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With the advent of the U.S.R.R.C. in 1963 and the fact that under 2-liter sports racing cars could compete for overall honors in the 1964 championship season against their larger-engine counterparts on a points basis, the Elva-Porsche was conceived by Midwest Porsche distributor, Oliver Schmidt, Elva importer Carl Haas, and Elva designer, Frank Nicholls. Light, nimble, and powered by a reliable, yet powerful Porsche Carrera engine of 1700 cc, the Elva-Porsche stunned the racing world by winning its inaugural race in the U.S., the prestigious Road America 500 in August of 1964.
Sports Racer
Chassis #: 70P-038Resulting from that success, a production run of 19 cars was committed to over the next year and one half.
by Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2008
Sports Racer
Chassis #: 70P-038
by Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2008
Related Reading : Elva Sports Racer History
In the year 1955, Frank G. Nichols founded the Elva sports car manufacturing company. Based in Hastings, United Kingdom, the name Elva comes from the French phrase ella va which means she goes. Unfortunately, financial problems that were caused by the failure of the U.S. distributor the Elva Company was sold to Trojan in 1961. Production was relocated to Rye, Sussex, and again in 1966 to the main....
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