ELVA Formula Junior

Production period:	1960
Class:	Race car
Team:	Elva
Body versions :	Formula Junior
wheelbase:	226cm (89in)
STEERING:	Rack and Pinion
BRAKES:	Lockheed hydraulic

The ELVA Formula Junior was a Formula Junior racing car from ELVA in Great Britain in the 1960s.

History

Frank Nicols' popular Elva  was one of the first British cars to take part in Formula Junior racing when it was introduced in 1960. The DKW-engined Elva had some success at first, but was quickly overtaken by the rear-engined Lotus and Lola machines. This was partly because the Elva's engine was unreliable when highlystressed .The body was a 3-section shell in lightweight fibreglass the car was updated throughout th early 1960s .

Nicols tried to remedy this by putting the DKW engine behind the driver with a four-speed gearbox  the DKW, was a three-cylinder; two-stroke with a  capacity of 986cc and Bore & Stroke: 74 X 76mm and a maximum Speed of  177km/h (110mph), and later inserted BMC and Ford engines in the search for greater reliability with a Borg & Beck, single dry plate clutch the final drive a hypoid bevel gearing in Elva light-alloy casing. Optional axle ratios 4.22, 4.55 .

Chassis:Elva multitube  spaceframe. Independent front suspension by wishbones and coil springs. Independent rear suspension by wishbones, radius arms and coil springs