Un MKVIIs Elva 1964 Voiture de course Sport BMW sur l'affichage lors de l'historique de la section International Motorsport Classic Car Show 2017 à Londres
5512 x 3651 px | 46,7 x 30,9 cm | 18,4 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
23 février 2017
Lieu:
ExCel, London, United Kingdom
Informations supplémentaires:
Elva MkVIIS BMW fitted with Lester Owen engine. Elva was a sports and racing car manufacturing company based in Bexhill, then Hastings and Rye, East Sussex, United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1955 by Frank G. Nichols. The name comes from the French phrase elle va ("she goes"). Around 1964-1966 Elva made a very successful series of Mk8 sports racers mostly with 1.8 litre BMW engines (modified from the 1.6 litre by Nerus) and some with 1.15 litre Holbay-Ford engines. The Mk8 had a longer wheelbase and wider track compared to the Mk7, which was known for difficult handling due to a 70-30 weight bias to the rear.[28] Following the success of the McLaren in sportscar racing, Elva became involved in producing cars for sale to customers: "Later a tie-up with Elva and the Trojan Group was arranged and they took over the manufacture of the McLaren sports/racer, under the name McLaren-Elva-Oldsmobile." [29] At the 1966 Racing Car Show, held in London in January, Elva exhibited two sports racing cars – the McLaren-Elva Mk.II V8 and the Elva-BMW Mk. VIIIS. The McLaren-Elva was offered with the option of Oldsmobile, Chevrolet or Ford V8 engines. The Elva-BMW Mk. VIIIS was fitted with a rear-mounted BMW two-litre four-cylinder OHC engine.[30] Luki Botha campaigned an Elva-Porsche in southern Africa from 1966.
