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There are not many occasions when such an original car as this ex-Surtees Lola T70 come up for sale. John Surtees clinched the inaugural 1966 Can Am Championship with this car and has personally verified its history. With it, he won the first and final races of the season.

So good was the car that, being disenchanted with his lightened Mark 111B Spyder, SL75/124 in 1967, Surtees approached Carl Haas and dragged his 1966 car out of Haas's showroom and promptly won the Stardust Grand Prix at Las Vegas to end the season!

After this, the car went to just two owners, neither of whom crashed it, before going to the present owner, who has had the car since 1977.

Now restored and with a Chevrolet 327 on Weber carburetors fitted, this immaculate T70, with the nose signed by John Surtees, is ready for next year's vintage racing season.

Price: $325,000.

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History: SL71/43.

22/9/66: Invoiced to John Mecom for Team Surtees.

11/9: Can Am. Round 1. St. Jovite: Surtees; 1st.
25/9: Can Am Round 3: Mosport; Surtees; DNF. (Acc.)
16/10: Can Am Round 4. Monterey G.P. Laguna Seca.: Surtees; 12th.
30/10: Can-Am Round 5. Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside. Hill; 3rd.
13/11: Can-Am Round 6. Las Vegas Stardust Grand Prix, first ever Can-Am series, Surtees; 1st O.A.
(Surtees won the Championship. Won more than $50,000).

Returned to Carl Haas's Showroom. Raced by John Surtees in 1967 after problems with his Mark 111B Spyder.

1967
12/11: Can-Am Round 6. Las Vegas. Stardust G.P Surtees.; 1st.

1968: Sold to George Ralph Jr. USRRC:
19/5: Bridgehampton: G. Ralph; DNF. .Engine.
02/6: St. Jovite; G. Ralph; 11th.
13/7: Watkins Glen: G. Ralph; DNF. Transmission.

1971: Returned to Carl Haas for complete rebuild. Sold to Michael Hanz who used it on the road.

1977: Sold to the present owner who had it restored and Mark 3b coupe bodywork and air conditioning installed.

2002: Now restored to original specification with very light bodywork and vintage raced by the owner, who has now retired. Has 9" front and 12" rear width wheels and has different front and rear suspension geometry. (From Surtees' 1967 3b Spyder?) Painted in red with white Team Surtees' Arrowhead on nose.