ltd type private industry automotive founded 1957 founder garrie cooper headquarters melbourne australia key people don elliott tom walkinshaw products elfin t5 clubman elfin ms8 clubman elfin ms8 streamliner services automobile manufacturing parent walkinshaw performance website www.elfin.com.au elfin sports cars pty ltd is the current name of the car company which was founded by garrie cooper . it has been an australian manufacturer of sports cars and motor racing cars since 1957 . elfin sports cars is owned by the estate of former british racing driver tom walkinshaw through his company walkinshaw performance which also owns holden special vehicles . 1 it was previously owned by businessmen and historic racing enthusiasts bill hemming and nick kovatch who remains as technical director who purchased it in 1998 . elfin is the oldest continuous sports car maker in australia and one of the most successful with 29 championships and major grand prix titles . 2 the original factory was located at conmurra avenue edwardstown in suburban adelaide south australia . the company is currently located at braeside a suburb of melbourne australia . contents 1 history 2 racing 3 models 3.1 current vehicles 3.2 historic vehicles the garrie cooper era 3.3 historic vehicles the post garrie cooper era 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the company was founded by garrie cooper a successful championship driver and designer and builder of racing and sports racing cars as elfin sports car company . in 1983 following the death of its founder the firm was bought by tasmanian don elliott racing driver tony edmondson and mechanic john porter who re established the provision of parts and service to existing owners garrie cooper died suddenly from a burst aorta due to the vessel s weakness from medication he was taking to keep his blood thin after a heart valve operation in the mid 1970s on anzac day 25 april in 1982 at the age of 46 . cliff cooper garrie s father completed outstanding orders including six new generation formula vees before offering the business for sale as well as designing a new formula vee the crusader and a formula brabham car . 3 in 1993 victorian murray richards acquired elfin and set out to build new generation elfin clubman called the type 3 . in failing health he sold elfin to bill hemming and nick kovatch in 1998 . 3 currently elfin is owned by the estate of british racing driver tom walkinshaw . there is a heritage centre dedicated to elfin sports cars in melbourne . the centre features around 12 current and historic vehicles on display . racing edit elfin drivers have won 29 championships and major titles including two australian drivers championships 1973 1975 four australian sports car championships 1970 1973 1974 1975 three australian tourist trophies 1966 1976 1978 and four australian formula ford series 1970 1971 1974 1982 . in addition elfin cars also won the singapore grand prix 1968 the malaysian grand prix 1968 1969 1972 and the new zealand grand prix 1973 1974 . drivers of elfin cars included 1976 formula one world champion james hunt and french f1 driver didier pironi . others included australian f1 drivers vern schuppan and larry perkins as well as john bowe frank matich john mccormack bob jane john harvey allan grice and peter manton . models edit current vehicles edit elfin is currently producing two v8 powered sports cars the ms8 streamliner and the ms8 clubman and has recently introduced an entry level model the turbocharged four cylinder powered t5 clubman . the engines are supplied by gm powertrain . elfin ms8 streamliner elfin ms8 clubman elfin t5 clubman historic vehicles the garrie cooper era edit the original company produced 248 racing and sports racing cars in 27 different models over a 25 year period . model total 4 production description image streamliner 23 1959 1963 sports racing car front engined formula junior & catalina 20 1961 1964 formula junior racing car & racing car . the two models differed only in minor specifications and the majority built were formula juniors . 4 clubman 14 1961 1965 clubman sports car mallala 5 1962 1964 sports racing car type 100 mono 19 1964 1969 australian 1 litre formula racing car type 500 21 1965 1969 formula vee racing car type 400 4 1966 1967 group a sports racing car v8 powered 5 type 300 6 1967 1969 sports racing car 600 b c d e 27 1968 1971 racing car various formulae 600 ff 17 1969 1972 formula ford racing car type 350 1 1969 only sports racing car me5 1 1969 only group a sports racing car v8 powered type 360 3 1971 only sports racing car mr5 4 1971 1972 australian formula 1 racing car f5000 . the first f5000 car designed and built by elfin . 620ff 620b 6 20 1972 1975 formula ford racing car 622 6 1972 1974 australian formula 2 racing car 623 8 1973 1974 australian formula 3 racing car mr6 1 1974 only australian formula 1 racing car f5000 ms7 1 1974 only sports racing car v8 powered 630 2 1974 1975 australian formula 2 racing car 700 7 1975 1977 australian formula 2 racing car mr8 3 1976 1978 australian formula 1 racing car f5000 new generation ng 29 1976 1983 formula vee racing car 792 3 1979 only australian formula 2 racing car aero ff 1 1979 only formula ford racing car ge two 25 1 1980 only australian formula 2 racing car mr9 1 1980 only australian formula 1 racing car f5000 . the first open wheel race car to be designed and built in australia using ground effect aerodynamics . this remains the only ground effect f5000 ever constructed . 7 total 248 historic vehicles the post garrie cooper era edit model total production description image ff84 1984 formula ford racing car . ng ep 8 1984 1986 edmondson porter run one of the ng series formula vee racing cars . crusader 20 8 circa 1990 9 formula vee racing car . 852 1985 australian formula 2 racing car . fa891 1 1989 formula holden racing car fielded in the 1989 australian drivers championship by elfin sports cars . follow up orders from competitors were not forthcoming largely preferring to import the latest british designs from lola ralt and reynard . the fa in fa891 was for the category s original working name formula australia . type 3 clubman 70 8 1998 2007 clubman sports car . 10 powered by a supercharged toyota 4ag ze engine . 10 see also edit australian cars portal australian formula two references edit mcgrath mcgrath 15 december 2006 . elfin joins the hsv club . carsguide.com.au . retrieved 12 march 2007 . round jason . going for gold . hot4s . archived from the original on 3 september 2007 . retrieved 12 march 2007 . a b elfin sports cars the perfect classic australian classic car . elfin.com.au . retrieved 4 october 2010 . a b john blanden & barry catford australian elfin sports and racing cars 1997 bissett mark . elfin 400 traco olds frank matich neil allan and garrie cooper . primotipo.com . retrieved 30 april 2016 . elfin sports cars www.shannons.com.au retrieved 25 june 2016 old racing cars elfin a b celebrate with elfin . shannons.com.au . 30 october 2008 . retrieved 4 october 2010 . the formula vee story www.terrywalkersplace.com retrieved 29 september 2015 a b elfin clubman type 3 advertisement cams magazine autumn 2003 page 21 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to elfin vehicles and elfin racing cars . elfin cars pty ltd introducing the holden elfin ms8 clubman and ms8 streamliner brian ax with a profile of elfin video of elfin clubman and streamliner ms8s elfin racing images retrieved from autopics on 14 august 2008 v t e elfin founder garrie cooper current vehicles t5 clubman ms8 clubman ms8 streamliner historic vehicles streamliner formula junior catalina clubman mallala catalina mono formula v type 400 type 300 type 600 me5 mr5 620 622 623 mr6 ms7 630 700 mr8 ng 792 aero ge two 25 mr9 ff84 crusader 852 fa891 type 3 clubman v t e replicas and cars based on or related to lotus seven lotus cars originals and related cars mk6 1952 1957 seven 1957 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