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Solved - NEH 3037: Rebodied Elva Mk II said to be from 1956
« on: October 04, 2013, 07:40:25 AM »
What's this and from when does it date, for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2013, 04:55:50 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2013, 04:00:27 AM »
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2013, 07:30:51 AM »
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2013, 12:29:27 PM »
From UK ?
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2013, 12:45:56 PM »
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2013, 11:17:45 AM »
One off?
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2013, 02:06:13 PM »
Quote from: WayneB on October 13, 2013, 11:17:45 AM
One off?

A few of the model were made, but this is a later body so I think is a bit different from all the others.
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2013, 09:22:11 AM »
I don't think this one's going to last very long on the Pros' board...
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2013, 10:07:39 AM »
You're right - it's down as a 1956 Elva-Climax Mk II.

(I say "down as" because , according to the excellent Specialist Sports Racing Cars by Anthony Pritchard (who sadly passed away a few days ago) the MkII wasn't introduced until 1957.)
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2013, 11:33:21 AM »
It doesn't look like a typical Elva Climax Mk.II (or III) body, who made it?
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2013, 11:48:03 AM »
Apparently a new body was fabricated in USA in the 80's during a quite extensive restoration.
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Re: NEH 3037
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2013, 11:49:37 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on October 25, 2013, 10:07:39 AM
You're right - it's down as a 1956 Elva-Climax Mk II.

(I say "down as" because , according to the excellent Specialist Sports Racing Cars by Anthony Pritchard (who sadly passed away a few days ago) the MkII wasn't introduced until 1957.)

Exactly!

Quote from: WayneB on October 25, 2013, 11:33:21 AM
It doesn't look like a typical Elva Climax Mk.II (or III) body, who made it?

It was For Sale recently and below is the blurb about it:

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 This 1956 Elva MkII race car is listed as a stalled restoration by the seller, who indicates this example is chassis number 100/60. It received a Coventry Climax engine and a new alloy body sometime during the ’80s, and is a late MkII produced just before the release of the MkIII.
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You will note it's a 1980s rebody, which explains why it doesn't look like all other Mk IIs, but they say that it's a late Mk II, which doesn't quite fit the fact that it's a 1956 car and the Mk II only appeared in 1957...
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Re: Solved - NEH 3037: Rebodied Elva Mk II said to be from 1956
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2013, 12:04:28 PM »
Here's the unmodified puzzle photo:

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