what a shame.... still, its probably in some smart bastards shed being returned to v6 standards...its amazing the knowledge these guys have of 30 y/o racing cars.
A mate got offered an open wheeler "in a box" years ago and after some humming and hahing he went for a look.
"the old man' had croaked and the daughter was cleaning up. HSe rang some ol mate of the old mans who rang my mate.
on inspection, it was a late 60's Lola open wheeler with a 5 litre chev. everything in bits.
some research showed only 1 of these cars was imported to aus but that car was racing and lived in Sydney??
more research in England turned up that two cars, consecutively numbered, had come in to the country but a paperwork error by the import customs in the numbers had effectively "vanished" the other car.
While it was known in the 60's, the old guy had bought it after it had stopped being competitive and pulled it to bits where it then sat till a couple of years ago.
The level of detail in that old small block chev was outstanding. small wire screens braised over every oil drain hole shiny polished crank, stunning port work and a cam shaft you could bore holes in wood with.. its a stunning race car....