Description:

ONE OF THE REAR ENGINED CARS PRODUCED BY ELVA FROM AUTUMN 1960. PADDY HOPKIRK ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THIS CAR AS ONE OF TWO FROM THE FACTORY EARLY IN 1961. THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBERV 1960. IT CAME WITH A FORD 105E ENGINE AND VOLKSWAGEN GEARBOX. 

PADDY AND HIS FRIEND CHARLES EYRE-MAUNSELL COMPETED WITH THE CAR IN HILL CLIMBS, SPRINTS AND RACE MEETINGS,MAINLY IN IRELAND, INCLUDING THE MIKE HAWTHORN TROPHY MEETING AT PHOENIX PARK DUBLIN. THE CAR WAS SOLD IN 1962.

THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE CAR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1984 IS UNKNOWN. IN 1985 IT WAS PURCHASED BY ROB SAUNDERS WHO RACED THE CAR FOR 17 YEARS IN THE UK HISTORIC FORMULA JUNIOR EVENTS.

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2002 BY SUE AND ANDREW SPENCE WHO OWNED AND RACED THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE PRESNT OWNER LATE 2015. SUE WON THE HISTORIC FORMULA JUNIOR LADIES TROPHY TWO YEARS IN SUCCESSION.

THE CAR IS REGISTERED FOR THE LURANI HISTORIC FORMULA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP AND ALSO COMES WITH ITS OWN TRAILER ,FULL FIA HTP PAPERS ,INVOICES, AND HISTORY. NOTABLE RACES THE CAR HAS COMPETED IN INCLUDE GOODWOOD REVIVAL, GRAND PRIX DE PAU AND GRAND PRIX HISTORIQUE DE PORTO.

PART EXCHANGE A POSSIBILTY

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