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RESTORATIONS IN PROGRESS

  • Elfin Mono :

Some early restoration of parts whilst
waiting for the restoration of the tub to
start.

On the Operating Table

breitling replica

RESTORATIONS IN THE PAST

TOYS IN THE GARAGE

ANOTHER ALL NEW “ELFIN” STORY

The idea of this website was crystalised when a friend overseas said they would like to see the restoration progress on the Elfin from time to time.  Let us begin.

Readers of this web site will see the very strong preference I have had for Italian cars over the last 30 years but somewhere in the back of the grey matter an idea was always lurking that it would be nice to own an Australiancar.

The choices are of course very limited outside the Australian built models of the major manufacturers, but then by chance I happened to stumble on an Elfin… and not just any Elfin but a Mono….one of early racing cars built by the prolific Australian company in Adelaide to the design of the famous Garrie Cooper. Like many old car stories it was a case of being in the right place at the right time. The story started when… 

In early January 2007,
with the trailer behind
the trusty Alfa, the Elfin
Mono was towed home.

The photo was taken at
Bordertown
approximately 300km from
Adelaide … on ‘our’ way
home to Melbourne……

SOMETHING SPECIAL

The Alfa Romeo Guilietta SS was derived from Bertone’s early experiments into aerodynamics using the Alfa 1900 floor pan to build the famous BAT cars. Ultimately Alfa Romeo expressed interest in racing and producing a
variant of these which lead to the 1300 Giulietta Sprint Speciale. The car was not successful in racing but they went into limited production and later had the engine size increased to 1600cc as the Giulia SS. Read full story

The Giulia SS story will be continued….
The car is currently having a complete mechanical rebuild.

EVENTS

  • Early Ferrari Carburetor Run to Port
    Fairy – 20th – 22nd April 2007
  • Australian Grand Prix – March 2010

SPECIAL ARTICLES

  • Living with the “Spirit” – Rolls-Royce
    Owners’ Club, Australia
  • NIGHT DRIVE – Story Featured on
    “VeloceToday”  http://www.velocetoday.com
  • Veloce Today – January 04, 2006
  • Article from “The Age” Magazine of
    Australia (May 11, 2005)
  • Italy in the Era of the Appia
  • A Fiat in Sri Lanka
  • The Little Old Lady From Ferrara

(Author and Photographer Mario Marchesini
“Veloce Today” -18th April 2007)

WISH LIST

1956 Maserati.