Chevron B29 [Archive] - 10 Tenths Motorsport Forum

Chris Townsend

3 May 2004, 13:55

Ok

B29 Chevron's update.

1: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

2: Works test car. Used by Crawford early season in UK, then to Opert for James Crawley in UK. Probably taken to US end of 1975

3: Opert for Hector Rebaque in Euro F2 and then Canadian Atlantic. 1976 sold to Carl Leibich

4: Wheatcroft for Richard Morgan. Mid season to Brett Riley. 1976 - 77 Ken Bailey. 1978 Eddie Jordan, 1979 Vivian Candy. Broken for spares in 1980s

5: Albert Poon

6: Alo Lawler till 1976. 1977 John Eastwood; 1978: Joey Greenan; 1979 Ken Fildes

7: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

8: Opert

9: Opert

10: ROC. Xavier Lapeyre in Euro F2 to end 1976

11 Not built [Chevron rarely built 11; 22; 33 etc]

12: ROC for Christian Ethuin in Euro F2

13 Not built

14: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

15: SDC for Stephen Choularton early season, then Crawford. 1976 Len Booysen in S. Africa

16: Bill Brack; 1976: Brad Abbott

17: Peter Williams. 1976 Run for Crawford by Williams then sold mid season to Martin Birrane. 1977 Birrane

18: Rapid Movements for MAtt Spitzley and late season Gunnar Nilsson. 1976: John Gibb in S. Africa

19: SDC for Stephen Choularton. Used late season by Richard Morgan when replaced by Henton at Wheatcroft. 1976: Phil Dowsett; 1977: John Ledlie

20: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

21: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

22: Not built

23: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

24: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

25: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

26: Waiting for independent confirmation of history

27: Gustav Hoeker for Harald Ertl [Euro F2]. 1976: Helmut Bross for MAnfred Schurti. 1977: Bross and Alois Muller

28: Probably an Opert car at Trois Rivieres new for Dolhem or Jarier

29: Derek Cook. 1976/77 Jeremy Rossiter

30: Works: Hans Binder [Euro F2]; 1976: Brian Redman in NZ then to Dave Oxton; 1977: Oxton to Eric Morgan till 1981. Then to Chris Read.

Chris

Bryan Miller

4 May 2004, 09:52

Chris,

Thanks,

F1R have Eurorace for Hans Binder 4 or 5 times in Euro F2 , in 29-75-32.

A lot of your to be advised will be covered out of the Trois-Rivieres event with 9 x B29 cars runnung.

Bryan.

Chris Townsend

4 May 2004, 10:46

Brian

That chassis 32 in F1R comes from a number cited in Motoring News F2 race report. I think that is a misprint and the build record stops at 30 with the Binder car. Maybe the car carried the wrong plate for some reason, but I can't think why.

Of the ones awaiting further evidence, I think I know the identity of the McGarrity, Sposato and Jensen cars. The problem with sales to Opert is simply that without a back trail from a current owner or an in period chassis observation - seemingly not done much in North America - there's little way of knowing who the car was eventually consigned to.

Chris

Bryan Miller

4 May 2004, 13:36

Chris,

Yes this seems to be a fairly standard scenario in the states , I am does not appear to be a network of people that were interested in period , we find this a lot with cars that are imported from the U.S.A. with previous history at a premium.

In case you don't have them, these are the following entries from Trois-Rivieres,

Opert/ Gitanes=Jean Pierre Jarier.
Opert/ Gitanes=Jose Dolhem.
Brack/ S.T.P. B29-75-16 .
Jensen/ Jensen.
Opert/Gitanes=Jean Pierre Jaussaud.
Opert/ Vavoline=Hector Rebaque.
B$B / Syd. Demovsky.
Isola Racing/Seb Barone.
Ferguson Canada Racing/ Samsonite/ Peter Ferguson.

All listed as B29s.

Bryan.

Chris Townsend

4 May 2004, 15:53

Bryan

I think I gave Allen the full results for 1975 Trois Rivieres!

The B&B car for Demovsky is one of two sold to Bobby Brown. I need confirmation on these two chassis [I think I know which they were] but will never know which car Demovsky raced, unless someone like Chris Waddell finds his race notebooks.

Chris

Dan Rear

4 May 2004, 16:00

Chris/Bryan, now this has made a very welcome return, can I ask again re the Bryce Wilson car. No 19 perhaps or 29 ? These are only guesses based on Chris' recent list.

Neptune

4 May 2004, 18:56

That cars in/from the US have little history of ownership is surprising. SCCA required logbooks from 1972 onward, so yes, I agree that many earlier cars have lost their histories, but the cars from this period should be documented to some extint by the logbook. The back page in the SCCA book I finally got for my Modus has a sign off of each of the previous owners over here. So, getting that book or at least a copy of it is important to keep the history trail intact.

Roger

allenbrown

4 May 2004, 19:38

Chris

We never "announced" the 1975 Canadian results on OldRacingCars.com. Did we have some last checks to do? I notice Depailler's second car should be a "T" rather than a "DNS" and I think we discussed that my "DNQH" didn't work too well for this sort of race. Anyhow - they are here (http://www.oldracingcars.com/F5000/results/result.asp?RaceID=K75G) but, to save everyone the trouble of a click:

Trois Rivieres, 31 August 1975
1 Vittorio Brambilla, Doug Shierson Racing #91 March 75B - Ford BDA Cosworth, 60 laps, 1.04.12.5
2 Jean-Pierre Jarier, Fred Opert Racing/Gitanes #2 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, 60 laps, 1.04.53.7
3 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, Fred Opert Racing/Gitanes #3 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, 60 laps,
4 José Dolhem, Fred Opert Racing/Gitanes #7 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, 59 laps,
5 Hector Rebaque, Fred Opert Racing #5 Chevron B29 [29.75.03] - Ford BDA Hart, 59 laps,
6 Bertil Roos, Ecurie Canada-Schweppes/Castrol #40 March 75B [10] - Ford BDA Hart, 59 laps,
7 Dave Walker, Robert Joubert Racing- Quaker State #30 Lola T350 [HU1] - Ford BDA Nicholson, 59 laps,
8 John Nicholson, Alan McCall Racing #18 Tui BH2 - Ford BDA Nicholson, 58 laps,
9 Seb Barone, Isola Racing #28 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, 58 laps,
10 Syd Demovsky, B&B Racing #80 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, 58 laps,
11 Tom Bagley, Kent Oil #52 Chevron B27 - Ford BDA Hart, 58 laps, Out of petrol
12 Peter Ferguson, Ferguson Canada Racing-Samsonite #76 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, 53 laps,
13 Tom Pumpelly, Cavanaugh Racing-Hoffman #34 March 75B - Ford BDA Cosworth, 52 laps,
14 Price Cobb, Doug Shierson Racing #6 March 75B - Ford BDA Race Shop, 50 laps,
15 Giles Villeneuve, Skiroulle #69 March 75B [8] - Ford BDA Swindon, 46 laps, Accident
16 Frank Delvecchio, Analube #39 March 73B [722-20] - Ford BDA Cosworth, 36 laps,
17 James King, Raggedy Ann Racing #22 March 73B - Ford BDA Traylor, 31 laps, Gearbox
18 Bobby Rahal, Red Roof Inns #23 Lola T360 - Ford BDA McCoy, 26 laps, Gearbox
19 Tom Klausler, Traylor #63 Lola T360 - Ford BDA Whitehurst, 25 laps, Electrics
20 David Westgate, #71 Lola T360 [HU4] - Ford BDA Hart, 24 laps,
21 Howdy Holmes, Bill Scott Racing #24 Lola T360 - Ford BDA BSR, 21 laps, Cam belt
22 Elliot Forbes-Robinson, Bill Scott Racing-Penthouse #44 Lola T360 - Ford BDA BSR, 20 laps, Engine
23 Bruce Jensen, Jensen Exotic Plants #41 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, 13 laps, Stuck throttle
24 Charles T. Gibson, #58 March 712M - Ford BDA Cosworth, 13 laps,
25 Craig Hill, Ecurie Canada/Gabriel #4 March 75B - Ford BDA Hart, 12 laps,
26 Chip Mead, Lambrusco by Zonin #17 March 75B - Ford BDA Cosworth, 12 laps,
27 Bill Brack, STP #1 Chevron B29 [29.75.16] - Ford BDA Hart, 9 laps, Accident
28 Damien Magee, Alan McCall Racing #19 Tui BH2 - Ford BDA Nicholson, 9 laps, Accident
29 Reg Scullion, Dicom Express #95 March 74B - Ford BDA Hart, 7 laps,
30 Patrick Depailler, Ecurie Canada/Ramada Inns #12 March 75B - Ford BDA Williams, 4 laps, Engine
31 Jacques Desjardins, #87 Lola T360 - Ford BDA Nicholson, 2 laps,
DNQH Hugh Cree, #16 Chevron B29 - Ford BDA Hart, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH Tom Gloy, Hanna Industries #13 Lola T360 - Ford BDA Smith, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH Vince Muzzin, #99 March 75B - Ford BDA Cosworth, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH Pat Walter, Amerodaen Racing #10 Ralt RT1 [6] - Ford BDA, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH John Gloviak, #65 Brabham BT35 [41] - Ford BDA Hart, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH Mauro Lanaro, #35 March 712M - Ford BDA Cosworth, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH Marcel Talbot, Tamaco Industries #9 March 75B - Ford BDA, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH Tim Cooper, Rutledge Oil #8 March 75B - Ford BDA Williams, Did not qualify from heats
DNQH Bruce Kramer, #90 Elden Mk 16 [155/16001/73] - Ford BDA, Did not qualify from heats
DNS Cliff Hansen, Doug Shierson Racing March 75B - Ford BDA Cosworth, Did not start
DNS Patrick Depailler, Ecurie Canada/Ramada Inns #12 March 75B [12] - Ford BDA Cosworth, Did not start

