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Rick Shea often rented his cars out on a race by race basis which probably explains McKitterick and the far from tardy Talbot in B45s. [Witness Shea's famous 722, which between 75 and 77 was probably driven by every European ever to visit Canada]
I think we can explain the disappearance of 45-02 as due to Rosberg bending it. However, it may well have been resurrected at some point for the Japanese series [except that both or neither of those cars may be B45s - at the Jap F.Pacific GP one is called a B40 and the other a B42, and I doubt that the two tail end drivers in question bought 'new' B45s just to do Macau.]
That gives Opert one B39 and one B45 to do Trois Rivieres and the end season races, and Rosberg chooses to run the B39 at Quebec City.
Opert may have kept more than one. In 1978 there are nine B39s in existence.
01 is owned by John Sisk in USA - running SCCA
02 is in S.Africa with Tony Martin
Harold McGarrity has his brother's car
Peter Robinson has 07
Marcello has one in S.E.Asia?
Albert Poon has 09
At least one was reduced to bits at St Felicien in 1977 but Opert could have rebuilt this and the one Rosberg did at the same meeting.
That means three or four to choose from!
Chris
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