This newsletter is about the event at virginia international raceway (vir), alton, va Under the heading of the heacock classic gold cup meeting organised by the svra. Fellow elva owner stirling moss came over to experience the mk.ii and most important of all, present 'young' charlie toghill with a bottle of champagne on his 75th birthday I think charlie had a great day! They have now been converted to pdf for download August 2022 was the final newsletter
Having left the elva team just before christmas 1956, ‘mac’ worked for a while at a local hurst green garage but soon turned to harry weslake for advice Harry suggested that he should apply to rover and vauxhall and he was welcomed into the experimental department at vauxhalls. Time has marched on and it is now jonathan playfoot who is the talented engineer running playfoot engineering and pete barnard who drives the superbly prepared courier to achieve such outstanding results Interestingly the same car was being run. The ex stirling moss mk.7s, owned by john monson, and beautifully prepped by don haldenby Elva mk.iv sports racing owned by simon peach and a class winner at sebring in 1959
Elva people and courier owners who kindly came along to offer support Chris & sally dady, neville young, pete barnard (for jonathan playfoot), and brian stern. Elva owners and cars are invited and encouraged to attend this very special event A detailed schedule with timings will be announced soon Award winning author janos wimpffen will be the keynote.
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