Heat 1

1 Charles T. Gibson, ? laps,
2 Hugh Cree, ? laps,
3 Tom Gloy, ? laps,
4 Vince Muzzin, ? laps,
5 Pat Walter, ? laps,
6 John Gloviak, ? laps,
7 Mauro Lanaro, ? laps,
8 Marcel Talbot, ? laps,
9 Tim Cooper, ? laps,
10 Bruce Kramer, ? laps,

Qualifying

1 Patrick Depailler, 1.05.3
1 Patrick Depailler * , 1.05.3
2 Jean-Pierre Jarier, 1.05.4
3 Giles Villeneuve, 1.05.9
4 Tom Klausler, 1.06.0
5 José Dolhem, 1.06.1
6 Bobby Rahal, 1.06.3
7 Howdy Holmes, 1.06.4
8 Tom Bagley, 1.06.5
9 Vittorio Brambilla, 1.06.6
10 Bill Brack, 1.06.7
11 Bruce Jensen, 1.06.9
12 Chip Mead, 1.06.9
13 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, 1.06.9
14 Damien Magee, 1.06.9
15 Elliot Forbes-Robinson, 1.07.0
16 Price Cobb, 1.07.0
17 Dave Walker, 1.07.1
18 Cliff Hansen * , 1.07.2
19 Bertil Roos, 1.07.2
20 Hector Rebaque, 1.07.3
21 Tom Pumpelly, 1.07.7
22 Syd Demovsky, 1.07.7
23 James King, 1.07.9
24 Craig Hill, 1.08.1
25 Seb Barone, 1.08.1
26 John Nicholson, 1.08.3
29 Peter Ferguson, 1.08.6
30 Reg Scullion, 1.08.7
31 Frank Delvecchio, 1.08.9
32 Jacques Desjardins, 1.08.9
33 David Westgate, 1.09.3

* Did not start

Chris Townsend

5 May 2004, 13:34

Dan

Re the Bryce Wilson B29. I'd agree with either 19 or 29 as the likely car because there aren't that many other extant B29s in the UK. For 19 the car has to come back from N.Ireland to S. Scotland - not difficult. Jeremy Rossiter owned 29 until end 77 but didn't race it that year. Jeremy, if you're still following this forum, can you remember who bought it?

Chris

Dan Rear

5 May 2004, 14:40

Chris, just checked the previous page and listing again, could the Wilson car also have been -17, the one Birrane had in 77. Or did that one go to Ireland maybe, given Martin B's connexions over there ?

Still on B29s, which was the Bob Howlings 1981 car, any ideas. Quite a scruffy one, I saw it at Donington and Mallory in July 81 from memory, definitely a 29, not the B42 he used occasionally in 1980.

On Lolas, did the T350 F3 car ever race in F3 over here, or was it converted to an FAt early in 75 ? I recall Neve was due to race one, ie a T350, also in F3 that year.

Chris Townsend

5 May 2004, 16:22

Dan

17 would be another candidate for Wilson.
I need to do some more digging on this.

Joubert used 350-HU1 at the very start of the British F3 season, but I'm not sure he ever started a race! He was a very wealthy S.African. Started with a t/c engine [or was it the Pinto s/c?], which clearly wasn't as quick as a Toyota by then, so switched immediately to a Toyota, but all I can find is a succession of DNS. Then he shows up with it in Canada

Chris

Dan Rear

6 May 2004, 12:29

Chris, any thoughts on the Howlings B29 I mentioned above?

Chris Townsend

28 Jun 2004, 13:12

Allen

Great, finally 3rd party confirmation of McGarrity's B29 as 29.75.07.
This agrees with build record

Chris

antc

31 Aug 2004, 14:57

Dear Chris/Allen

I have followed with interest the references to the chevron b29's which were sent to South Africa in 1976 through the thread.
In particular the Gunnar Nilsson car which was sold by Rapid Movements to John Gibb.
As far as I know there were only ever two b29's in S.A. b29-75-15 which was acquired by Len Booysen and b29-75-18/25 (the Gibb car). I have recently purchased the latter and can confirm that it carries the chassis plate b29-75-25 as reflected in the info posted by Allen.
Is there some way of confirming the likely scenario that b29-75-18 was fitted with a replacement tub b29-75-25 during the 75 season, as the info seems to support this?

Anthony Corin

Bill Murray

15 Nov 2004, 21:20

I have recently bought a B29 which is almost complete but needs work. Does anyone know of a B29 in the Uk I can look at closely to get the engine bay layout correct?
Does anyone in the UK have body moulds?

Chris Townsend

4 Dec 2004, 16:10

A very specific request concerning a Chevron B29.
[Unusual for this thread I know!]

Does anyone have an image of Hector Rebaque's Opert B29? Specifically as it ran in F2 in the early races of 1975, NOT in the Canadian Atlantic series later in the season. [Or anyone who remembers what colour it was]

Chris

speedreader

6 Dec 2004, 09:57

Hi Chris. I am a first time user having just joined the forum but wanted to say hi as you have dug up a lot of info re Formula Pacific's that raced in New Zealand. In particular, mention was made of a Chevron that I was incorrectly linked to - the Chevron B29 of Redman / Oxton.
I did drive a Chevron previously raced by David Oxton but this was not a B29. David also built a new car from parts consisting of a B34 tub (no chassis number but I believe this to be a spare tub from Opert Racing) with modifications including March single post rear wing March side pods (similar to those of a 792) He called this car a Chevron B34+ and raced it with Pye sponsorship. I only competed in it a few times as sponsorship funding was difficult. It appeared firstly in red with Autex Industries sponsorship and then white with Racebred Clothing sponsorship. I think this car was then sold to John Wigston (via Kenny Smith) for John's daughter (Joanna) to race. John also owned an ex Keke Rosberg / Fred Opert Racing Chevron B34 and the ex Grant Campbell B39 (both of which were damaged at the time) He has since had the B39 running but I am not aware if the Rosberg car was ever repaired and also not sure if he owns any / all of these cars still.
Re the Chevron B29's, I believe all of the following NZ'ers had an association with a B29 but not sure if it was always the same car or where it went - John Nicholson, David Oxton, Grant Campbell, Eric Morgan.
Hope some of this helps.

speedreader

6 Dec 2004, 10:40

Sorry Guys, I should have spent more time reading the 26 pages..... of info before sending my two bobs worth, you are well & truly past what I mention. Great work though, entertaining readin :)

David McKinney

6 Dec 2004, 20:22

Welcome to the forum, SG
A surprising amount of NZ stuff gets posted here

Steve Wilkinson

7 Dec 2004, 11:50

To return to the origins of this deeply interesting ramble through Formula Atlantic via the Southern Hemisphere; can anyone provide the chassis number for the following car:

2.3 Chevron-Hart B29 sprinted and hillclimbed by Stuart Harte in England

Stuart competed in from 1985 to 1987

Keep up the interesting thread as I lived through all of Formula Atlantics history.

Chris Townsend

7 Dec 2004, 16:56

Steve

My first reaction is to connect the Harte car to the one used by David Ward in sprints and libre races in 1981. For not much other reason than they lived near each other, I suspect this might have been Dave Rackham's 1979 car.

What might be useful is if we could work out who now owns what of the Chevron B29 run. [I note that there is a roller currently for sale on racecarsdirect.com]
Out of the 27 or 28 built I only know the fates of the following. At least another 37 originals are still out there...

1: Destroyed in 1975 in testing
4: For sale on race-cars.uk last year
5: sold on race-cars.com in 2001?
6: Seems to have been broken up for spares in the early 1980s
16: For sale on race-cars.com and used recently by Brack at Trois Rivieres
18: Destroyed in 1975, rebuilt into chassis 25
25: Currently in S.Africa
30: In New Zealand
11; 13 and probably 22 were not built. Derek Bennett was a superstitious guy and it's rare that a build run includes 11; 22 or 33.

I'm suspicious that there might be an extra car used at Trois Rivieres by Opert that is not in the build record, because all the extant B29s in the world seem to be racing that day and there is one car too many!

Does anyone have any observations of known identities in the hands of current owners? We have one without a plate which is currently under investigation.

Chris

Bryan Miller

9 Dec 2004, 10:10

Chris,

On page 17 , I asked you re an update on Chevron B29's , at that time I was trying to figure out the identity of the car just recently advertised as a project and now the subject of the new U.K. owner.

Of the list -5 is still here , changed hands from Peter Addison to Rob McMillan about 6 months ago. This is the Poon car.
-30 is still also here with Peter Whelan of Sth. Australia , and in superb condition as is -5, both cars used all the time in Historic Racing, -30 being the ex Redman car.

Bryan.

Steve Wilkinson

16 Dec 2004, 20:16

No one any nearer finding the chassis number for Stuart Harte's Chevron?

Dan Rear

17 Dec 2004, 14:28

Was it the one Bob Howlings used in 1981 Atlantic here ? Quite a scruffy car as I recall.

Smellybeard

17 Dec 2004, 18:14

Bob Howlings B29 was previously Ken Fildes'. Before that... ?
It had an obvious non-original, two element rear wing when I saw it last.

Dave.

Chris Townsend

17 Dec 2004, 20:53

Ken Fildes' car was chassis 06, 1975: Alo Lawler 1976: Alo Lawler 1977: John Eastwood 1978 Joey Greenan 1979 Ken Fildes.

Chris

Bill Murray

17 Dec 2004, 21:31

Regarding the B29 recently bought via the US website, it is confirmed as B29-75-08. It has the number stamped into the monocoque inside the engine bay (under 20 years of crud) The body shows traces of light blue under the red (Gitanes blue?)
Does anyone have a photo of a B29 in this livery?

