Rally Elan story from the 1960s
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:35 pm
Here's a tale I haven't heard before, snarfed from http://forums.atlasf1.com/showthread.ph ... id=1981526
bill moffat 01-Mar-05 10:58
quote:Originally posted by Huw Jadvantich
There was a baby Elan built by the works for rallying, although I am
not sure that it was ever entered by the works, however it had
auxiliery lamps moulded into the bonnet. it was white and green,
and did reside in New Zealand in the early nineties being restored,
I believe to its former rally spec. The owner had all the drawings
and acres of history on it.
I guess this would be the mystical S3 Coupe that was the brainchild
of Peter Warr. Intended for the 65/?66 RAC rally it reached an
advanced stage of preparation with 4 Cibies moulded into the nose,
suitable beefing up to the chassis and adjustable brake bias etc.
Unfortunately Chapman got wind of this secretive project, produced a
Tyrrell-style froth job and the whole thing stopped there.
Anyone know more about this car?
Mike
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bill moffat 01-Mar-05 10:58
quote:Originally posted by Huw Jadvantich
There was a baby Elan built by the works for rallying, although I am
not sure that it was ever entered by the works, however it had
auxiliery lamps moulded into the bonnet. it was white and green,
and did reside in New Zealand in the early nineties being restored,
I believe to its former rally spec. The owner had all the drawings
and acres of history on it.
I guess this would be the mystical S3 Coupe that was the brainchild
of Peter Warr. Intended for the 65/?66 RAC rally it reached an
advanced stage of preparation with 4 Cibies moulded into the nose,
suitable beefing up to the chassis and adjustable brake bias etc.
Unfortunately Chapman got wind of this secretive project, produced a
Tyrrell-style froth job and the whole thing stopped there.
Anyone know more about this car?
Mike
--
Mike Causer Email - mailto:***@***.***
GPG KeyID 1C2DDA07 WWW - http://www.mikecauser.com
Flood the fen again! - Wicken Fen enlargement - http://www.wicken.org.uk