[SJ LAMBERT]

No.4 Frame SS67-7 (Dec 1967) Ford Twin Cam

Owners
Dec 1967 Dave Robertson Victoria
1971 Dick Heales
1974 Greg Doidge
1976 Warwick De Rose
1978 Barry Duckworth
1979 David Medley
1981 Dave Mawer
1989 Howard Blight

Dave Robertson took four seconds off the lap record at Winton in early in 68. Also took Hume Weir class record at Easter 68 with a 51.3.
Mal Ramsay in SS 67-6 lowered Mallala record to 1:17.8, Calder 48.1 at Surfer's Paradise took two seconds off Glyn Scott's record to leave it at 1:17.7. Put up a 1500 cc class record at Warwick Farm of 1:36.9 I think (quicker than Bob Muir in a Lotus 23B - Bob employed a larger engine, running in 2 litre class won the race, Mal quickest lap).

Ray Bell reports on the Autosport forum that in a little over 15 months the three cars in Australia took class records on every circuit they visited except Sandown.




No. 5 SS69-8 designated Type 300B

Engine Ford Twin Cam 1750cc

fitted with Elfin made one peice hub flange and axle units (had previously used Hillman Imp hub shafts )

Owners
June 1969 Mal Ramsay/Elfin Works Car
Mal raced it successfully in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, placed fourth in each of the Grands Prix and won both the sports car races, taking the class record at each circuit.
Hengkie Iriwan (Indonesia) bought the car whilst it was on this fly away trip.
Rodney Seow bought it off Hengkie in Singapore (I don't know when).
2004 Vaughan Stibbard (NSW) bought it off Rodney in Singapore & is restoring it currently.
Vaughan would love some photos of this one being built or in use prior to it heading overseas............
I understand that the type 350 may well have been built alongside this one. That notion accords with it's frame no. which fits chronologically.




No. 6 SS69-10 designated type 300C

Engine Ford Twin cam -


Nov 1969 Mal Ramsay (Mal must reckon the 300 goes allright) took delivery of his third (and according to Barry Catford the seventh and last of the Type 300 Elfins to be built ie Barry's including the 350 in with the 300s). This one reverted back to 1500cc engine but went on a weight loss program. Mal landed a drive in a Repco Brabham powered works Elfin 600 soon after taking delivery of this frame.

1970 Phil Moore (who later went on to win the 1972 Australian Sports Car Championship in a 2.5litre Repco Brabham powered Elfin type 360) acquired this frame and was runner up in the 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship in this car. (A certain type 350 Elfin saluted first in the 1970 Championship -more about that car in a tick).

1971 Derry George (Peter Larner also driving)
1971 Bob Muir
1971 Mike Bruce
1973 Bill Peacock
1974 Col Pavic
1975 John Blanden
1977 Eroll Davidson
Trevor Bassett at some stage
1981 Daryl Muller
1986 Phil Segat

Elfin Specifications of the day offered Mk iv and v Hewland g-boxes as well as the FT 200 for 2.5 litre engines. Engines envisaged were the four cylinder range of Ford based Holbay and Cosworth units as well as Mk111 FPF Coventry Climax and Alfa Romeo v8.



Elfin Type 350 Frame SS69-9 Delivery Date June 1969

Bob Mills, of Elfin Sports Cars sent a pre delivery photo to Ron Lambert (who was at the time a recently departed employee, prior to Bevan Gibson's death, advising Ron that a 2.5l Repco-Brabham V8 was in the frame to be fitted to this vehicle, it did not come to pass, I'm not sure, but I think that Bob Jane may never have taken delivery of the car.

The engine first fitted was a 2.5 litre Climax FPF unit. Garrie Cooper put inch and a half aluminium strips along the centre of the front wheel guards and made a new wider rear section to accomodate its wider track. Peter Woodward, with Rex Colliver spinning spanners for him, won the 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship using this Elfin Sporty.




Owner
1969 Bob Jane
1969 Peter Woodward
1970 Mike Bruce Tasmania
1970 Jim Miller Tasmania
1972 Steve Roomes Tasmania
1976 Allen Aitken NSW
1976 R Johnston NSW
1980 John Holmes Qld

This car is also undergoing restoration at the moment.