Chris Townsend

15 Feb 2005, 19:36

Over on racecarsdirect.com there is a Chevron B29 for sale described as 'ex Wheatcroft'.
From observations in 1975 we know this to have been 29-75-04, which we also know was then sold to Brett Riley, from whom it passed to Ken Bailey and thence into Ireland and was used by first Eddie Jordan and then Vivian Candy. By the early 80s this car was being raced in Monoposto by Terry Cole.
However, I have been told by a very good source that the car was subsequently broken for spares, with the tub going to UK Customs and Excise for a secret exercise. [Perhaps one related to Tony Dean's enterprise a few years earlier in using his B28 to transport cigars to the UK].
One can only wonder at the extraordinary magnetism that the parts of old racing cars have for each other, to be reunited after all these years...

Chris

Gale Racing

25 Apr 2005, 02:06

Dear Chevron / Atlantic enthusiasts,
To simply add to this thread on B29's I have recently purchased B29-75-05. It was owned by; Albert Poon - KL (April 75 to Dec 76), Chong Boon Seng - Singapore (Dec 76 to Nov 87), Leif Norberg - Malaysia (Nov 87 to Dec 89), Tony Armstrong - AUS (Dec 89 to 97), Geoff Weiland - AUS (97 to Aug 00), Peter Addison - AUS (Aug 00 to May 04), Rob McMillan - AUS (May 04 to April 05), John Gale - AUS (April 05).
I am keen to obtain some photos of the car competing in the mid to late 70's (so I can repaint it in period livery) but also to obtain any race results from that time. I know that it was raced in Batu Tiga, Penang and Macau in 75 to 79.
If anyone is able to assist me with photos (or any other information on teh car) I would be much appreciated.
Regards
John Gale

Bryan Miller

25 Apr 2005, 03:14

Wellcome aboard John.

Bryan.

Steve Wilkinson

3 May 2005, 11:47

Whilst scanning through a pile of old Speedscene magazines at a mates house over the Bank Holiday week-end I spotted a photo of Stuart Harte in the B29. The reference to the car said it was "the ex-Alo Lawler Chevron B29".

This I take to be chassis 06.

Not sure if I can add anything more but I will try to track down where the car went to after Stuart's death.

:cool:

Chris Townsend

3 May 2005, 16:46

Steve,

Could you be specific in the magazine reference [page and date]? Otherwise, brilliant!

Chris

Steve Wilkinson

3 May 2005, 21:42

Steve,

Could you be specific in the magazine reference [page and date]? Otherwise, brilliant!

Chris

I'll ask my mate to double check for the details. :banghead:

Gale Racing

16 May 2005, 09:35

Chris / Bryan,

How are each of the B29's distinguished as Formual 2 or an Atlantic car. In the original shipping receipts between the first, second and third owners of my car B29-75-05 (Albert Poon / Chong Boon Seng / Lief Norberg), it refers to the car as a Formula 2 car, however I have always assumed the B29's to be Atlantic cars. My car was sold between two owners minus engine so I do not know what it ran with originally at present. Is there any other distinguishing feature on the chassis / chassis plate between F2 and Atlantic configuration?

Gale Racing

Bill Murray

16 May 2005, 20:28

Although there is no mention in the Chassis number, the cars are different.
I have a factory parts list, and the main differences are:-
F2's have centrelock wheels, 15'' at the rear.
F2's have 4 fuel cells, 2 extra in the front of the pods connected through holes in the bulkhead.
F2 has a 19 row oil cooler instead of 13.
Rear wing and nose on F2 are wider.
F2 uses an FGA gearbox.
Hope this helps.

Gale Racing

17 May 2005, 00:35

Bill,
Many thanks. Can you advise of the differences in the width of the nose and wing between Atlantic and F2 cars. I had assumed all B29's had centrelock wheels. Do some have stud wheels?
Gale Racing

Bill Murray

17 May 2005, 20:22

The parts list says:-
Part no 25015, wing, 24'', F2
Part no 27001, wing, 21'', Atlantic.
I've checked on my Atlantic car, and this is the depth from front to rear.
The nose sections are part nos. 29302 (F2) and 29303 (atlantic), but I don't know what the difference is.
My car (29 75 08) is an atlantic and has bolt on wheels.
Cheers
Bill Murray

Gale Racing

31 May 2005, 13:03

Bill,
My wing is 23 inches (Chord?) and has a lot of camber.
Does anyone have an appropriate profile for a single element wing for a mid / late 70's car running a BDA, perhaps a 18 inch to 21 inch chord, and span of around 48 inches, or even better still, have a mould or know a manufacturer (aluminum or resin).
Thanks
Gale Racing

Dan Rear

9 Jun 2005, 11:08

Dan

Never been able to trace Bryce Wilson's B29 but there are only a few cars it can have been, as most B29s left in Europe have continuous Irish history to that point, and most cars are in ZA or USA. Maybe 07 [ex Derek Shortall]; 17 [ex Williams/Crawford/Birrane]; 19 [Choularton/Dowsett/Ledlie] (probably favourite as that was in N.Ireland and therefore nearest]; 29 Cook/Rossiter. Anything else would have had to be reimported.

Chris re the Bryce W B29, I've just borrowed a run of early '78 A/Sports. These confirm the car as the ex-Cook/Crawford/Birrane one, so I guess no. 17, though the 'Cook' link doesn't seem to work.

Chris Townsend

23 Aug 2005, 10:40

Have now traced the identity of the Dave Rackham B29 which he used in early
1979 Atlantic before getting the ex Rosberg B42. It was chassis 07, ex Patsy
McGarrity, acquired from John Smith in N. Ireland. He seems to have bought it
in late May, as Smith uses a B29 at Kirkistown that month. His last, and perhaps only, Atlantic race with the car is Oulton at the end of June where he has a big accident. After this he gets the B42 and his ads in Autosport suggest he's looking
for parts to rebuild the B29 for the rest of the year.
In programmes for all the races before Oulton 30.6.79, Rackham is entered in Roger Andreasson's Druid. My question? Does anyone have photos of Rackham in the B29
from meetings before Oulton. The first race at which he could have had the car, I think, is Mallory on 28 May 79. He's entered in the Druid, the press says he had a Druid, but what did he actually use?

Chris

Bryan Miller

9 Jan 2006, 23:16

A note to advise B29-75-03 is now in Australia in the hands of Howard Blight , we picked car up from Customs last Wenesday 4th Jan after arrival from the U.S.A. owner Ted Voruz , car is very original even after being converted to Can-am spec and back again , chassis plate still on car , rhs of bulkhead inside cockpit behind drivers shoulder .
Car will be re-built back to Fred Opert/Hector Rebaque specs with alloy block BDD 2 litre.
Unbelievably nothing has been mutilated , it is all a little tatty but no surgery of any type required just tlc.
Howard contacted previous owner Carl Liebick who went and inspected car on his behalf prior to purchase.
Bryan.

allenbrown

9 Jan 2006, 23:33

It has Can-Am history?! Do you know who ran it in Can-Am?

Thanks

Allen

Chris Townsend

10 Jan 2006, 10:58

Any history post Liebich in 1976 would be appreciated.

Thanks
Chris

allenbrown

10 Jan 2006, 12:18

Frank Jellinek entered a #58 New England Racing Enter. Chevron B29 at Elkhart Lake 18 July 1983 but did not start. He then drove a #58 Taylor Instrument/Lou Infante Chevron B29 at Mosport Park 11 September 1983.

However, there were other unidentified Chevrons in the 2-litre class (Ray Petry, John Graham, Thomas Bungay and Jerry Molnar) so he's only a narrow favourite. Molnar's car was also entered by Lou Infante, Bungay's was #40 Atherton Racing, Petry's was his own and Graham's was the #77 Midland Racing car. Any number of these could have been sports cars instead of modified Atlantics.

Bertil Roos also drove a B27 in a full season of Can-Am in 1979.

Allen

Bryan Miller

10 Jan 2006, 23:24

Thanks, that gives us some names to run past very uninterested previous owner in regard to history, and to try to ''jog'' Carls memory.

Bryan.

Chris Townsend

11 Jan 2006, 11:53

Bryan

Here are some B29 users as single seater, who are likely candidates for this car:
Kenneth Valca
Lyle Heck
Ray Schuler
Doug Titus
David Klutsenbaker

Where was the car found?

Chris

allenbrown

11 Jan 2006, 12:12

Hi Chris

Have you uncovered anything in your research about the Roos 1979 Can-Am Chevron B27 or the Frank Jellinek 1983 Can-Am Chevron B29?

Allen

Chris Townsend

11 Jan 2006, 18:27

Other than it's dark blue with a yellow pinstripe and definitely not one of the cars he raced for Opert in 1974 - No.
The colour suggests ex Bobby Brown - last seen in a heap at Trois Rivieres in 1974.
He runs it in SCCA in early 79, even though he still owns a new RT1 from the previous year! One possibility for a future owner, check out a Frank Shober of New Jersey.
There's an issue with Chevron B27s. The build record ends with 18, the Brown car, but there have to be at least two others, possibly three, to accomodate all the users at particular times in 1974 for Opert and Shierson. A piece on Chevron in Sports Car which is right in respect of other builds, says 22 B27s constructed.

Where did Jelinek come from?

Chris

allenbrown

11 Jan 2006, 19:20

According to autocourse.ca, Jelinek came from North Hampton, NH. Dominic obviously has access to a lot more entry lists than me (so far!).

Allen

Bryan Miller

12 Jan 2006, 07:20

Chris,

Car came from near Elkart Lake in Wisconsin , is in the archive section of www.race-cars.com , this advert is prior to Ted Voruz purchasing and apart from a yellow paint job on the old panels and a BDD of some description installed and a small clean up is exactly the same as arrived last week, which is why we wanted it , I would suggest even the old matt black painted catch tank bracket and bungey cord are ex factory.
The FT200 main case has I would think the correct serial number on it , however the bearing carrier and end cover have a number pretty close to my BT35 number , so at some time it has destroyed/ had destroyed the bearing carrier section and that has been replaced with a unit from an older car.

Bryan.

allenbrown

12 Jan 2006, 09:00

Simon Hadfield told me last night that Jelinek is still active in vintage racing. So should be easy to find.

