Sports Car Illustrated 1958

Summing up, for the man who wants to drive his car on the street and race it on weekends and still have a chance at the hardware, the Elva Courier will be hard to beat. Admittedly some of the amenities of the full street or boulevard sports car are missing, but to the truly shriven the no-nonsense performance and maneuverability of the Courier will make up for any number of cigarette lighters, ash trays and fancy knobs. SCI 1958

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Monday, July 25, 2011

The Ecumenical British Sports Car

The Elva Courier  represents the best of british sports car design and contains parts from every major manufacturer.


From MG we get the Engine and Transmission  - and We are official NAMGAR Members (North American MGA Register)
The Front Hubs axles and Steering Rack are MG Midget or more specifically Morris Minor
The Ring and pinion are MG Midget or Morris Minor as well - Lots of factory ratios (3.5 to 5.12)
The steering wheel is TD or TF

The MG guys are uncertain of the mongrel heritage and keep a safe distance



From Triumph we get the front suspension uprights (herald), the steering universal, the heater assembly and a lot of bushings for the Elva designed rear suspension.

The local Portland Triumph club allows us to attend social gatherings - if we bring wine along

From Jaguar we get the front suspension bushings and pedal pads for the brake and clutch XK120 for the bushings - some sedan for the pedal pads

Never really see the Jaguar car show guys, the jaguar drivers come around and share a pint



From Austin Healey - we get the generator with the rear mounted tach drive - It was a good thing in racing to know if your water pump was still turning - and this generator gives RPM and indication of a missing belt (despite the MGA Engine having a tach drive off of the camshaft)

Healey Guys like the car - and the sprite guys share parts



Rootes Group (Sunbeam, Hillman)  We get the Minx brakes and master cylinders (two)  A bias bar system

Is there a Sunbeam Club



We get the rear end assembly from the One point Five (with other parts welded on)

Again



From the Morris Minor we get a bunch of parts - Wiper motor and wipers arms, Steering assembly, switchgear, Ignition and assorted bushings.

I don't know about these guys - I want a Minor so I will have to find out



Shock front and rear are the same as the Lotus Elite (rears are slightly different utilizing a lower bushing mount)

Lotus club guys invite us to track events - very appropriate



There are more parts - but I will have to look to find them on your car

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