The ELVA Mk.III sports racer which I located and bought on behalf of the Bexhill Museum took a mini holiday as part of the annual Classic Car Show exhibition held at the huge National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham, thanks to the efforts of members of the Bexhill 100 Motoring Club. It was good to see the car being greatly admired by a whole new audience, and by chance there was an ELVA Mk.1 (Climax) and ELVA front-engined F/J (BMC) located within a few yards of the Bexhill MC stand. See www.elva.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=309
This year will be the 50th GOLDEN anniversary of the stunning victory by the ELVA-PORSCHE in the Elkhart Lake "500" race at Road America, a result which certainly deserves a celebration, particularly as Frank Nichols thought of this amazing achievement as the highlight of his motorsports career. This was recognised by his ashes being scattered at the circuit some 34 years later. It would be wonderful if some of the Porsche engined ELVA Mk.VII's could be assembled together there later in the year.
ELVA DIamond Anniversary
While it seems a way off, 2015 will represent the 60th DIAMOND anniversary of ELVA and we really need to start planning a very special celebration. Going back some years, we had some fabulous gatherings at Mid-Ohio, Elkhart Lake (Road America) and perhaps the best being Road Atlanta in 1990. I still have a very thick file to show many hours, plus how much effort and cash went into making that happen but we have the opportunity to better Road Atlanta if we all pull together as a team effort.
So your thoughts, suggestions and commitment needed over the coming months so that we can get the ball rolling.