Allen

Chris Townsend

12 Jan 2006, 12:30

The yellow paint job would be Leibich's colour scheme, I think.
All his other cars were yellow, and Elkhart was his neck of the wood.
The only obvious candidate for a B29 up there, after that, is Schuler's car
which was also white or yellow.

Chris

Bryan Miller

13 Jan 2006, 02:56

Chris,

The yellow paint was applied by Voruz , if you look at the archive section , the old body appears to have been dark blue, with some signage that I am unable to read.

Bryan.

Bryan Miller

13 Jan 2006, 09:35

Chris,

The last time B29-75-03 was used according to old info is as a ' C ' sports racing car in 1985.

To answer your question from about 2 years ago in regards to this car on the archive section are two photo's of the car from period in yellow with '' Cafe Mexicano '' livery .
Car is also the Chevron Racing car show car and is featured in Autosport report of the show with 2 photographs.

Bryan.

allenbrown

13 Jan 2006, 09:54

Chris,

The yellow paint was applied by Voruz , if you look at the archive section , the old body appears to have been dark blue, with some signage that I am unable to read.

Bryan."kendall gt-1"?

allenbrown

10 Mar 2006, 13:36

After some digging by Martin Krejci and myself, we've identified that the "Invader" owned by Lou Infante and driven by Jerry Molnar and Frank Jellinek in 1982 and 1983 was a Chevron B29. The engine is described differently aeach race but it might have had a BMW at first, followed by some sort of Hart/Cosworth/Ford.

I have no idea which B29 of course.

Allen

john freeth

13 Apr 2006, 21:26

Len Wimhurst built a FF1600 in 1976 for Kees van der Grint to drive called the Wimhurst LP1 (LP = Len And Paul Wimhurst). I raced this car throughout 1979 and entered it for Paul Sleeman a couple of times in 1980. Subsequently sold to my dentist who took it to Ireland.

Len then built a FF2000 for Damien Magee and Paul Wimhurst called the Wimhurst PLP4 (PLP = Pat [Capon], Len and Paul). I raced this car for the first time at Boxing Day Brands 1979 and surprisingly managed to win the Formula Libre race, the last race of the decade! I raced it in 1980 in the national Motorcraft championship, without much success, and at Lydden where it was more succesful with a couple of wins. Len, my father, brother and myself then converted the car to Formula Talbot spec (on the promise of plenty of sponsorship money which surprisingly failed to materialise!) and used it throughout 1981 and 1982 before converting it back to FF2000 and selling it to Steve Holland for the Lydden series in 1983. I beleive the car was subsequentlt raced by Mike Mackonachie (?spelling) and was also for sale by Matthew Mortlock. I do not know it's current whereabouts but would be pleased if anyone does know!
Hi
It may be that I have PLP4. I bought it a couple of years ago as an engineless project (said to be a Wimhurst FF2000) from Ken Thoroughood at Universal Racing Services. Haven't started the restoration yet - obviously would love to nail the identity so any help would be really appreciated. Haven't seen any chassis numbers yet but then have not looked that hard. Possible identifier is the rear wheels - redrilled Minilite mags - doubtful these are what it started life with. Pictures to follow if it's allowed? - I'm a 10 Tenths virgin

Chris Townsend

14 Apr 2006, 12:21

f/s AW 30.11.81 p. 37 "ASR Chevron B29, Waterford Hills class record holder, ASR champ, legal for u2L Can Am" Arnold Industriess, 31000 Rear West 8mile Rd, Farmington Hills Mich 48024 photo shows yellow #99 with Arnold lettering

Would this be 29.75.03? It's in the right area

Chris

Chris Townsend

14 Apr 2006, 12:33

Major update on B29 histories
Part one!

29.75.01
Sold to Alo Lawler, destroyed in testing accident in February 1975 before it had raced.

29.75.02]
Described in MN report of John Player Atlantic round at Mallory Park, March 9, 1975 as “the Florida test car rebuilt” A/S, reporting the same meeting says it was “based on the original test car taken to the US for customer evaluation”. James Crawley, later in the season, appears in a car that A/S report of the British Grand Prix support race says is ‘built on one of the original prototype tubs’. Crawley only appears after Crawford has switched to the SDC team’s newer car, suggesting that this is the car used early in 1975 by Crawford. Given that the B29.75.01 was destroyed in testing, and that [29.75.03] was the Racing Car show exhibit, this car is speculatively identified as 02. Probably taken back to the USA by Crawley late 1975 and used at the ARRC. Photos of that meeting show Crawley in a B29 with a very similar paint scheme to that on his car at the 1975 British GP support race [photo MN 24.7.75 p.20], and to that carried on Crawford’s car in early 1975. One candidate for the car of Robert Nelkin in 1976.

29.75.03
Early press reports for this car, when in use by the Opert team, say that it was the one exhibited by Chevron at the London Racing Car show. Chassis number given in MN reports of Hockenheim and Nurburgring races of the 1975 European F2 championship for the car of Hector Rebaque, entered by Fred Opert. The MN report of the Pau round gives the chassis number for this car when it was used by Maxime Bochet.
The car was taken back to North America for the Formula Atlantic series there. Sold to Carl Leibich for 1976. A strong candidate for the car of Ray Schuler, raced in SCCA Cen Div 1978 – 80, and perhaps, subsequently the basis of the Arnold Industries ASR car in 1981.

29.75.04
Chassis number noted on Brett Riley’s by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Oulton Park, May 26, 1975. Both AS and MN record that Riley had bought the car from Tom Wheatcroft, so the car entered by Wheatcroft for Richard Morgan in the early part of the 1975 season before the Wheatcroft R18 was ready. [Confirms Chevron build record.] Sold to Ken Bailey for 1976 season, used in Indyatlantic and G8, retained 1977. Chassis number noted by Chris Townsend at Brands Hatch, 29.8.1977. 1978 to Eddie Jordan for Irish Formula Atlantic championship, retained by Marlboro Team Ireland for Vivian Candy to use 1979. MN 27.9.79 p. 2 says P.J. Fallon’s car at Phoenix Park was Candy’s regular car on loan. Sold to David Ward in northern England, 1980. For sale by Ward November 1980 A/S ‘ex Candy, Irish Championship winner’, but probably retained and the car used by Ward in 1981. Used by Terry Cole in Monoposto racing in 1983, then according to Chevron was returned to works in poor condition and broken for spares with the tub being sold to HM Customs and Excise for a training exercise. Spares subsequently rebuilt around a new tub for Chris Sparks in 2004.

29.75.05
Chassis number given in an advertisement for a car described as ‘ex Albert Poon’ on www.race-cars.com, which confirms Chevron build record. Raced by Poon in South-East Asia through to 1976, and then sold to Chong Boon Seng, who kept the car to 1985, then to Leif Norberg [Sweden]. 1989 to Tony Armstrong [Australia]. 1998 to Geoff Weiland [Australia] then to Peter Addison [Australia]. This provenance was confirmed by Peter Addison, and then the current owner in 2005.

29.75.06
Chassis number noted on Alo Lawler’s car by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Oulton Park, May 26, 1975. [Confirms Chevron build record, in which B29.75.01, which was originally consigned to Lawler, but written off in February test session, was replaced by this car.] MN 17.3.77 p. 8 says that the car of John Eastwood for the 1977 season is ex Lawler. AS 27.4.78 pp. 24 – 25 describes the car of Joey Greenan as ‘ex Lawler’. To Ken Fildes 1979, retained 1980. Used by Bob Howlings in 1981 British Atlantic series. Owned 1985/86 by hill-climber Stuart Harte.

29.75.0
Chassis number noted on Patsy McGarrity’s car by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Silverstone, July 19, 1975. [Confirms Chevron build record.] MN 24.2.77 p. 15 says that McGarrity’s car has been sold to Derek Shortall. John Smith has for sale AS: 9.11.78 p. 67 a B29 described as ‘ex Patsy McGarrity’, so it is presumed that this was also his early 1979 car, having bought it from Shortall in 1978. However, in late May 1979 the car is sold to Dave Rackham to use in the British series, see [AS 12.7.79 p. 40]. Rackham damaged the car badly at Oulton Park 30th June, in its second race. It was replaced by an ex-Rosberg Chevron B42 and judging by appeals for parts by Rackham in adverts in A/S throughout the year seems to have remained un-repaired in his workshop for the rest of the season. A strong candidate for the car used by Will Arif in 1981.

29.75.08
Provenance partially worked out with the assistance of current owner Bill Murray. The earliest known owner was Andy Falbo, of Detroit, who used the car in SCCA in 1979/80. The tub carried a scrutineer’s label from Trois Rivieres, 1978. This suggests it was the car used there, but non-started, by the Canadian driver Pierre Gadoury, who also practiced, but did not race at Quebec City. [No other B29 than Gadoury’s appeared at either meeting.] Under a multitude of paint layers the original gel coat was found to be light blue, suggesting that this was an Opert team car in 1975 – which bears out the Chevron build record. If Rebaque regularly used [29.75.03] then this was the car either of Juan Cochesa or Bobby Dennett, but we don’t know which.
A very strong candidate, given its subsequent history in Montréal, for the 1976 car of Marcel Talbot. Now being restored by Bill Murray in UK.

29.75.09
Fred Opert Racing for either Bobby Dennett or Juan Cochesa.

29.75.10
Racing Organisation Corse for Xavier Lapeyre with Chrysler engine for European F2 championship. Retained 1976

29.75.12
Racing Organisation Corse for Christian Ethuin with Chrysler engine for European F2 championship.

29.75.14
Bruce Jensen for Canadian F. Atlantic championship. Retained 1976.
Last seen at Palm Beach at the beginning of 1977, and perhaps sold in Florida.

