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1973 Chevron B26 

Team Gunstan livered 2.0 litre sportscar

Chassis number 02

 

Rich in history, chassis 2 was driven by John Watson and Ian Schekter winning the 1973 Cape Town 500km race and for 1974 the car was one of two Chevron works entries, driven by John Lepp, Peter Gethin, Vern Shuppan and John Watson. 

 

The car then changed hands and was extensively used in Interseries and International Sports Car events and campaigned extensively in the Thundersports championship in the 80’s before ending up with Murray Smith in America in the early 2000’s. The car returned to the UK  to race in 2011. 

 

Restored and superbly maintained since latest ownership in 2021. New wiring loom, frsh paint, cracktested in 2021, new fuel tanks (exp 2027). Belts and extinguisher in date.

Current HTP papers exp 2031

Geoff Richardson built BDG, two tests and race meetings since refresh. 

Hewland FG box, rebuilt with new CWP in 2021

Last raced at the Silverstone Festival 2024. 

 

Ultra competitive car, eligible for Masters, Peter Auto, HSCC and more.  

 

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