1963 Elva Mk7 Sports Car Groups 1-3 Serial Number: 70-013 Logbook: FIA Identify Form Condition: Very Good Price: 77000 EUR Euro Location: Belgium This listing has been viewed 3389 times. click for more photos 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 Tires: treaded tyres, 204 compound Interior Fire System: FIA approved fire system Restraints: FIA approved safety harness Guages: Original Smiths instruments Spares 4 magnesium wheels with wet tyres