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Originally Posted by henk4
This weekend I spoke with the current owner of 222/2. His version of events is consistent with what I suggested one post up here. 220/1 was destroyed, Lola had already begun production of the longer wheelbase customer chassis (222), and it just so happened that 222/2 was about ready when 220/1 crashed out, so the new car could be quickly shipped to the USA. Not wanting to disturb the crowds or for other reasosn, they continued to enlist the car as a 220 for the remainder of the season.
In the mean time I found on the Lola heritage site that 222/3 is now owned by Roger Wills, a regular on 10-10ths, and also an avid historic racer, so we may see more of that car pretty soon.
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Henry Smith told me the story of how they rebuilt the crashed car in two weeks, changing it from a 220 to a 222. I don't recall all the details so I won't post them here because I can't come back and correct them due to the editing limit. I'll see if I can get Henry to write something up about it. The main reason to not miss the next race was series points for the Can-Am Championship and probably sponsor commitments.
I have seen the tub currently in the car and it looks more like a T220 than a T222. Henry said they had a guy lengthen the 220 body to fit the longer chassis. The extra wheelbase added stability. I had photos but can't find them. If I find them I'll post 'em up.