Chevron B10
Chevron B10 '02' readied for vintage racing in the US in 2009. Copyright Jeremy Hall 2010. Used with permission.
The 1968 Chevron B10 car was a Formula 2 version of the relatively unsuccessful Formula 3 Chevron B9. Frank Lythgoe Racing took the first car and ran it for Peter Gethin early in the season. Results were disappointing and Lythgoe dropped the car in June; it would be two years before Chevron returned to F2 with the B18.
A second B10 had been built and Derek Bennett himself raced this in a libre race to see if it was really as bad as it seemed. It was then sold off to a life in libre and speed events.
Both cars are believed to have moved to the US for Formula B, the ex-Lythgoe car in 1968 and the ex-hillclimb car after the 1971 season.
All and any help would be gratefully received. Please e-mail Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can add anything.
Chassis |
History |
Current owner |
Chevron
B10
F2.1 |
To Frank Lythgoe Racing and driven in 1968 F2 by Peter Gethin (four races plus 1 DNS). To Frank Williams and raced by customer Samuel Brown (Louisville, KY) at Enna-Pergusa 25 Aug 1968. Not seen again and possibly went to the US as a Formula B car. |
Unknown |
Chevron
B10
F2.2 |
The second Chevron B10 was completed in July 1968 and raced by Bennett himself at a libre race before being sold to Mike MacDowel and Bob Jennings in August for hilllclimbs. They ran it until the end of the season but then bought a new Brabham BT30X and the Chevron was sold to Graham Eden who first used an oversized Ford twin-cam and then returned the car to FVA specification. It was upgraded to B17 specification for 1970 and at the end of that season passed to Bill Creasey and then on to Bob Ellice for the 1971 season. Ellice ran it in the new Formula Atlantic series with a twin-cam engine, entered by John Deuxberry.
In the US in Formula B specification in 2009. |
Unknown owner (US) 2009 |
These histories last updated on
10 January, 2010
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