History
Elva Courier
Built by Elva Engineering in Hastings, the Courier was designed as a road-going sports car that could also compete on weekends. Its fiberglass body clothed a tubular steel chassis, typically powered by MG or Coventry Climax engines. Frank Nichols founded Elva to build affordable racing cars, and the Courier represented his vision of a dual-purpose sports car. The elegant Italian-influenced styling by Richard Mead made it one of the prettiest small British sports cars of its era.