Did find a gear box # DG300-59 stamped on the main housing. If this is a factory Hewland number then it does not match the Lola/Hewland serial number list, they where much higher starting with the T190's. Also roll bar # 19840, talked to SCCA about the roll bar # they didn't keep records until the 1980's. The rear suspension has been removed with no surprises. Inspected the gearbox, was expecting to find no gears because only 1 nut was securing the case. But to my surprise, it was complete. Next the uprights and half shafts are on the list.
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A SCCA number starting with '19' means Region 19 which was California Sports Car Club. That means that the first time it competed was in a CSCC event and that narrows things down quite a bit. My earlier suggestion that this could have been Bud Morley's replacement car seems less likely now as he was based in Denver and the rebuilt/new car's first recorded race was at Mid-Ohio.
So I'd guess that we're looking for a local Californian driver who may have only used it in Nationals or Regionals.
Or maybe it's a car that arrived so late in 1971 that it didn't race until 1972. In which case Californians Gregg Peterson and Jim Moffat become possibilities.
Allen,
Thank you for the information on my Lola. I did talk to Mark Waco who drove the car in 1973 and setup the race program for the Justice Bros. The only thing he remembered is it was bought as a roller from a manufacture who made gears. With your roll bar id, it does narrow the search.
Thanks again,
Kurt
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