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The Elva-Porsche Saga

Powering a light space-framed British chassis with a robust Porsche engine seemed like a marriage made in heaven. The Elva Mark VIII Porsche won its first race and became a major irritant to more powerful cars.

In the early 1960s Porsche built sports-racing cars that were suited to endurance races like Le Mans and Sebring, tough long-distance campaigners that took part in classic competitions that had become traditional for the company and its customers. They were much less tailored to the style of sprint racing common in North America, where Britain’s light and lively newcomers Lotus, Elva and Lola were winning more and more races.

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