Vintage slot info ??

[ourwayband]

Guys,picked this little jewel up a couple of weeks ago.It is missing the glass ,roll bar and intake,but runs well.Any info on it?
Thanks
Rusty H

[mattb]

Monogram Lola T70 that came in the Road America and the 4 lane race sets. Same body as the 1/32 kit car, just a different chassis. Brad Blohm may sell windshields on Ebay.

[chappyman66]

What Matt said^^^^^
The aluminum chassis isn't so good but you can still find the brass ones and the mounting locations are the same.

[LolaGT]

I know this is my first post here... but hey ya gotta start somewhere.

My name is Ken, and I've been collecting 1/32 slots from the 1960's for awhile now. Revells and Monograms mostly, but I do have a weakness for Strombeckers too.

Anyway, I bought a car just like the OP's about a month ago, and couldn't find any information on it anywhere. Now thanks to this forum, I know what my car actually is. Wonder how it would do with new tires and a Russkit 23 motor in it?

LolaGT

[chappyman66]

Hi Ken, they are fun cars, performance depends on your track. Those Russkit motors like long straights....
But there are lots of good tire options out there.

[chrisguyw]

[LolaGT]

That's a nice looking car! Did you put a modern chassis in it or did you keep the brass one?

I bought my GT awhile back thinking to strip it and restore it, but when it finally came I couldn't bring myself to do it. Up close it oozes 1965, and some kid saving his paperboy money to buy it... right down to the upside down 'peace sign' taillights. I wish I knew how to preserve the original decals, as I'm afraid to pick it up because they might fall off. I ended up buying three others to get enough parts for a cherry body.

Thank you for the T70 drive ideas. I have this original chassis, and I was thinking about using a brass one instead with updated motor and wheels. I like to see nice looking original cars, but fast original cars are a lot more fun.

Ken

[chrisguyw]

[LolaGT]

I read about your modifications awhile back, and bought a cobbled Monogram frame to restore and modify with your mods for my GT.
Thank you for posting those, I'm going to try them out.

Ken