Younger Timers Storage (YTG), a Melbourne-based automotive dealership specialising in traditional and collectable automobiles, has introduced the acquisition of iconic Australian automotive producer Elfin Sports activities Automobiles.
Elfin Sports activities Automobiles produced a variety of highway and race automobiles, together with the Elfin MR8 and extra just lately the Elfin MS8 and Sort 5 Clubman. The corporate went into receivership in 2009 and was compelled to shut its doorways.
The Younger Timers Storage group has now cracked open the transport containers which have held Elfin Sports activities Automobiles’ belongings for over a decade.
“We had been very excited to open up the containers, the whole YTG employees was current together with our worldwide seller accomplice who flew in from New Zealand,” YTG proprietor Shaun Baker mentioned.
“Elfin is a legendary Australian model, and we’re dedicated to bringing it again to life.”
The group is at present within the strategy of taking inventory of the objects included and assessing what number of potential automobiles value of components are left. Preliminary reviews counsel it’s inconsistent at finest, regardless of the very fact there seems to be loads of the usual GM components.
It’s the extra bespoke Elfin particular components which can be both low in quantity or lacking. That mentioned, there’s sufficient to construct a number of of the remaining Sort 5’s, with an assortment of spares from numerous makes and fashions.
YTG is at present in communication with a number of authentic components suppliers to fabricate any lacking elements. It’s doable that a few of container a great deal of spares could also be provided on the market to present Elfin homeowners desperately in search of uncommon and laborious to search out spares.
Baker mentioned that YTG continues to be within the early levels of assessing the Elfin Sports activities Automobiles belongings, however is hopeful of having the ability to resume manufacturing of Elfin automobiles sooner or later.
“We all know that there are quite a lot of Elfin fans on the market who’re desirous to see the model return,” Baker mentioned. “We’re dedicated to doing every part we will to make that occur.”