29.75.15
Chassis number noted on Jim Crawford’s car by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Oulton Park, May 26, 1975. [Confirms Chevron build record.] A/S report for that race says that this is a new car, suggesting that to this point Crawford had used the earlier works car [29.75.2A] which then reappears a week later with James Crawley. MN report of Southern Organs Atlantic round at Silverstone, August 3, 1975 says that Derek Cook 'had an outing in Jim Crawford's usual Chevron as his own car is not yet ready' [MN 7.8.75 p.11]. The car was probably run for the works by SDC rather than owned by them, because A/S and MN report that Richard Morgan runs the ex Crawford car, ‘hired from the works’ beginning with the Southern Organs Atlantic round at Oulton Park, October 4, 1975. Sold to Len Booysen in South Africa for the 1976 season there [A/S 15.2.76 says Booysen’s car is ‘ex Crawford works development chassis’] – however Ian Hebblewhite reports that this was chassis 15, rather than 2A, by then probably in the USA - then passed on to Dorino Trocani, who used the car in 1977 – 78 in South Africa. [Described as ‘ex Booysen’ A/S 16.2.78 p.6]. This local history confirmed by the current owner, Doug Clark.

29.75.16
Chassis number given in an advert for a car on www.race-cars.com in 2004, described as ‘ex Bill Brack’ – which confirms the Chevron build record. The subsequent provenance, confirmed by the car’s logbook, says that it went to Brad Abbott, used in SCCA. For sale by Abbott, Formula, March 1977 p.46 ‘ex Brack’, 2 races in 1976. Sold to John Galson who used the car in SCCA 1977 – 78.

Chris Townsend

14 Apr 2006, 12:34

Part Two!
29.75.17
Chassis number given in MN for the car of Peter Williams at the 1975 European F2 championship round at Thruxton. [Confirms Chevron build record.] The car was badly damaged in that race when Williams, being lapped, spun at the chicane and was collected by several of the front runners. However, rebuilt in less than two weeks. Hardly used by Williams after that, however. The car loaned by Williams to Jim Crawford for early races in the 1976 Indyatlantic series – although it is sometimes then described as a B34. Advertised for sale AS 15.4.76 p. 62 as ‘only three races old’ which confirms Williams’s limited appearances with this car in 1975. The car is sold mid season 1976 to Martin Birrane who uses it in both Atlantic and the ShellSport G8 series. MN 20.1.77. p. 20 reports that Birrane 'took the ex-Crawford B29 to 6th place at Brands'. [As Crawford’s two 1975 cars are by this time in South Africa and the USA, this has to refer to chassis 17.] Birrane retains the car through 1977. In 1978 the car is sold to Laurence Jacobsen who runs it for Bryce Wilson in Formula Libre and Donington Triple Crown Atlantic races. AS 27.4.78 pp. 24 – 25 says Wilson’s car is ex Peter Williams/Martin Birrane 16.3.78 p. 29. Jacobsen has the car for sale AS 2.11.78 p. 56, but appears in a B29 himself in 1979, as does Wilson, suggesting that the car was retained. It seems as though this chassis subsequently became the basis for Eric Munnoch’s super-saloon in Scotland in the mid 1980s.

29.75.18
Sold to Rapid Movements for Matt Spitzley. Badly damaged early in season and replaced by chassis 25.

29.75.19
Chassis number noted on Stephen Choularton’s car by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Oulton Park, May 26, 1975. [Confirms Chevron build record.] Car sold to Phil Dowsett for the 1976 Indyatlantic series [AS 1.4.76, p. 60]. Car sold to John Ledlie for Atlantic races in Ireland [AS]. Almost certainly the car run by Nelson Todd in 1979 – there are no other cars available in the UK which it could be, unless one of the ROC cars was brought back from France, which seems unlikely for a four year old car.

29.75.20
Sold to Fred Opert for Joe Sposato and used in SCCA and Canadian F. Atlantic. Retained 1976. Sold to John Higgins for 1977 season and used in SCCA races in NE USA. Retained by Higgins until late 1990s.

29.75.21
Sold to Bobby Brown. It is most likely this car that was run by Roger Chalk Racing for Dave Morgan in selected early British F. Atlantic races then shipped to USA. [Brown’s other car, 23, seems to have been delivered later.] The car used by Brown in Canadian F. Atlantic in 1975. Bobby Brown says that one car was returned to the works in early 1976 in p/x for a B34 [email correspondence with Allen Brown], and according to correspondence between Tony Carpanzano and Roger Andreasson of Chevron it seems to have been this car. Sold by Chevron to Lyle Heck who ran the car in SCCA NE region from mid ’76 to mid 1979. Then to Mike Rand, who ran the car once in 1979. Subsequently to Lanny Drevitch [1980 SCCA] and Nick Leonard. For sale by Leonard, OT 22.4.82 p.37 “Rebuilt, fresh BDD, car in New York”, Nick Leonard Racing, Pipe Creek TX 78063. Then sold to Chris Perotti for RCCA Formula American series. Owned by Tony Carpanzano since 1988 and restored to Atlantic spec.

29.75.22
A rarity in the Chevron build record in that a multiple of 11 was built. Sold via Fred Opert, and, based on appearance date, probably the car of Peter Ferguson, which appears at Westwood 1975. Ferguson retained the car until 1977.

29.75.23
Sold to Bobby Brown. Either this or, more probably, chassis 21 run by Roger Chalk Racing for Dave Morgan in selected early British F. Atlantic races then shipped to USA. The car used by Syd Demovsky in Canadian F. Atlantic in 1975, and again in 1976. For sale by Brown, Formula, August 1977, p. 61. Owned by Peter Gates in 1990.

29.75.24
Sold via Fred Opert, probably, on appearance date, the car of Isola Racing. Debuted by Seb Barone at Edmonton, then used later in season by Herman Gugliotta, both entered by Isola.

29.75.25
Chassis number noted on Matt Spitzley’s Rapid Movements car by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Oulton Park, May 26, 1975. [Contradicts Chevron build record, which shows B29.75.18 as consigned to Rapid Movements, and 25 as blank.] This suggests that 25 may be a replacement chassis built up after a testing accident. Spitzley replaced by Gunnar Nilsson towards the end of the 1975 season. Sold to John Gibb in South Africa for the 1976 Atlantic series there. [A/S 22.1.76 p. 5]. In 1976 initially entered by Gibbs’s sponsors for Trevor van Rooyen, but does not appear. Since there are no other available B29s in South Africa later in 1977 [29.75.15 being owned by Trochanni] this was probably the car of Rhodesian driver Geoff Frizell. Still in South Africa.

29.75.26
Consigned via Fred Opert and described as ‘SCCA California’ on build sheet. Opert sold a car to San Francisco driver Gordon Strom, who retained the car into 1977. This car was involved in a violent accident at Laguna Seca in an SCCA race in which Strom was critically injured. It seems possible that 26 was Strom’s car, but it may, speculatively, have been used first by Jean-Pierre Jarier at Trois Rivieres in 1975, where Jarier is described as having a new car. [There is, seemingly, no other car available unless one was built hors series, and there is no record of Strom using a B29 before early 1976.] Owned by Peter Gates in 1990.

29.75.27
To Gustav Hoeker for Harald Ertl in European F2 championship. 1976 Helmut Bross in early F2 races, then run by Bross for Manfred Schurti.

29.75.28
To Opert: on the basis of appearance date most likely the car for Hugh Cree, who retained it to at least 1977. f/s Formula, 1977.

29.75.29
Chassis number given in advertisement for Chevron B29 by Jeremy Rossiter in A/S 24.6.76 p. 66, so presumably the chassis used by him throughout 1976. This car is described by A/S 1.4.76 p.7 as ‘ex Cook’ with a photo. MN report for Southern Organs Atlantic round at Snetterton August 10, 1975 says that Derek Cook’s B29 is being debuted, so presumably this car was Cook’s late season chassis in 1975. [Confirming the Chevron build record.] The car remained un-raced in early 1977, when Rossiter drove in FF2000 and was sold to John Pollock to use in the latter stages of the Irish Atlantic series. [A/S] A/S 12.1.78 p. 41 says that the Pollock car has been sold to Tom O’Leary, so O’Leary’s car throughout the 1978 Irish season, and presumably the car used occasionally by him in 1979.

29.75.30
Observed by Dave McKinney on Dave Oxton’s car at Bay Park, Jan 2, 1977 and published NZMA 28.1.77 p.5. Described by Motoring News as “the ex Redman Tasman car” 10.2.77 p.7. This indicates it is the car taken by Brian Redman to the 1975-6 Tasman series, with a 2.0 BMW engine, which was itself a works car from the European F2 series of 1975, raced by Hans Binder at Vallelunga. [Confirmed in Chevron’s build record, though MN reports describe this car as chassis number 31, which does not appear in the B29 build record.] The car stayed in New Zealand and was purchased by Oxton for the Peter Stuyvesant series. Oxton sold the car to Eric Morgan for the 1977-78 Union Travel Gold Star Series and subsequent races in New Zealand. Chassis number noted on Morgan’s car by McKinney at Bay Park, Jan 2, 1978, and published NZMA 20.1.78 p. 3. Retained by Morgan to end 1981, then sold to Chris Read. [NZMA]. Then via Brendan Jones [1985] to Peter Whelan.

I've now got period photos of virtually all cars in Canada and South Africa.
I don't have a single photo of a British B29 to accompany these records!

Chris

Bryan Miller

14 Apr 2006, 12:34

Chris,
Thanks , could be , but nobody in the USA that we have contacted has replied as yet , why am I not surprised .
Different subject , check email.
B.

Steve Wilkinson

14 Apr 2006, 16:48

Major update on B29 histories
Part one!

29.75.06
Chassis number noted on Alo Lawler’s car by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Oulton Park, May 26, 1975. [Confirms Chevron build record, in which B29.75.01, which was originally consigned to Lawler, but written off in February test session, was replaced by this car.] MN 17.3.77 p. 8 says that the car of John Eastwood for the 1977 season is ex Lawler. AS 27.4.78 pp. 24 – 25 describes the car of Joey Greenan as ‘ex Lawler’. To Ken Fildes 1979, retained 1980. Used by Bob Howlings in 1981 British Atlantic series. Owned 1985/86 by hill-climber Stuart Harte.

