Elfin Mallala
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The Elfin Mallala was a sports racing car produced in 1962 and 1963 by Garrie Cooper's Elfin Sports Cars. It had a small run of only five cars. Its first race was at the Mallala Race Circuit which gave its name to the car. It has the historical distinction of being the first Australian built racing car to race in England.
Exceptions were:
Cars
| Chassis | Engine | Team | Owners / Drivers | Class | |
| 1 | S6311 | Ford 116E Ford Kent engine The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. Originally developed in 1959 for the Ford Anglia, it is an in-line four-cylinder engine with a cast-iron cylinder head and block.-Pre-Crossflow:... |
Scuderia Veloce | David Mckay Greg Cusack Denis Geary Peter Goodwin (1965) |
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| 2 | S6315 | Ford Consul Ford Consul The Ford Consul is a car manufactured by Ford in Britain.Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the four-cylinder base model of the three-model Ford Zephyr range, comprising Consul, Zephyr and Zephyr Zodiac... |
Brian Morrell Graeme Henderson |
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| 3 | S6316 | Climax 2.4 L Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later, following the departure of Stroyer, it was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H... |
Brian Thompson Graeme Wright |
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| 4 | S6317 | Lotus 1.6 L Lotus-Ford Twin Cam The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 Lotus Elan and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.-Design:... Climax 2.0 L Ford Cortina 1.1 L |
Greville Edgerton (1963) Charlie Occhipinti (1967) Steven O'Callaghan (1971) Murray Richards Brian Ax (1988) |
1100 cc Sports Car class |
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| 5 | S6418 | Lotus 1.6 L |
Henri Leroux (South Africa) Stephen Knox (Aust) Shairon Beale (USA) |
Drivetrain
- mid mounted 4 cylinder, 1600 cc engine
- From 110.4 kW
- 5 speed gearbox
Suspension
- Front: Tubular wishbones, coil/shock absorbers, 12.7 mm (0.5 in) non-adjustable anti-roll bar
- Rear: Reversed lower wishbones, driveshaft top link, trailing radius arms
Exceptions were:
- chassis 6318: tubular top link, splined driveshaft
- chassis 6316: tubular top link, drive shafts with rubber doughnuts
Brakes
- Front: 240 mm (9.4 in) discs
- Rear: 216 mm (8.5 in) drums
- The last three cars had discs on all four wheels.
Construction
- Aluminium body panels, fiberglass nose and tail. (The first car aluminium nose and tail).
- Space frame chassis
Dimensions
- Length 3040 mm (119.7 in)
- Front Track 1080 mm (42.5 in)
- Rear Track 1060 mm (41.7 in)
- Wheelbase 1960 mm (77.2 in)
- Kerb Weight 408 kg (899 lb)