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Thoroughly restored Elva Mk VII | Car Catcher

This Elva is said to have logged zero miles since its ground-up restoration.

Car Catcher: A Factory-Backed Elva Mk IV With Notable Racing History

A factory-backed Elva with a podium finish at Sebring.

In the September Issue: Project Elva Part 4 | Repairing a Badly Battered Body

While molds do exist to completely replace our Elva’s body, we decided to repair our fiberglass instead.

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1962 Mk VI

This rough fiberglass body might not look like much, but it's actually a rare 1962 Elva Mk VI sports racer—and one with a storied history nonetheless.

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Installing a modern fire-suppression system into our vintage racer

Even a vintage race car needs a modern fire-suppression system. Fire burns just as hot as ever.

We chose the Lifeline Zero 360 2.25kg. Novec 1230 electric …

Constructing a seat mount for our Elva's freshly-made passenger seat

After finishing the fiberglass portion of our Elva’s passenger seat, we still needed to build an upper seat bracket.

We took a …

Fabricating an Elva passenger seat–by replicating the driver seat

Why did we build a passenger seat for our Elva sports racer?

Because that’s what the racing rules of the day required.

A related quote, in fact, from the SCCA’s …

How do you wire a car when no harness exists?

Before we removed our Elva’s body to complete welding, we thought it would be a good idea to further study our electrical system. What needs did we have regarding lights …

Well, our Elva’s new clutch system would require some fabrication

So, our new clutch hydraulic system? We ran into a snag.

You see, the ideal place for the clutch slave cylinder mount on the transaxle was already occupied by …

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Aug 17, 2021 by ElvaMKII
1957 Elva MK II Sports Racer

Imported by Burdie Martin, raced by him and by Frank Campbell and Chuck Dietrich at Road America in '58. Restored in 1994 and raced at Monterey Histoirics 2007, 2008 and …

Aug 17, 2021 by mgbgtracer
1964 Elva Mk IV

Sebring IRS - Always a race car - Prepared at factory for Sebring in 1966

Aug 17, 2021 by RonDavis
1962 Elva Courier Mk IV

Roadster, slightly enhanced MGB engine, Sage Green metallic colofr

Aug 17, 2021 by vintageracer98
1960 Elva 200 Formula Junior

This a very early 200 and is currently completing restoration. I hope to have it on track in the spring. Two of my racing buddies (Tom Grudovich & Hervey Parke) …

Aug 17, 2021 by elvacar
1961 Elva Courier

http://elvacourier.blogspot.com/ A recent issue of the magazine indicated that the Elva was a suitable alternate foil for a person hankering after a MGA/MGB as they shared a similar engine. I …

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