In 1957 Eric Broadley built an 1172cc Ford special that acquired the name "Lola". Success in the 1100cc category at Brands Hatch led Broadley to accept orders for three cars and with many wins and lap records in 1959 with the Lotus-Climax, orders came flooding in. Broadley gave up the construction industry and went into car manufacturing. Competitive sports cars for Group 6, Le Mans, IMSA GTP were continually produced during the 70s, 80s and 90s, but the disastrous foray into Formula 1 in 1997 led Lola into receivership. Rescued by Martin Birrane it is now a leading exponent of automotive technology while retaining the heritage of being one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of specialist sports and racing cars in the world. This portfolio of 45 worldwide articles includes model introductions, track & road test articles, technical and performance data.