Elfin Mallala

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Cars

Elfin Mallala chassis
Chassis Engine Team Owners / Drivers[2] Class
1 S6311 Ford 116E Scuderia Veloce David McKay
Greg Cusack
Denis Geary
Leigh Bayley (1967- 1970
Peter Goodwin (1970)
2 S6315 Ford Consul Brian Morrell

Graeme Henderson
3 S6316 Climax 2.4 L Brian Thompson

Graeme Wright
4 S6317[1] Lotus 1.6 L
Climax 2.0 L
Ford Cortina 1.1 L
Greville Edgerton (1963)

Charlie Occhipinti (1967)
Steven O'Callaghan (1971)
Murray Richards
Brian Ax (1988)


1100 cc Sports Car class
5 S6418

Lotus 1.6 L
Henri Leroux (South Africa)

Stephen Knox (Aust)
Shairon Beale (USA)

Technical specifications and features

Drivetrain

  • mid mounted 4 cylinder, 1600 cc engine
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  • 5 speed gearbox

Suspension

  • Front: Tubular wishbones, coil/shock absorbers, Script error: No such module "convert". non-adjustable anti-roll bar
  • Rear: Reversed lower wishbones, driveshaft top link, trailing radius arms

Exceptions were:

chassis 6318: tubular top link, splined driveshaft
chassis 6316: tubular top link, drive shafts with rubber doughnuts

Brakes

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The last three cars had discs on all four wheels.

Wheels/Tyres

Construction

  • Aluminium body panels, fiberglass nose and tail. (The first car aluminium nose and tail).
  • Space frame chassis

Dimensions

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See also

References

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External links

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