If the photo at left evokes an emotion in you, multiply it by 10 and you'll know how I felt driving one of Mike Ostrov's Elites at speed through the hills of the San Fransisco Bay area. A wonderfully friendly host, Mike provided an incredible experience to myself and several visitors when we stopped by his shop in April of this year. Picture no less than FOUR Elites winding their way through the hills with an incredibly original S2 Seven thrown in for good measure! One day, with time, I'll elaborate on the story--Thanks Mike!

SB ll22 (Seven America) is hanging from the rafters (bottom photo.) Purchased many years ago from some beautiful pictures taken on a lake in MO. PO took one last drive and destroyed the engine/gearbox. Hence the hanging Seven with some neck ties draped over the tyres to remind me of the most expensive tie rack in the world.

SB l650 is a Seven America with l7K original miles (middle photos.) I am the second owner. Nothing altered except some new tyres and my old set of 8 spoke American Racing Mag wheels. All that I was able to salvage after destroying my l340cc D production Super Seven on a rainy July SCCA National event at Seattle (WA) Raceway back a few (3.5 decades). No one told us (San Francisco Bay Area Lads) about the water in the Northwest. Actually, it has a replacement 9 spring competition pressure plate that was needed last summer. I used to race H Production Sprites. So, some familiarity with the 948 cc powerplant. Lovely car with 2l hp at the rear wheels. A Ballerina up to 78 mph. First owner had it factory prepared to go F production SCCA racing. He never did. CR smooth case gearbox, increased rate front and rear springs, Brooklands windscreen, placed behind the original, a single hoop roll over bar and a set of 4.5 inch steel wheels with 35 year old 5.00 x l3 Goodyear Blue Streak tyres, now up on the shelf. Still has the original drum front brakes. Only the later Ford powered Sevens were fitted with the disks.

SB 2073: bottom photo, below hanging Seven! PO used the frame number when registering the Seven in California. I have the same factory build records that John has, for only the Series II Sevens. It was re skinned and full frame re enforcement. Fitted with a Stromberg Twin Cam and a dry sump, 3.90 diff and all the DSK suspension modifications available. Been off the road for a bit. I purchased it to replace the engine with a l500 cc Ford and have another Vintage Race car for my partner/driver to swap with the Super 95.

Cheers, Mike.