When Eric Broadley and the Lola Cars team developed the T70 in 1964, the idea was pretty straightforward: take a stiff aluminum monocoque, stuff an American V8 behind the driver, and go racing. By 1966, the T70 had already found success in Can-Am fields, winning five of six races. By 1969, it had a Daytona 24 Hours victory, beating the GT40 and Porsche 908 in the process. This thing has been driven by the likes of Steve McQueen (for his 1971 film Le Mans) and even Mario Andretti.
Lola went quiet for a while after that, and the brand eventually folded before being revived in 2022 with new ownership. Luckily, they had a full archive of original technical drawings and an active Formula E program. Now they’re building 16 continuation T70s, split across a track-only T70S and a road-legal T70S GT, and if the specs are anything to go by, they haven’t lost their mojo.
Back to the Source
Lola developed the T70S using high-resolution scans of original Mk3B examples alongside archival drawings, keeping the aluminum monocoque chassis, period-correct Hewland transaxle, and double wishbone suspension front and rear. The track car gets a 5.0-liter small-block Chevy punching out 523hp at 7,300 rpm through a five-speed Hewland LG600. That puts the T70S at 1,896lbs dry, good for a 608hp-per-tonne ratio, 0-60 in 2.5 seconds, and a 203mph top speed. It also ships with an FIA Historic Technical Passport, meaning you can theoretically race it against the Porsche 908s and Ford GT40s it once dueled.
The GT version swaps in a 6.2-liter Chevy V8 making 493hp at 6,600rpm, adds 66lbs, and brings the 0-60 time to 2.9 seconds with a 200mph top speed. It gains a Lola-spec six-speed Hewland, air conditioning, Alcantara, storage for radio headsets, and U.K. road registration.
A New Kind of Old Thing
For its materials, the T70S ditches the original fiberglass bodywork for Lola’s patent-pending Natural Composite System (LNCS), which combines plant fibers from Northern European agriculture with basalt fibers from volcanic rock. It’s bound together with a fully plant-based resin that comes from sugar cane. The result is stronger in tensile strength than GRP composite and reportedly better than both GRP and carbon fiber in impact damage tolerance.
Lola also uses magnesium alloy for the wheels, sourced via solar-powered electrolysis of seawater, and claims a 54% reduction in CO2 emissions versus conventional manufacturing.
Spec Sheet
Model: 2026 Lola T70S / T70S GT
Engine: 5.0L Small Block Chevrolet V8; 6.2L Small Block Chevrolet V8 (GT)
Power: 523hp / 425lb-ft; 493hp / 455lb-ft (GT)
0-60 mph: 2.5 sec (T70S) / 2.9 sec (GT)
Top Speed: 203mph (T70S) / 200mph (GT)
Transmission: 5-speed Hewland LG600 (T70S) / 6-speed Lola-spec Hewland (GT)
Chassis: Aluminum monocoque
Production: 16 units total
Pricing & Availability
Lola hasn’t announced pricing yet, but with 16 units total between both variants, expect something well north of six figures. The T70S GT is road-legal in the U.K. at launch, with no current path to road legality in the U.S. Inquiries can be made directly through Lola’s website.
Recap
2026 Lola T70S Revival
Lola is back with a 16-unit continuation run of the iconic T70, available as either a track-only racer or a road-legal GT, both packing small-block Chevy V8s in an aluminum monocoque that stays true to the 1960s original. The big twist is that the bodywork is built from a patent-pending natural composite material made from plant and volcanic rock fibers, which Lola claims outperforms both fiberglass and carbon fiber.
