Vintage Thing No.52.1 - Elfin 300 sports racer

I've just heard from Graham Allen who tells me that his Elfin 300 has now been sold and has returned to Oz.


"It arrived in Tasmania last week to the safe custody of a guy who was a young member of the original team that built it. I had promised him first refusal and after testing it at Brands I
decided it was not quick enough to keep up with the sports racers of the same era in the historic
class I was hoping to race in. Ironically it was the same lack of cc/hp that led to it being put away 40 years ago! Anyway, it has found a good home and I can start to look for a new project."

In retrospect, my closing comments about how good this car looks (see Vintage Thing No.52) now seem vaguely prophetic.

I still think it looks gorgeous, though, and am pleased it's back home in the sunshine (although I'd like to see one in the metal one day...)