Description
The Elva Mk7 is well known on both sides of the Atlantic and is a most competitive contender in sports car racing. This car is a fantastic example of the marque with a very detailed and continued history from new. It comes with a Lotus Twin Cam engine, current FIA papers and is race ready.
History
Elva (a name derived from the French "Elle va" = "She goes") was a successful car constructor in the late fifties and early sixites, and certainly a force Lotus drivers had to reckon with as the well built and efficient sports racers proved more than a threat to Colin Chapman's production. Elva produced 69 Mk7s between 1963 and 1965 and this particular car is the 13th. It was built in 1963 and delivered to Swiss racer Sidney Charpilloz. It was originally fitted with a 1216cc Coventry Climax engine. Sidney Charpilloz raced the car in 1963 (Rossfeld Hill Climb, Trophée d'Auvergne, Circuit de Charade, Freiburg Hill Climb, Ollon-Villars Hill Climb). He sold the car at he end of the season to buy a new Mk7S. The car passed on to different successive Swiss owners who raced the car with various engines (Lotus-Ford 1600cc, Alfa Romeo 1600cc, Ford Cosworth 1100cc). It was then acquired by Hansuli Büchi who then sold the car in the late seventies, through car dealer Rob de La Rive Box, to Harm Lagaay (the well known Porsche designer). At that stage the car was a restoration project. Harm Lagaay commissioned Peter Denty to restore the chassis. The car was raced successfully by Harm Lagaay and then Eberhard Dollinger in the eighties. It was sold in the early nineties to Manfred Bode who raced the car only a few times. The current owner has used the car in historic endurance racing since its purchase a couple of few years ago.
Recent Competition History
2001 - Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (pole position) 2001 - 750 Meilen Nürburgring 2002 - Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Performance Data
Weight: tbd lbs
Engine
Type: Lotus Twin Cam engine
Displacement: 1598 cc
Heads: Cylinder head rebuilt one race ago
Crankshaft: Steel crankshaft
Connecting Rods: steel conrods
Pistons: Forged pistons
stripped and rebuilt in 2001, Dry sumped
Fuel System
Manufacturer: FIA approved
Capacity: 35 l
Fuel Pump: Electrical fuel pump
Oil/Water System
Radiator: 2 water radiators
Water Rad Location: front
Oil Cooler: Oil cooler
Electrical System
Ignition: Lucas electronic ignition, 12V system, Master switch
Alternator: Alternator
Transmission
Manfacturer: Hewland
Type: Mk9 5-speed gearbox
Rear End
Manufacturer: Hewland
Type: in unit with gearbox
Differential: Limited slip differential
Body
Construction: Fibreglass bodywork
Front lights and stop lights in working order, New windscreen (clear) to be fitted to the car
Chassis
Type: Spaceframe chassis with rivetted aluminium panels
Front Suspension: double wishbones, coil overs, cast uprights, tubular anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension: lower wishbones, top links, upper radius rods, coil overs, fabricated uprights, tubular anti-roll ba
Shocks: new adjustable Leda dampers front and rear
Brakes: non ventilated front and rear discs, aluminium calipers
Steering: proprietary rack
Wheels: Minilite magnesium wheels with 450 M 13 tyres at the front a
