Elva 1958-1966 - Racing genes

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Elva 1958-1966 - Racing genes

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Created in 2013

Text:

Roger Gloor

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Daniel Reinhard

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Elva Courier MK IV 1964 - das einzige Auto mit Einzelradaufhängungen für weniger als £ 1000

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Elva Courier MK IV S 1967 - hübscher Zweisitzer

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Der Courier Mk III, Baujahr 1963 - Das von Trojan konstruierte Modell liess jedoch in vielen Belangen zu wünschen übrig - Elva Courier

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Elva Courier MK III 1963 - Chassis mit unabhängigen Aufhängungen

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Elva Courier MK IV 1963 - vor der Trojan (Kabinenroller) Fabrik

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Elva GT 160 (1964) - Le Mans Classic 2014 - Plateau 4

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Elva GT 160 (1964) - in Plateau 4 (1962-1965) at the Le Mans Classic 2012

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Elva Courer MK III (1964) - in the sports car class at the 2014 Gaisberg Race

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Summary

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Elva. It produced small racing sports cars and also a road-going racing car called the Courier, of which a good 660 were built.

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In Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, Elva Engineering constructed small racing sports cars from 1955. At the suggestion of the US importer, Elva boss Frank Nichols developed a "road going sports racing car" in 1958 to compete with Lotus and others. Under designer Peter Nott, a tubular frame with side struts was created to accommodate a BMC mechanism with the 1.5 L engine from the MG A, while designer Tim Fry created an attractive two-seater body. An aluminum model served as a negative mold for the GRP body of the first 30 Elva Courier. The 1960 Mark II received the 1.6 L MG engine, and the two-part windshield became one-piece. Britons who bought the Courier in kit form were able to save purchase tax (one third of the final price).

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