUN IN 1981-1983 BY DANNY ONGAIS / TED FIELDS FINISHING 2ND IN THE IMSA GTP SERIES. A SIMILAR T-600 { NOT AS NICE AS THIS TUB TU-6} SOLD IN 1969 TO JIM LANRUM IN DALLAS, TEXAS. FOR $185,OOO. ANOTHER IS IN THE PRESTIGIOUS " PETER KAUS ROSSO BIANO" COLLECTION IN GERMANY. THIS T-600 TUB #6 HAS BEEN RESTORED GROUNG UP AND IS IN ITS ORIG LIVERY. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE CARS EVER RACED. THIS CAR HAS ITS ORIG FALCONER 5.7 CHEV ENGINE " FRESH " 600 HP +OR-. AND THE ORIG 'FRESH" VG-500 HEWLAND TRANS. THIS GIVES THE T-600 AN ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER GTP'S WITH 6CYL TURBO ENGINES SUCH AS THE PORSCHE 962 AND 89 TUBO NISSANS DUE TO ITS MASSIVE LOW END TORQUE. THIS IS BEST USED ON THE STREET AND SHORT TRACK VENUES RUN TODAY IN VINTAGE TODAY.
History
2ND PLACE IMSA GTP SERIES1981-82 DANNY ONGAIS / TED FIELDS. THIS GAR HAS RUN VINTAGE EVENTS SUCH AS ------CHRYSLER PALM SPRINGS GRAND PRIX, FINISHING 2ND BEHIND JOHN MORTON IN HIS 1200HP NISSAN GTP.-------PHOENIX INT'L RACEWAY 1997,------GRAND PRIX AT POMONA FINISHING 1ST.------TUSTIN THUNDER 1997 1ST PLACE,---L.A. GRAND PRIX 1997,-------TUSTIN THUNDER 1998 FIRST PLACE.-------TUSTIN THUNDER 1999 2ND OVERALL 1ST IN CLASS.----
GTP