Stuart Harte was still running the car in 1987.

:coffee:

Bryan Miller

15 Apr 2006, 01:17

B29-75-03 was definately the Speedshow car of Hector Rebaque , refer Autosport Jan. 9th 1975 , two photo's , one with Rebaque's sponsor '' Cafe Mexicano'' across nose , second with caption describes car as '' the all new Chevron B29 F2 / Atlantic to be used by Hector Rebaque for Fred Opert ''.
Car was sold after advert in the 1990's via race-cars.com to Mr. Ted Voruz , and after viewing by prior owner Carl Liebich , and identified as his car , sold late 2005 to Mr. Howard Blight of Sydney Australia.

Bryan Miller

15 Apr 2006, 02:07

Chris,
Howard Blight , owner of 29-75-03 has just recieved info. from prior owner Ted Voruz indicating that he purchased car from David Klutsenbaker .

Chris Townsend

15 Apr 2006, 11:30

Bryan
Excellent, another mystery car eliminated.

David Klutsenbaker selling B29 On Track 13.2.84 p.78 285 Ocala Dr., Nashville, TN37211

Chris

Chris Townsend

16 Apr 2006, 12:35

An important update and correction on 20-75-04
The current owner is Chris Sharples, NOT Chris Sparks
and the car was rebuilt around a reskinned tub, not a modern one.
This seems to have been the original tub reclaimed from C&E by an enterprising special builder in the 1980s. Hope to have more provenance and restoration details soon.

Chris

allenbrown

19 Jul 2006, 19:45

29.75.17
Chassis number given in MN for the car of Peter Williams at the 1975 European F2 championship round at Thruxton. [Confirms Chevron build record.] The car was badly damaged in that race when Williams, being lapped, spun at the chicane and was collected by several of the front runners. However, rebuilt in less than two weeks. Hardly used by Williams after that, however. The car loaned by Williams to Jim Crawford for early races in the 1976 Indyatlantic series – although it is sometimes then described as a B34. Advertised for sale AS 15.4.76 p. 62 as ‘only three races old’ which confirms Williams’s limited appearances with this car in 1975. The car is sold mid season 1976 to Martin Birrane who uses it in both Atlantic and the ShellSport G8 series. MN 20.1.77. p. 20 reports that Birrane 'took the ex-Crawford B29 to 6th place at Brands'. [As Crawford’s two 1975 cars are by this time in South Africa and the USA, this has to refer to chassis 17.] Birrane retains the car through 1977. In 1978 the car is sold to Laurence Jacobsen who runs it for Bryce Wilson in Formula Libre and Donington Triple Crown Atlantic races. AS 27.4.78 pp. 24 – 25 says Wilson’s car is ex Peter Williams/Martin Birrane 16.3.78 p. 29. Jacobsen has the car for sale AS 2.11.78 p. 56, but appears in a B29 himself in 1979, as does Wilson, suggesting that the car was retained. It seems as though this chassis subsequently became the basis for Eric Munnoch’s super-saloon in Scotland in the mid 1980s.A Sports Extra story in Autosport 29 Mar 1979 p44 says Graha hamilton will be runnign the ex-Wilson B29 in a Cuthbertson Foods-backed team with Jacobson and Wilson in 1979 - so def the same car.

Allen

Dan Rear

20 Jul 2006, 11:30

Allen, I don't think the car did much Atlantic that year, and no Aurora, so exclusively Scottish/Northern Libre I reckon. Possibly the non-champ. Donington Atlantic race too. Phoenix Park maybe ??

Neptune

23 Sep 2006, 14:47

I have a tidbit of info so far on 29-75-14. Since I didn't know what I'd find or even what chassis type I was dealing with until yesterday, I was satisfied wth what I had to start with.

Chassis 14 had been converted to Can-Am single seater config. I will try to find by whom. The last known legal owner reported the car stollen near Cleveland Ohio while inside his trailer, probably sometime in the 80s. The whole rig was stollen, tow truck, trailer, Chevron and an A-H Sprite. The truck and trailer were recovered separately shortly after the theft, but the Chevron has been missing since. I guess I was hoping to find there was more modern history on this chassis number I could report back to the owner, but that is not the case on this list. The car's can-am body was black with broad orange and yellow stripes when stollen.

The log book was not in the trailer and retained by the owner so I will pursue getting history up to the date of the theft.

Roger

Chris Townsend

24 Sep 2006, 12:31

Roger

Fantastic stuff! Was this perhaps the Arnold Industries ASR car of the early 80s whcih had something like the color scheme you describe

Chris

Neptune

24 Sep 2006, 14:11

Chris,

The one photo I have of it in "as stollen" guise is #58 and it looks like
"Taylor Canadian Ltd" script on the nose. I'll have to check again w/ the owner to see if he can fill in previous owners. He'd love to have the car back. It'd had a BDseries in it earlier but was fitted w/ a FVC when stollen.

allenbrown

24 Sep 2006, 15:43

Are we talking about this car? Jerry Molnar's Can-Am car at Road America in 1982; reputedly a Chevron B29. The car owner was Lou Infante and I believe he was based in Ohio but Cincinatti, not Cleveland.

Allen

http://www.oldracingcars.com/images/schultz/chevronb29-molnar-ra82-400x.jpg (http://www.oldracingcars.com/images/schultz/chevronb29-molnar-ra82-1000x.jpg)
Copyright Tom Schultz 2006. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

allenbrown

24 Sep 2006, 15:47

And here it is later that season in the livery you describe:

http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1982/Mosport-1982-09-12-021.jpg

allenbrown

24 Sep 2006, 15:53

The one photo I have of it in "as stollen" guise is #58 and it looks like "Taylor Canadian Ltd" script on the nose. The Lou Infante 'Invader'-Chevron was driven by the late Frank Jellinek in Can-Am in 1983 and was entered at #58 and sponsored by Taylor Instrument.

Could you post the picture you refer to? Or email it to me at allen@oldracingcars.com so I can have a look?

Allen

Neptune

25 Sep 2006, 05:00

Allen,

I just went back to the previous page on this list and then on to www.racingsportscars.com ,the livery is the same except the "SBM" is gone, replaced by the "Taylor Canadian". I'd guess you've found it. Probably don't need the scan, but I'll try anyway. Oh, and the "Sleep Cheap" logo down on the nose was a slogan from Red Roof Inns Hotels, a Hilliard (Columbus, Ohio) based start-up chain started by Jim Trueman. Many Ohio racers had some sponsorship from the Roof. I still have one of those decals, but changed, as was popular back then, to read "Leap Sheep"!

Roger

Leighton Irwin

27 Oct 2006, 20:18

I was a crew member for Bruce Jensen 69 to 76 and part of 78. His Chevron B29 had white gel coat as did his B17 if that helps. It was sold in early 78 I believe to Mich. I cannot remember as I was trying to get his new Ralt ready.
Bruce, I believe, is now in Fla. and can be found on any search engine through his Greenhouses. Wife Barb is contact. His son Eric ran Tom Bridgeman in the Champ Car Atlantics this year.
Peter Ferguson (better known as "Fergoosen" Don't ask.) had 2 B29s. The second one was driven by Linda Wilson and some including me think she was the faster on the two. Her car was always breaking down if not taken over by Peter so she didn't run too often. I think both were painted so do not know gel.

Chris Townsend

27 Oct 2006, 21:32

Leighton

I think it was B20s that Ferguson ran for himself and Linda Wilson in 73 and 74. He did have a new B29 in 75 and kept it to 77. Did he rent it to Dan Marvin at one race? (Montreal 77)

The Michigan link for Bruce's B29 is interesting in light of the recent disclosure about the theft of this car in the early 80s.

Chris

Leighton Irwin

28 Oct 2006, 22:29

OOOPS! You are right. So much for my memory of 30 odd (very) years ago. I do not know if Peter rented it to Strarvin Dan. I was away from Atlantics at that time.

Neptune

29 Oct 2006, 03:48

My friend Dave bought the Lou Infante 'Invader'-Chevron directly from Frank Jellinek, I believe in New Hampshire. This was told to me after my and Allen Brown's posts to this list in late September, so unless there was an interim owner prior to Jellinek, there would have been no Michigan owner.

Hopefully, the next time I see Dave in December, I will get a look at the SCCA log book. Dave has long thought that the car was either destroyed or still hidden away in northern Ohio, since the tow truck and trailer were recovered close by within 6 months of theft.

Roger

Damon Milnes

11 Dec 2006, 23:32

Does anyone have any information on a B29 I'm selling on behalf of a customer? Chassis number B29/75/33, it was bought from Hall and Fowler in 1997 in hillclimb spec, with white bodywork. The car is reputedly ex Beltoise (Ocean Racing) and has its original FGA box and is fitted with a BDG.

Chris Townsend

12 Dec 2006, 00:39

Damon

I'm sorry to disappoint you but the latest known chassis number given in the Chevron archives [at least that I've been given] is 30. The latest observed number is 31 [which may be a misprint] since it refers to the Hans Binder F2 car which is given in the build records as 30.
Furthermore Derek Bennett very rarely built chassis with doubled numbers [11; 22; 33 etc] He was a very superstitious man and avoided both these numbers and 13.

I have to say I would be very suspicious of a chassis 33 in the B29 run. The claim to Beltoise would suggest that it was an ROC car. Is this the ex Frank Lyons car? Who was the hillclimber?

Chris

Damon Milnes

12 Dec 2006, 23:24

Chris

My concerns exactly! However, the chassis has apparently been identified as genuine by the ex Chevron employee who built it and who now works for Vin. Perhaps it has gained a different plate at some stage?

I'm trying to establish the speed event previous owner. Steve Wilkinson and I ought to be able to work this out, being fully fledged HSA anoraks!

