Riley Ford Special Elf "registered 028"
| Bezeichnung/description | Riley Ford Special Elf  |
| Jahrgang/year | 1934 |
| Kennzeichen/registration | ALJ325 |
| Chassis-Basis/chassis base | Riley 9 |
| Chassisnummer/chassisnumber | 6025355 |
| Chassisjahrgang/year chassis | 1934 |
| Motortyp/engine typ | Ford 3.3l Model B |
| Motornummer/engine number |
5380872
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| Motorjahrgang/year engine | 1934 |
| Bodyhersteller/bodymanufacturer | Duncan Ricketts |
| Rennhistorie/race history | Sandy Skinner - Diffey Brothers |
weitere Informationen/more info |
The VSCC at any one time has a core group of special builders, more often than not their winter months are spent in the garage building the vision they had during the previous season, quite often sparked at a race meeting. The Riley ELF (Extra Large Ford) was built by one of these men. Sandy Skinner has built several specials over the years and the ELF was his offering from circa 1989. The ELF features in John Batemans book on Vintage specials. The rolling chassis and underpinnings are essentially all 1934 Riley 9, powered by period Ford engine Model B. This has never been kept a secret (stay with me). Fitted with an OHV conversion, this engine breaths through two large SU carbs. Transmission is ENV-110 preselect, this is a rather desirable item, containing close ratios, rebuilt By Tom Dark and only done approx 5 events since. Final drive is Riley 9 with bespoke ratio. The body work was built by Duncan Ricketts to Sandy’s design from the front there is a hint of Monza Alfa and the dulled maroon paint work. The rear is finished with a short boat tail the car is more about function than form. Sandy used the car in competition from its completion developing it along the way until selling it to a Mr L Walker. During this time the Diffey brothers piloted the car along side Mr L Walkers daughter Helen. With the involvement of the Diffeys the car was further developed, the rare and desirable Miller OHV head was purchased and fitted, much of the work done during this period by Bugatti specialists Ivan Dutton Engineering. The ELF’s development was over seen by the Diffeys and in the hands of Simon and James it competed in trophy races like the Fox and Nicholl (where she always finished in the top 5). In 2002 at the Melville Geoghegan trophy race at Cadwell Park piloted by Simon, she came from the 3rd row of the grid to win by a large margin. I was viewing from the mountain during the race were the crowd was egging him on, in a really thrilling battle! Simon also took part in the Pom at least once in this car. In brief the ELF is an extremely well developed PVT Special sports car which has had many years of development. The addition of the Miller OHV head during the late 90’s helped catapult the car to being a formidable and competitive machine. A further advantage is that Riley and Ford part are easily obtainable. To give you an idea of just how quick this car is. Prescott in the hands of Simon was 46 seconds rolling road readings allude to approximately 120bhp at the flywheel with 150 ft lbs torque at just 2250rpm! There are two lever arch files of history and information that come with the car which have been built up over the years. Letters on file from 1989 confirm the acceptance by the VSCC of the use of a model B engine block in Sandy’s creation. The car continued to be accepted as built by Sandy, however for a new owner to gain a VSCC buff form, a Model A engine block will need to be adapted to take the Model B internals. Doing this will smooth the way for the ELF to obtain a new VSCC Buff form. An allowance has been built into the asking price to help with the completion on this work. Currently has VSCC Buff form. |
| Meine Email/my email | here |
| zum Verkauf/for sale | Ja/yes |
| Datum/date | 26.03.2013 |
| Badge no |  028 |
