History of the Eldon Roadster
Before we took hold of the Eldon Roadster project the design passed through several owners.
All did their bit of development on the car. We’ll take you through a bit of history here..
Racecorp
It all started with Racecorp. Here the car found his birth..
Racecorp had their factory in Buckinghamshire. The company was founded in the 1980s to act as a service company to the motor racing industry. They were constructing single seaters for racing in Italy. Story goes that the LA (seven) was designed to fill gaps in the production schedule. It was originally designed by engineer Steve Amos (of Arrows Formula 1 fame) in the year 1990. So they had connections with the F1 racing world and the Formula Ford as well. This can only mean a great base and start for the car.
Eldon House Automotive & Sens Auto Nederland
Eldon House Automotive took over the Racecorp LA in the year 1992.
Phil Surridge was owner of the company. He developed new back wheel arches with a less downward angle. This gave the now called Eldon Roadster a more modern look. He was also responsible for designing the new bonnet and later the side indicators on the front wings.
Sens Auto started in the year 1996. The became the Dutch agent for the Eldon Roadster.
It was the company of Rein J.B. Smilde. There were sold a number of Eldon Roadsters in the Netherlands. Turnkey and in Kit form. Unfortunately Rein Smilde became sick and passed away in the year 2001. This also meant the end of Sens Auto.
In the same year Phil Surridge went bust on making a wrong business gamble on Red Line Oil.
From that moment the project went under the radar..
Razor
Then in the year 2007 Andrew Bause took the project upon him. Together with his business associate he brought it back to life and named it the Razor. Bause was also responsible for some back arch modification work and widened the back wheel arches by approx. 4 cm. The rear suspension was altered and now the original length Sierra axels will fit the car. Unfortunately they never finished a car. It was not their core business so there was not enough time. Bause still believes in the potential of the car and decided the project needed someone with the same drive and believe…
The Eldon Roadster is back
It was the 17th of November 2014 when the project found his newest owners. This was the day when we, Pieter Wijnstra and I, Rogier Smilde (son of Sens Auto owner Rein) went to England and bought the project from Bause. From now on the car will be called Eldon again. We made this decision because we believe it’s the name most people remember. In The Netherlands this is the only name by which the car was known and sold. We will take the car to a new level and make some little adjustments to make it more modern and with a perfect finish.
About us
Before we took over the production of the Eldon Roadster for a number of years we were active in the car (tuning) scene. We did a lot of bodywork mods and were developing bumpers, modifying existing body kits and everything that comes with it. We also did a lot of of audio installation, but more important, also in the area of engine tuning we have sufficient expertise.
When we had the chance to take over the production of the Eldon Roadster, we instantly grabbed it.
We know the quality of the car, we have the knowledge and expertise and we know the car inside out.
The red car you see on this page was also completely rebuild by us, after restoring it.
Besides all mentioned above, we were also closely involved with the build and import of the Eldon Roadster from the year 1996 until 2001.
Our goal is to put the Eldon Roadster back in the top of the market, where it belongs and mostly making people enjoy this great Seven.
Before we took hold of the Eldon Roadster project the design passed through several owners.
All did their bit of development on the car. We’ll take you through a bit of history here..
Racecorp
It all started with Racecorp. Here the car found his birth..
Racecorp had their factory in Buckinghamshire. The company was founded in the 1980s to act as a service company to the motor racing industry. They were constructing single seaters for racing in Italy. Story goes that the LA (seven) was designed to fill gaps in the production schedule. It was originally designed by engineer Steve Amos (of Arrows Formula 1 fame) in the year 1990. So they had connections with the F1 racing world and the Formula Ford as well. This can only mean a great base and start for the car.
Eldon House Automotive & Sens Auto Nederland
Eldon House Automotive took over the Racecorp LA in the year 1992.
Phil Surridge was owner of the company. He developed new back wheel arches with a less downward angle. This gave the now called Eldon Roadster a more modern look. He was also responsible for designing the new bonnet and later the side indicators on the front wings.
Sens Auto started in the year 1996. The became the Dutch agent for the Eldon Roadster.
It was the company of Rein J.B. Smilde. There were sold a number of Eldon Roadsters in the Netherlands. Turnkey and in Kit form. Unfortunately Rein Smilde became sick and passed away in the year 2001. This also meant the end of Sens Auto.
In the same year Phil Surridge went bust on making a wrong business gamble on Red Line Oil.
From that moment the project went under the radar..
Razor
Then in the year 2007 Andrew Bause took the project upon him. Together with his business associate he brought it back to life and named it the Razor. Bause was also responsible for some back arch modification work and widened the back wheel arches by approx. 4 cm. The rear suspension was altered and now the original length Sierra axels will fit the car. Unfortunately they never finished a car. It was not their core business so there was not enough time. Bause still believes in the potential of the car and decided the project needed someone with the same drive and believe…
The Eldon Roadster is back
It was the 17th of November 2014 when the project found his newest owners. This was the day when we, Pieter Wijnstra and I, Rogier Smilde (son of Sens Auto owner Rein) went to England and bought the project from Bause. From now on the car will be called Eldon again. We made this decision because we believe it’s the name most people remember. In The Netherlands this is the only name by which the car was known and sold. We will take the car to a new level and make some little adjustments to make it more modern and with a perfect finish.
About us
Before we took over the production of the Eldon Roadster for a number of years we were active in the car (tuning) scene. We did a lot of bodywork mods and were developing bumpers, modifying existing body kits and everything that comes with it. We also did a lot of of audio installation, but more important, also in the area of engine tuning we have sufficient expertise.
When we had the chance to take over the production of the Eldon Roadster, we instantly grabbed it.
We know the quality of the car, we have the knowledge and expertise and we know the car inside out.
The red car you see on this page was also completely rebuild by us, after restoring it.
Besides all mentioned above, we were also closely involved with the build and import of the Eldon Roadster from the year 1996 until 2001.
Our goal is to put the Eldon Roadster back in the top of the market, where it belongs and mostly making people enjoy this great Seven.