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RE: Non-LSR / Elva

To: "Joe Timney" <joetimney@dol.net>,
Subject: RE: Non-LSR / Elva
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:01:45 -0500
does it look like this??
http://www.investcar.com/pages/car_pics.asp?car=5&picnumber=101


They used a lot of parts from other companies so could have been a lot of
different setups..
Do a web search on Elva sports racers..
Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joe Timney
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:23 PM
> To: Land-speed List
> Subject: Non-LSR / Elva
>
>
> I need a history lesson. I just got a '57 ? Elva in the shop to restore
> the chassis, suspension & body. It is a CanAM style rear engine car.
> From what I was told, it is the first & only alumunium bodied Elva,
> molds were taken off of it and all of the rest of those built were
> fiberglass. The car has been raced thruout Europe & US and qualifies to
> be taken to Pebble Beach show when finished...GOOD PROJECT $$$$.
>
> Where were they built, how many years & what engine/transaxle did they
> use?
>
> My bet is that John Goodman and/or Dave Dahlgren could answer this???
> Anybody else?
>
> joe






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