Not sure if Frank Lyons owned the car previously. I may try approaching Rick Hall to see if he can assist.

Meanwhile many thanks for your comments

Damon

allenbrown

12 Dec 2006, 23:43

Could the chassis number actually be the monocoque number? They came from an outside contractor (Arch again?) and probably would have included multiples of 11. We often see replacement chassis plates being put onto cars using the tub number. Few people realise that tub numbers and chassis numbers rarely align.

I have no idea whether Chevrons of this vintage had a separate tub number but it's worth looking for.

Allen

Chris Townsend

13 Dec 2006, 00:46

The evidence of Chevron build records and observations is that when someone had a big accident [tub modifying] they got a new chassis number. The build record gives chassis B29--18 for the Rapid Movements Atlantic car. But by May, after a big off in testing, Adam Ferrington observed 25 on the plate - a number that is left blank in the Chevron records. B29 tubs seemed to be matched to chassis number

The evidence for this is Bill Murray's 25-08, which had no plate but an SCCA log with the chassis no, but in restoration also disclosed well concealed markings of that number on the tub. I don't know if Bill still checks this forum but if he doesn't pop in I will email him to get exact location on the tub. I only have detail photos

The Beltoise connection might be worth following up. If true it would have to be an ROC car since he appears at Pau and Nogaro with one. At Pau he uses Christian Ethuin's chassis 12 [number observed by MN at Pau and also twice on Ethuin's car]. This matches the Chevron build record as an ROC car.

NOW: And this is all utterly speculative. At Nogaro Hans Binder appears in chassis 31 [according to MN] or 30 according to the build record and subsequent observations of the car elsewhere. This is quite late on in the season. 30 is the last car in the Chevron record. But it is not beyond the possibility that someone in the ROC team had recently had a serious shunt that required a new tub. Would Chevron, that late in the season, have bothered with the record keeping? Given that there were quite probably a couple of Americans in similar position needing new tubs going up to 33 in the record is not impossible, and wouldn't necessarily be recorded IF Chevron had a habit of leaving replacements blank in the record [as with 25]
Against this are the multiple of 11 [although 22 was used for a B29] and the absence for now of enough catastrophic shunts to require 3 extra late season tubs.

So, it's possible, but we need a lot more evidence. I remain sceptical, but am off to see what happened to ROC cars in 1975

Chris

Dan Rear

18 Jul 2007, 18:32

Just watched a DVD kindly donated by Andrew Kitson. It has the fantastic 'Go With Noakes' episode on it, where he's employed by Purley's team to run the F5000 B30.

Its based around the Good Friday 1975 race (the snowy/Gordon Spice one), and there's some great shots of Purls testing the B30, together with John N in the Rapid movements B29. They're testing at Goodwood prior to the race, and both cars are running without rear wings. Fantastic!!

As an aside, during paddock shots of the Oulton F5000s, up pops the Rossiter Reynard SF75, with Spax adverts clearly marked. A case of the ever-publicity conscious Adrian R getting his car in amongst the BBC cameras I wonder !

Bryan Miller

12 Nov 2007, 07:31

All,

I have been advised that B29-75-20 has landed on these shores a few days go , apparently 4 owners from new , I will be advised when paperwork is recieved from new owner , car came out of USA.

Chris Townsend

12 Nov 2007, 23:16

Bryan

Should be Sposato, Higgins, Cronin, Malley. Nice clean history.

Chris

Dan Rear

7 Mar 2008, 15:11

Steve W has just posted a great pic of 2 B29s on the Other Place, it being taken at a 1981 Aintree Clubbie. One is the David Ward/Stein Lager car, the other Steve notes is being driven by Bob Fearnley. Anyone know which the latter is?

Chris Townsend

7 Mar 2008, 16:37

Dan, a cracking question and one that's been troubling me since I got sent an Aintree programme with those two B29s in it.
Ward's car is chassis 3, but Fearnley's?

Where are the others in 1981
1: Written off in 1975
2: Went to USA and unlikely to have come back
3: Definitely in USA probably with Ray Schuler
4: Ward
5: Chong Boo Seng
6: Bob Howlings so one candidate depending on when Howlings raced it and Fearnley appears [Fearnley was from Stockport]
7: Probably sold for parts to Jim Blackwell in 1980
8: Andy Falbo
9: Probably destroyed in 1977
10: France
12: France
14: In USA
15: Peter Haller
16: John Galson
17: Laurence Jacobsen, under a special saloon
18: Written off 1975
19: Last seen Nelson Todd, 1979 could have come back
20: Mike Cronin USA
21: Nick Leonard USA
22: Canada probably
23: In USA
24: In USA
25: Geoff Frizell ZA
26: In Canada?
27: Georg Lorenz [Austria]
28: In USA
29: Last seen Tom O'Leary 1979, could have come back
30: Eric Morgan [NZ]
31: Unknown, probably USA with Opert if it existed
32: Unknown, probably a works car so could be in NE UK.
33: Probably in France if it existed, and a replacement for 10 or 12

My money on 6, then 19 or 29

Chris

Steve Wilkinson

7 Mar 2008, 16:51

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v193/125/90/826713559/n826713559_347640_1469.jpg

Above: this is the photo that Danny Boy mentioned - thought I better post it on this thread as well to be on the safe side!

:photo:

Dan Rear

7 Mar 2008, 17:21

From your list Chris, the main candidate must be the Howlings car, -06. Both had strong 'second-hand' Chevron connexions, tho' I saw Bobby H's car a coupel of times in 81, and I recall it being quite scruffy. This Fearnley car is nicely turned out. How I wish I had a camera with me in those days!

Steve Wilkinson

7 Mar 2008, 17:37

I think that the "transporter" in the background could be the one used by Stuart McPherson therefore could there be a link to him for this B29?

allenbrown

7 Mar 2008, 21:58

Fearnley (or Fernley or Fernly) was one of Bobby's partners IIRC. Did he run Bobby's Can-Am team in 1983?

Steve Wilkinson

8 Mar 2008, 11:24

Fearnley (or Fernley or Fernly) was one of Bobby's partners IIRC. Did he run Bobby's Can-Am team in 1983?

Fearnley in the programme.

:old:

allenbrown

8 Mar 2008, 12:52

Steve Wilkinson

8 Mar 2008, 13:01

Fearnley in the programme.

:old:

Oh and it is Robert not Bob!

Dan Rear

10 Mar 2008, 14:44

I checked my F1 notes and I have the team manager of Crawford's Can-Am Ensign in the US in 1983 as "Bob Fernly, Howlings ex-partner". Bobby H probably told me this over the phone which could explain a mispelling. On the other hand, this could be two completely different people. Bob Fearnley appears to have been Crawford's manager at some point.

BTW, those notes also say that VJ Mallya, who was also involved in this setup in some way, had a B42 at some point around 1983. Could that be the unidentified ex-Fearnley libre B42 from 1981?

I remember the Mallya factor in this too Allen. Didn't he have a go in Jim's B45-04 at one point, also the AMCO Ensign, again after Jim had used it. During this period, a few years after Bennett, the Jim C/Howlings/Vin Malkie/Fearnley group used a good few F2/FAt Chevrons, John Connell is another name I recall being linked with this lot.

Chris Townsend

12 Mar 2008, 11:23

I checked my F1 notes and I have the team manager of Crawford's Can-Am Ensign in the US in 1983 as "Bob Fernly, Howlings ex-partner". Bobby H probably told me this over the phone which could explain a mispelling. On the other hand, this could be two completely different people. Bob Fearnley appears to have been Crawford's manager at some point.

BTW, those notes also say that VJ Mallya, who was also involved in this setup in some way, had a B42 at some point around 1983. Could that be the unidentified ex-Fearnley libre B42 from 1981?

McPherson's B42 came from Howlings in 1981, do he and Fearnley ever appear together?

Chris

allenbrown

12 Mar 2008, 11:36

McPherson's B42 came from Howlings in 1981, do he and Fearnley ever appear together?

ChrisAintree, 1 Aug 1981 (http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=X4F8)

Steve Wilkinson

12 Mar 2008, 13:07

Aintree 1981 1st August and McPherson & Fearnley are in the F Libre race. I have several photos of the race but the two do not appear together in any one photo! However take a look at the Paddock shot above as I feel certain the transporter in the background is McPherson's.

:photo:

Dan Rear

12 Mar 2008, 13:27

Aintree, 1 Aug 1981 (http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=X4F8)

Fearnley wouldn't be in the ex-Huub B48-03 would he, we think he used this one in 1980 occasionally??

Steve Wilkinson

12 Mar 2008, 15:25

Fearnley wouldn't be in the ex-Huub B48-03 would he, we think he used this one in 1980 occasionally??

Danny Boy, calm down! Just look at the paddock photo above in Post #122. It was taken on the 1st August 1981. Does it look like a B48?

:nyah2:

allenbrown

12 Mar 2008, 15:59

dooesn't look much like a B42 either but that's what AS called it.

Steve Wilkinson

12 Mar 2008, 16:22

dooesn't look much like a B42 either but that's what AS called it.

That was what I had initially added into my programme as it was a late entry. I changed it to B29 when I saw the car!

:relax:

Chris Townsend

12 Mar 2008, 17:33

dooesn't look much like a B42 either but that's what AS called it.

Do we have any evidence that Fearnley had a B42 that was more than an aspiration in an entry list. It's very difficult to make a B29 into a B42 - different, wider tub - and that's a very standard B29 in the picture.

Chris

allenbrown

12 Mar 2008, 22:58

Do we have any evidence that Fearnley had a B42 that was more than an aspiration in an entry list.No any more we don't. I only have three libre appearances listed for Fearnley, the first in a B48 on 26 Apr 1980, the second in a "2.0 Chevron" three weeks later and the last one we now know was a B29 not a B42.

Dan Rear

13 Mar 2008, 11:21

Was Bob F borrowing cars from old Bolton mates?

