#Focus – The 1965 Elva Mk8.

Featured here is the last Elva Sport Racer, the Mark VIII.

Prepared by Simon Hadfield Motorsport Ltd.

Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.

They were based on the highly successful MK VII and VIIS, and fitted with the most state-of-the-art-technology of the era. They were sold without engines and never officially used as factory competition cars; they were raced with much success by privateers, such as Carl Haas. The MKVIII had rocker arm front suspension, a rigid chassis design, aerodynamic body, and a number of other innovations making them formidable competition against the Lotus 23s and other ‘2-liter and Under’ competitors.

Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.
Elva Mk8 @ 2014 Donington Historic Festival.

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