Elden Racing Cars


Elden Racing Cars was a British motor sport company involved in designing, building and racing cars. Most frequently associated with Formula Ford in the 1970s, the marque also produced Formula Atlantic, Formula 3, Formula 4, Formula Ford 2000 and Formula Renault vehicles. In total Elden produced more than 38 individual designs from birth to the present day.
The company was founded in 1967 by John Thompson and brothers Peter Hampsheir and Brian Hampsheir.

Racing cars

YearRacing carUnites producedRacing series
1961Briham Mk. 1-Sports car
1966Briham Mk. 21Formula 4 250cc
1967Briham Mk. 31Formula Ford 1600
1967Briham Mk. 46Formula 4 250cc
1968Briham Mk. 51Formula 4 850cc
1968Elden Mk. 64Formula Ford 1600
1969Sturgess Mk. 73Formula F100
1970Elden Mk. 848Formula Ford 1600
1972Elden Mk. 91Formula 3
1972Elden Mk. 10121Formula Ford 1600
1972Elden Mk. 123Formula 3
1972Elden Mk. 148Formula Super Vee
1974Elden Mk. 111Sports car
1974Elden Mk. 153Formula 3
1974Elden Mk. 161Formula Atlantic
1975Elden Mk. 176Formula Ford 1600
1976Elden Mk. 1811Formula Ford 2000
1977Elden Mk. 191Formula Ford 1600
1978Saracen Mk. 208Formula Ford 1600
1978Saracen Mk. 212Formula Ford 2000
1979Saracen Mk. 221Formula C
1980Saracen Mk. 234Sports 2000
1980Elden Mk. 245Formula Ford 1600
1980Elden Mk. 252Formula Ford 1600
1982Elden Mk. 26Project abandoned
1988Elden Mk. 272Formula Ford 1600
1989Elden Mk. 281Formula Ford 2000
1989Elden Mk. 292Formula Renault
1989Elden Mk. 301Formula Ford 1600
1990Elden Mk. 311Formula Ford 2000
1990Elden Mk. 322Formula Renault
1991Elden Mk. 331Sports car
1991Elden Mk. 341Formula Renault
2000Elden Mk. 35
2000Elden Mk. 36Sports car
2001Elden Mk. 37Sports 2000