1964 Elva Courier

This is a photograph that I took during the Equipe GTS race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1964 Elva Courier of Rob Cobden, one of about 400 of the MkI and MkII Couriers produced between 1958 and 1961. Various different engines were used to power the Courier, the most common being the Riley 1.5 or MGA unit, but Rob Cobden's car has the 1,498cc Kent engine from the Ford Cortina.

Elva Courier and Austin Healey 3000

I took these photographs at the Aston Martin Owners Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2018.

These cars are waiting to join the circuit to take part in qualifying session for the Equipe Pre '63 race. Number 70 is the 1959 Elva Courier of Paul Andrew and 152 is the 1965 Austin Healey 3000 of Martyn Caulfield.

Here's Paul Andrew in the Elva at Druids Corner during that qualifying session...

....and here's Martyn Caulfield in his Austin Healey.

1959 Elva Courier

Photographs of two 1959 Elva Couriers here that I took at the Aston Martin Owners Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2018.

This is an early morning (8.35am) photo of Paul Andrew's 1959 Elva Courier in the scrutineering bay, Around 400 of the MkI and MkII Courier were built between 1958 and 1961 when the company went into voluntary liquidation, the MkI cars having 1500cc MGA or Riley engines, and the MkII cars the 1600cc MGA engines. The programme of the event shows this car to have a 1500cc engine.

I took this photograph in the paddock a little later in the morning.

The car was due to race in the Equipe Pre '63 race and here it is at Druids Corner during the morning qualifying session being driven (according to the results sheet) by Tom Andrew, who also drove the car in the race.....

.....and here's the car at Britten's chicane during the afternoon race leading the 1961 Austin Healey 3000 of Mike Thorne.

This is the other Elva Courier I photographed, Tom Andrew's 1959 Elva Courier, also with a 1500cc engine, which was listed in the programme as being a reserve for the Equipe GTS race, but doesn't appear on the results sheet.

1964 Elva Courier

This car competed in the Equipe GTS race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's the 1964 Elva Courier of Rob Cobden, one of about 400 of the MkI and MkII Couriers produced between 1958 and 1961. Various different engines were used to power the Courier, the most common being the Riley 1.5 or MGA unit, but Rob Cobden's car has the 1,498cc Kent engine from the Ford Cortina.

Here's the car at Britten's chicane during the early morning practice session.....

…..and here at Druids Corner during the race.

Britten's Chicane, Oulton Park

Three photographs here and a short video clip taken at Britten's chicane during the Equipe Pre '63 race at the Aston Martin Owners Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2018.

This is the 1965 Austin Healey 3000 of Martyn Corfield leading the 1959 Elva Courier of Paul Andrew. In the background Adam Key in his 1961 Austin Healey Sprite has spun after Island Corner and is still facing the wrong way.

Paul Kennerley in his 1959 Jaguar XK150 is leading David Reed in his 1952 Aston Martin DB2

James Haxton in his 1960 Austin Healey 3000 leading the 1954 Austin Healey 100/4 of Jim Campbell, the 1962 Morgan Plus 4 of Mark Hoble and the 1962 Lotus Elite of John Pearson.

The field passing through Britten's chicane on the first lap of the race. It's a bit shaky and filmed on my little Canon IXUS camera.