Lola Cars [SEP] dissolved or abolished
brand of the Lola Group, which combined former rowing boat manufacturer Lola Aylings and Lola Composites, that specialized in carbon fibre production. After a period in bankruptcy administration, Lola Cars International ceased trading on 5 October 2012. Many of Lola's assets were subsequently purchased by a partnership composed of Multimatic Engineering and the Carl A. Haas Automotive company.
Sports cars.
Sports cars Early days – the 1960s.
Lola was one of the top chassis suppliers in the 1960s. After its small front-engined sports cars came various
, as the lead aerodynamicist. The team's cars were also to be built in the same factory.
Even with FORCE designing and building the cars, Carl Haas chose to enter the cars in the season under the constructor name of Lola. Haas was the official importer of cars from British firm Lola Cars International to the United States, and wished to associate the more popular Lola name with the team. Lola was however not involved in the project, and played no part in the design or construction of the team's