Leighton Irwin

31 May 2008, 04:14

Chris Townsend

31 May 2008, 16:20

Cat among the pigeons time. Hugh Cree is on the race-cars.com forum looking for his original B29 Chevron chassis #8! This is the chassis # Bill Murray has now. Hugh purchased the car in Feb. 75 from Brian Robertson, Fred's Cdn. agent. This info does not coincide with previous info regarding Hugh's car. I e-mailed Hugh referring him to this site. If my feeble memory is correct the car 1st appeared at Grimli (Gimli) in June. Purchase date tends to be inline with #. I don't think Bruce Jensen got his car until March and from the history records it was a later chassis.

Very interesting... Bill's car came down to a very Opert blue in the gel coat suggesting it had been an Opert team car. Hugh Cree didn't come out until Gimli 22 June, and it would have been odd if he had the car earlier not to have used it in the first two rounds. However, it was also Opert's habit to sell team cars off in the season, knowing that a new car was on the way - certainly did this with B34s such as R.J. Nelkin's. So maybe chassis 8 got used for two rounds and then sold on. Maybe Hugh placed the order in Feb. 75.

We should ask him to join us here

Chris

Leighton Irwin

31 May 2008, 17:59

Chris: Hugh raced on the proverbvial shoestring. The team was Hugh and his dad, Bingley (?). The first 2 races being Westwood, BC and Edmonton they probably couldn't afford either the time or money. Travel time to BC about 3 days min. and then the week interval and then 2 or more days back to Toronto where they lived. Gimli was a couple of weeks later so to do all 3 would take 5 to 6 weeks. Hugh had to work full time. I don't know about his dad. Gimli could be done in a hard days drive, 24 hrs. More likely 2 days each way and a week off work as vacation time.
Bruce owned his own company and had an employee haul the car during his best years. The rest of the crew and Bruce flew. I used up my vacation this way. Actually in FB days Bruce often missed the western swing and the same applied at the end of his driving days.
If I remember correctly Hugh's car was orange gel.
I am not sure when BJ ordered his car but it might have been when he and I visited Chevron during the London racing car show (along with Roger Chalk) or just after. Probably after, in late Jan. as he and I were discussing the various options on the flight back to Canada. Despite his success with March it was eliminated because of quality control and attitude. Lola was considered but they showed little interest in us. Chevron wanted BJ as a customer and it showed. Actually, during the 75 season Bill Brack got updates first, us second and then the Opert cars.
I E-mailed Hugh privately from the race-cars site with the info about his car and suggested he join us but you might also want to contact him.
Leighton

Chris Townsend

31 May 2008, 18:44

Leighton

Already dropped Hugh a line. As he had Maurice McCaig's Brabham BT35 as well as the B29 he's probably got a lot to contribute.

Chris

Chris Townsend

2 Jun 2008, 22:31

Based on email exchange with Hugh Cree, and evidence slowly building over last year, I think it's time for a fairly important overhaul of B29 histories.

1: Destroyed in pre-season testing by Alo Lawler. Not rebuilt
2: Works development car, tested in Florida, then returned for UK series, driven by Crawford before being sold to James Crawley. Returned to USA and sold to R.J. Nelkin for 1976. Sold to Rick Wellner, then?
3: F2 car for Fred Opert, used early season by Hector Rebaque. Kept in Europe and used last three races of the season by Rebaque and Bagley.
Not used in US Atlantic before 1976. Sold to Carl Leibich for 1976, then gap until 1983 with David Klutsenbaker. Now in Australia
4: Ready late Feb for Wheatcroft for Richard Morgan, then to Brett Riley. To Ken Bailey 1976, Eddie Jordan 1978, Viv Candy 1979; David Ward 1980; Terry Cole 1983; now with Chris Sharples
5: Ordered Jan 1975, by Albert Poon. To Chong Boo Seng 1977, Leif Norberg 1986, Tony Armstrong 1989, Geoff Weiland 1998, Peter Addison 2003, now with John Gale
6: Delivered March for Alo Lawler, retained 1976, then John Eastwood 1977, Ken Fildes 1979, Bob Howlings 1981, Stuart Harte 1985
7: Delivered March for Patsy McGarrity, 1977 to Derek Shortall, 1978 Joey Greenan to John Smith; 1979 to Dave Rackham, perhaps broken for spares early 1981
8: Delivered March to Hugh Cree, retained to autumn 1977; then perhaps to Pierre Gadoury 1978, then ? till Andy Falbo [Detroit] early 1980s. Now with Bill Murray
9: Opert possibly car of Peter Ferguson or an Opert team car
10: ROC: Xavier Lapeyre, retained 1976 then unknown
11: Not built according to Chevron but as tradition is broken on B29s with a 22 and quite likely a 33, why not? See below for the problems this would solve
12: ROC F2 car, used by Fred Stalder on hills in 1976, loaned to Rivoire and called 29/35
13: Not built
14: Bruce Jensen to 1977 unknown after; perhaps built into Can Am car
15: SDC for Stephen Choularton and Jim Crawford; 1976 Len Booysen, 1977 Dorino Trocani 1979 Sarel Pienaar; now owned Doug Brown [ZA]
16: Bill Brack; 1976: Brad Abbott; 1977 John Galson
17: Peter Williams; 1976 Williams for Jim Crawford then to Martin Birrane; 1978 Laurence Jacobsen for Bryce Wilson; 1980 built into super saloon by Jcobsen, then to Eric Munnoch in that form
18: Delivered April for Rapid Movements, for Matt Spitzley, written off in testing in May and replaced by 25
19: Second SDC car became Choularton's regular car. 1976 Phil Dowsett; 1977 John Ledlie; 1979 Nelson Todd
20: Joe Sposato; 'the first B29 delivered at Opert' Formula June 75, p. 5. This suggests that 9 was Peter Ferguson's Canadian car, sold via Robertson. Retained 1977 then to John Higgins, Mike Cronin and Mark Malley
21: Bobby Brown, collected by him from works in April. 1976 to Lyle Heck; 1979 briefly with Mike Rand; 1980 Lanny Drevitch; 1981 Nick Leonard; 1984 Chris Perotti; 1986 Tony Carpanzano;
22: Opert in sales record
23: Bobby Brown for Syd Demovsky; used by Demovsky 1976, f/s Brown, Formula Aug 77 p. 61; Peter Gates late 1980s; now owned by Robert Clarke
24: Opert in sales record
25: Blank in sales record, chassis number observed on Spitzley's car late May
26: Blank in sales record
27: Gustav Hoeker for Harald Ertl; 1976 Hohmann Racing: Helmut Bross/Manfred Schurti; 1978 Heluz Wengert; 1979 Georg Lorenz; 1982 Reinhold Gruber; 1992 Freddy Kumschick; 2005 Simon Hadfield
28: Opert for California SCCA...with Peter Gates late 80s now owned by Robert Clarke
29: Derek Cook 1976: Jeremy Rossiter 1977 to John Pollock; 1978 Tom O'leary;
30: Perhaps F2 car for Binder late season, then to Tasman 1976 for Brian Redman to David Oxton as Atlantic, to Eric Morgan late 1977; 1982 Chris Read now with Peter Whelan
31: not in build record
32: works for Hans Binder late season
33: not known in period but plate on an ex ROC B29 suggesting a late season rebuild.

Cars currently without firm owners/drivers
9 [probably Ferguson]
11 [if built]
22
24
26
28
31
These have to account for the three car Opert team [Rebaque/Dennett/Cochesa] from the start of the Canadian season [so numbers 28 and 31 are decidedly suspect here since they come after May, and 26 is a bit marginal]; Seb Barone's Isola Racing car, which appears a bit later; and a new car for Opert at Trois Rivieres where the team has four cars, one said to be new and all the other B29s are spoken for, everywhere in the world, on that particular day...
One way or another the Chevron record isn't correct. Either 11 is built or there is a chassis 31 [probably the late season Trois Rivieres car] between the two versions of Binder's F2 car.

Chris

Steve Wilkinson

3 Jun 2008, 13:09

6: Delivered March for Alo Lawler, retained 1976, then John Eastwood 1977, Ken Fildes 1979, Bob Howlings 1981, Stuart Harte 1985

Chris

Stuart Harte was still running the car in 1987.

Leighton Irwin

3 Jun 2008, 16:32

Small point. Bruce Jensen had his B29 until Jan./Feb. 78, when he got his Ralt. it is possible the sale of the B29 was through Brian Robertson or was actually traded to Brian. I seem to recall BJ saying the car was sold into Mich. but that is from memory.

antc

3 Jun 2008, 17:59

I would like to add some info to the chassis history posted above. Some time ago,almost 4 years in fact, I posted info regarding Chevron B-29-75-25 on this thread. See below

antc
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Dear Chris/Allen

I have followed with interest the references to the chevron b29's which were sent to South Africa in 1976 through the thread.
In particular the Gunnar Nilsson car which was sold by Rapid Movements to John Gibb.
As far as I know there were only ever two b29's in S.A. b29-75-15 which was acquired by Len Booysen and b29-75-18/25 (the Gibb car). I have recently purchased the latter and can confirm that it carries the chassis plate b29-75-25 as reflected in the info posted by Allen.
Is there some way of confirming the likely scenario that b29-75-18 was fitted with a replacement tub b29-75-25 during the 75 season, as the info seems to support this?

Anthony Corin
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Subsequent to that posting and various others it seemed clear that this is in fact what had happened. I dont remember exactly when, but someone posted a confirmation that the later chassis plate number was noted on the Spitzley car during one of the post May races, but prior to Gunnar Nilsson taking over driver duties.
This fact has correctly been included in this latest summary.
What has been omitted though is the current location of the car.
I can confirm that the car is still in my ownership (Malmesbury, South Africa)and was restored some years ago in its original Rapid Movements Yellow colour scheme . The car clearly and definitely carries the chassis plate B29-75-25.

Regards
Anthony Corin