The Elfin Type 600 is a
Formula car produced from 1968 to 1971 by
Elfin Sports Cars
Elfin Sports Cars Pty Ltd (formerly known as Elfin Sports Cars) is an Australian car manufacturer company that was founded by Garrie Cooper. It has been an Australian manufacturer of sports cars and motor racing cars since 1959.
Elfin Sports C ...
in
Australia
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. The model was originally developed to compete in the
Australian 1½ Litre Formula but later variants were also produced for other categories including
Australian Formula 2
Australian Formula 2, sometimes abbreviated to AF2 or ANF2, is a "wings and slicks" formula racing category in Australia. The category is one of Australia's oldest, dating back to 1964. The current format of AF2 was introduced in 1978. Brian Shead ...
, the
Australian National Formula,
Australian Formula 1
Australian Formula 1 (AF1) was a motor sport category for open-wheeler racing cars which was current in Australia from 1970 to 1983.
AF1 was introduced by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in 1970, initially restricting cars to non-supe ...
,
Australian Formula 3
Australian Formula 3 has been the name applied to two distinctly different motor racing categories, separated by over twenty years.
The original Australian Formula 3 was introduced in 1964 based on the FIA Formula 3 of the period and intended a ...
and
Formula Ford
Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single-seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world have historically been an important step for many prospective Formula One dri ...
.
The model has won numerous major titles including the
1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship
The 1968 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian 1½ Litre Formula racing cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1968, pages 70-71 It was the fift ...
,
1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1971 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 2 racing cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 79–83 It was the fifth Australian Formu ...
,
1972 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1972 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1972 CAMS Manual of ...
, the 1970 and 1971
Australian Formula Ford Series, the 1970 and 1971
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
The New Zealand Formula Ford Championship (known for commercial reasons as the NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship) has been held annually in New Zealand racing circuits.
History
Formula Ford emerged as a racing class in New ...
s, the 1968
Singapore Grand Prix
The Singapore Grand Prix is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship. The event takes place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit and was the inaugural night race and first street circuit in Asia designed for Form ...
, the 1968 and 1969
Malaysian Grand Prix
The Malaysian Grand Prix (, officially the Malaysia Grand Prix from 1963–1965 and 2011–2017 and Malayan Grand Prix in 1962) was an annual auto race held in Malaysia. It was part of the Formula One World Championship from 1999 to 2017 and ...
and the 1983
Australian Hillclimb Championship
The Australian Hillclimb Championship is an Australian motor sport competition which determines Australia's annual hillclimbing champion. The championship has traditionally been awarded to the driver setting fastest time at a single meetingPedr Da ...
.
The car cost $6500 when it was new.
References
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Type 600
Tasman Series cars
Formula Two cars
Formula Three cars
Formula Ford cars
Cars of Australia