Lola
Mk 6 GT

Why it matters

Eric Broadley's Lola Mk 6 GT is regarded by some as the first mid-engined GT race car with a large-capacity engine. Ford bought two of the three cars as test mules, and the design became the genetic predecessor of the Ford GT40.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

A non-running prototype appeared at the Olympia Racing Car Show in January 1963. At Le Mans in June 1963 LGT-1 ran as high as ninth before an accident, while LGT-2 stayed in the transporter as a spares car. Ford then funded collaboration on a Mk 6-based racer and bought the show car and the Le Mans car, which became test mules for the GT40. LGT-2 went to John Mecom, received a Traco-tuned Chevrolet V8 in place of the Ford unit, and won the Nassau Tourist Trophy in December 1963; it is the only one of the three Ford never owned.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Three cars exist in the lineage: the show prototype and chassis LGT-1 and LGT-2. Construction is an aluminium monocoque with fibreglass bodywork by John Frayling and a mid-rear V8. LGT-2 carries widened front and rear fenders from factory track changes, Cobra-style wheels on GT40 hubs and an aluminium canopy, as restored by Hall and Hall in 2010 to its modified 1964 configuration.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RM Sotheby's lot catalogue: 1963 Lola Mk 6 GT LGT-2 (Monterey 2014) Level B

   • 3 examples produced (chassis LGT-1 to LGT-3)

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   1963 Lola Mk 6 GT | Monterey 2014 | RM Sotheby's Level B RM Sotheby's · 2014-08

   • mid-rear engine GT car; Traco-tuned Chevrolet V-8
   • 5,700 cc Chevrolet V-8 engine (LGT-2)
   • 530 hp (LGT-2 spec)
   • four-speed manual Colotti Type 37 transaxle

   Accessed 2026-11-12