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STOP PRESS.....
Congratulations to BOBBY RAHAL on becoming a customer for a B16 supplied by Chevron Cars Ltd. |
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Derek Bennett designed and built successful and beautiful cars. Starting in the 60's his reputation was boundless.
Chevron Cars Ltd owns the archives of the Derek Bennett designed cars which includes the original paper drawings, jigs, moulds and casting patterns. |
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Despite passing through several owners these archives remain intact.This simply means that parts supplied by Chevron Cars Ltd are exactly as they were in the 60’s.
Arch Motors famed for manufacturing race car chassis such as Brabham March and Lotus also made them for Chevron. |
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We are delighted that Arch are now producing frames, and all fabricated components, pedals wishbones etc exclusively for Chevron Cars Ltd. More importantly they are made using the same material and welding methods thus meeting exactly the requirements of the FIA to enable them to grant HTP papers.
It makes sense to ensure your HTP car is beyond any doubt the same as the original. |
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| Chevron Cars Ltd are pleased to have Kelvin Jones Motorsports to build and prepare their cars. Kelvin Jones Motorsport are authorised to supply components especially for B8 and B16 models, from a wishbone to a complete car. They can offer their expertise to prepare and service your Chevron be it a continuation car or original 60’s / 70’s racer and supply spares for all models. |
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Chevron Cars Ltd offer a full repair service for Chevron race cars with dimensional information from their original drawings. |
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Chevron History
The Facts
• Chevron and Derek Bennett Companies liquidated in April 1980
• All assets bought by Chevron Racing Cars Scotland Ltd including all copyright in drawings, components and car bodies assigned to that company.
• Chevron Racing Cars Scotland Ltd liquidated in 1983
• All assets of this company including copyright in drawings and materials required to manufacture Chevron racing cars were purchased by Roger Andreason for Chevron Cars Ltd.
• Majority shareholding in Chevron Cars Ltd purchased by Chris Smith from Mr. Andreason in 2006. Roger Andreason remains as a Chevron Cars Ltd. shareholder. Substantial investment by Chris Smith.
• The intellectual property of the original Derek Bennett companies belong to Chevron Cars Ltd.
• Chevron Cars Ltd is not connected to any other company which currently uses the “Chevron” name. Do not confuse us or our products with any of Vin Malkie’s companies
• All Chevron race cars are built and prepared exclusively by the UK’s premier Chevron experts Kelvin Jones Motorsport see www.kelvinjones-motorsport.com for more information
• A track record of 40 years – now under new ownership and here to stay. |
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10th July 2008
The Chevron Cars B8 has now been granted a Historical Technical Passport by the MSA.
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In the May 2008 issue of Octane Magazine Tony Dron comments:
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"The new Chevron B8 shown by Chris Smith at Autosport International in January can only be described as perfection itself. He got Arch Motors to make the chassis out of the correct steel, as used in B8s of 1968-'70. He obtained the correct old-fashioned welding apparatus and he ensured that every bit of the construction was precisely right.
Smith's B8s are built up by Kelvin Jones Motorsports and the results are superb. Chris, the founder and former owner of Westfield Cars, bought the rights to Chevron along with the drawings and much of the tooling, and he is justly proud of his B8. When I sat in his car at the show, it looked, felt and even smelt exactly like a new Chevron did 40 years ago. Undeniably it is a beautiful thing." |
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