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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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Investigating the origin of our Elva’s original rear brakes

Rear brakes?

Our Elva didn’t come with any–at least when we bought the car.

We did know, however, that our Elva Mk VI originally came with inboard drum …

How to build a battery mount fit for a race car

Every car needs a battery, and our Elva was no exception. There was no evidence left as to where the battery had been mounted on our car, so we …

Fabricating upper seat mounts for our Elva’s passenger seat

We now needed a mount for our Elva’s passenger seat. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the original one looked like.

[Fabricating an Elva passenger seat–by replicating the …

Constructing a safer steering system for our Elva sports racer

Nothing about our Elva sport racer’s original steering column seemed sound. The car came to us sporting a thin-wall steel tube topped with a round pad drilled with …

How to restore a dirty, worn chassis plate to like-new condition

One bit of good news that came with our beat and battered Elva Mk VI sports racer: The chassis plate, while hard to read, still sat attached on the …

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Elva Readers' Rides

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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