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The Chevron B16 was a Group 4 sports prototype race car, designed, developed, and built in 1969 by the British racing car manufacturer Chevron Cars as a two-seater racing sports car for the makes world championship. Brian Redman won the very first outing, the 500 km (310 mi) race at the Nürburgring on September 7, 1969, at a time of 3:13:01.6 ...
Chevron was particularly noted for its small-capacity sports cars and its Formula Two, Formula Three and Formula 5000 single-seaters. Although a Chevron F5000 did beat a representative Formula One field once in a race open to both categories (Peter Gethin at the Race of Champions in 1973), the marque never seriously addressed F1; one F1 car was built but not finished in Bennett's lifetime and ...
Pages in category "Chevron racing cars" ... Chevron B16; Chevron B19; Chevron B20; Chevron B21; Chevron B23; Chevron B24; Chevron B26; Chevron B28; Chevron B30 ...
Chevron B19; Category: Group 6: Constructor: Chevron: Designer(s) Derek Bennett: Production: 1970-1971: Predecessor: Chevron B16: Successor: Chevron B21: Technical specifications; Chassis: Aluminum-reinforced steel tubular space frame covered in fiberglass body panels: Suspension (front) Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll ...
The Chevron B8 is a lightweight sports racing car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Chevron Cars, in 1968. It is homologated in the Prototype category of the International Automobile Federation. It won thirty-six races during its various engagements. Only 44 cars were built. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Chevron B26 is a 2-liter Group 6 sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Chevron, in 1973. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Over its racing career, spanning 14 years, it won a total of 17 race wins (including 17 additional class wins), achieved 43 podium finishes, and clinched 9 pole positions. [ 4 ]
The Chevron B36 was a Group 6 (later modified into Group C) prototype sports car, designed, developed, and built by British manufacturer Chevron Cars Ltd in 1976 and used in sports car racing until 1987. Over that time period, it won a total of 14 races, and achieved 43 podium finishes.
The B16A and B16B (single carb and twin carbs respectively) were a bored out 1,583 cc (1.6 L; 96.6 cu in) development of the B14A which in turn was sired by the B4B. . These engines were fitted to the PV444 in its final two years (1957 and 1958), the Volvo PV544 in its 1958 introduction, as well as the companion estate and van versions known as Volvo P445, Volvo P210, and Volvo D