{"id":34352,"date":"2022-10-22T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34352"},"modified":"2022-10-22T13:41:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T17:41:00","slug":"the-house-that-newman-haas-built-1983-lola-cosworth-t700","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34352","title":{"rendered":"The House That Newman\/Haas Built: 1983 Lola-Cosworth T700"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presented by RM Sotheby\u2019s<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first car run by Newman\/Haas Racing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

THE ORIGINS OF NEWMAN\/HAAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The unlikely duo of Chicago businessman Carl Haas and movie star\/racecar driver Paul Newman began as fierce competitors within the CanAm series. Haas had experienced great success winning the championship four years in a row between 1977\u20131980, and he was the North American distributor of Lola race cars. As such, Carl supplied cars to Newman\u2014who claimed they typically arrived late and overweight.<\/p>\n

Despite their less-than-cordial relationship, one day Haas called Newman and asked if he wanted to go Indy Car racing together. Paul immediately denied the request, but Carl persisted and claimed he could get Mario Andretti behind the wheel. Andretti had known of Haas, and greatly respected his dedication to the sport and the way in which he ran his team. A deal was stuck in October 1982, and the triumvirate was formed.<\/p>\n

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