{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox automobile | image = Elfinmallala.jpg | name = Elfin Mallala | manufacturer = Elfin Cars | production = 1963<br>5 | class = Sports Racing Car | platform = | body style = | engine = 1600 cc <br>110.4 kW | length = {{convert|3040|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|1960|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} | height = | weight = {{convert|408.2|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} | related = | designer = Garrie Cooper }} The '''Elfin Mallala''' was a sports racing car produced in 1962 and 1963 by Garrie Cooper's Elfin Sports Cars. It had a small run of only five cars. Its first race was at the Mallala Race Circuit which gave its name to the car. It has the historical distinction of being the first Australian built racing car to race in England.<ref name="brianax">{{cite web|title=Elfin Mallala|publisher=Brian Ax Racing|url=http://www.motormachinists.co.nz/brianax.htm|access-date=2007-03-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125064048/http://www.motormachinists.co.nz/brianax.htm|archive-date=2007-01-25}}</ref>
==Cars== {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |+ '''Elfin Mallala chassis''' ! || Chassis || Engine || Team || Owners / Drivers<ref name="f1forum">{{cite web | last = Lear | first = Brian | title = Elfin's Magic Mallala | url = http://forums.atlasf1.com/showthread.php?threadid=81956 | access-date = 2007-03-16}}</ref> || Class |-valign="top" |width="30pt" align="center"| 1 || S6311 || Ford 116E || Scuderia Veloce || David McKay <br> Greg Cusack<br>Denis Geary<br>Leigh Bayley (1967- 1970<br>Peter Goodwin (1970) || |-valign="top" |width="30pt" align="center"| 2 || S6315 || Ford Consul || || Brian Morrell<br><br> Graeme Henderson|| |-valign="top" |width="30pt" align="center"| 3 ||S6316 || Climax 2.4 L || || Brian Thompson<br><br> Graeme Wright|| |-valign="top" |width="30pt" align="center"| 4 ||S6317<ref name="brianax"/> || Lotus 1.6 L <br> Climax 2.0 L <br> Ford Cortina 1.1 L <br> |||| Greville Edgerton (1963) <br><br> Charlie Occhipinti (1967) <br> Steven O'Callaghan (1971) <br> Murray Richards <br> Brian Ax (1988) ||<br><br>1100 cc Sports Car class |-valign="top" |width="30pt" align="center"| 5 ||S6418||<br><br>Lotus 1.6 L||||Henri Leroux (South Africa)<br><br>Stephen Knox (Aust)<br>Shairon Beale (USA)|| |}
==Technical specifications and features== ===Drivetrain=== *mid mounted 4 cylinder, 1600 cc engine *From {{convert|110.4|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} *5 speed gearbox
===Suspension=== *Front: Tubular wishbones, coil/shock absorbers, {{convert|12.7|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} non-adjustable anti-roll bar *Rear: Reversed lower wishbones, driveshaft top link, trailing radius arms Exceptions were: :chassis 6318: tubular top link, splined driveshaft :chassis 6316: tubular top link, drive shafts with rubber doughnuts
===Brakes=== *Front: {{convert|240|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} discs *Rear: {{convert|216|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} drums :The last three cars had discs on all four wheels.
===Wheels/Tyres=== *13" wheels
===Construction=== *Aluminium body panels, fiberglass nose and tail. (The first car aluminium nose and tail). *Space frame chassis
===Dimensions=== *Length {{convert|3040|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} *Front Track {{convert|1080|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} *Rear Track {{convert|1060|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} *Wheelbase {{convert|1960|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} *Kerb Weight {{convert|408|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
==See also== * Mallala (disambiguation)
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Cite book | last = Bladon | first = John | last2 = Catford | first2 = Barry | title = Australia's Elfin Sports and Racing Cars | place= Sydney | publisher = Turton and Armstrong | year = 1997 | isbn = 0-908031-69-6 }}
==External links== *[http://www.elfin.com.au/ Official Site] *[http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13118/Elfin_Mallala/default.aspx Concept Carz]
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Mallala Category:Sports racing cars Category:Cars of Australia