Elva was a sports and racing car manufacturing company based in Bexhill, then Hastings and Rye, East Sussex, United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1955 by Frank G. Nichols. The name comes from the French phrase elle va ("she goes"). [1]

The Elva 100 was created by Frank Nichols of the United Kingdom. He adapted the very capable racer with a BMC A-Series engine. Some versions were given a two-stroke DKW engine specially tuned by Gerhard Mitter of Germany. This was the first …

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It is thought that approximately 75 Elva 100 Formula Juniors were produced. This Elva has a long racing history in the United States and has been restored retaining much of its originality. The 994 cc BMC-derived racing motor is fresh and is equipped with twin SU carburettors, which retain their original Rytune intake manifolds, as well as ...

The 100 was a Formula Juniour car built by Elva. Launched in 1958 as a replacement for the 500cc F3 cars and was created by Frank Nichols of the United Kingdom. He adapted the very capable racer with a BMC A-Series engine. Some versions were given a two-stroke DKW engine specially tuned by Gerhard Mitter of Germany.

Frank Nichols' Elva 100 was one of the most successful British Formula Junior designs. Elva was one of the first UK manufacturers to embrace the formula, providing Bill de Selincourt with a landmark victory at Cadours, France in September 1959, the first occasion that an international FJ race had been won by a British car/driver combination.

1959 Elva 100 specs, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated August 2024.

Power is from a 994cc BMC-derived racing engine and is equipped with twin SU carburetors, which retain their original Rytune intake manifolds, as well as Rytune velocity stacks. The car rides on the rare Elva 15-inch magnesium racing wheels and has its original steering wheel. It has its complete VCSSA logbook and FIA HTP papers.

Elva Courier MK1, FIA eligible, Magenesium Alloy Wheels, Petrol · 15,264 kilometres · Manual

This pristine 1959 Elva 100, chassis number 46 is now For Sale through INRacing. Desmond 'Dizzy' Addicott, a keen racing driver, raced this 'Elva-DKW' in the early 1960's.