The 1960 Elva Formula Junior Type 200 was the first rear-engined formula car produced by Elva, with only about 20 examples ever built.

They were based on a round-tube spaceframe design with fibreglass bodywork.

Suspension was fully independent with coil-over dampers with unequal length A-arms in the front, while the rear featured independent swing axle suspension utilising the half shafts as upper control arms.

Drum brakes were a standard requirement for its specific Formula Junior class and the car featured finned aluminium drums at the front and cast iron inboard drums at the rear.

They were originally designed to accommodate production-based engines such as the BMC A-series or the Ford 105E.
Fitted with a Ford engine and VW gearbox, Chassis No #017F was purchased new in 1960 by David Austin and raced successfully by him in period as the "Babs Racing Team".

It became outdated after a while as most early Formula Juniors did (until becoming of 'Historic' interest many years later)...