Chevron B19 - Page 3

helen · 15 May 2007, 22:57 (Ref:1914304)

I know I'm putting my head above the parapet here but any of you are welcome to contact me Helen Bashford-Malkie at Chevron.

We do have quite an extensive archive we've quietly been building up for 20 years, cataloguing every published race result for a Chevron, apart from all the chassis info, photographs, taped interviews, contacts with past & present drivers owners. We still have 5 of the original employees of the Bolton Factory even going back to Salford either working directly or indirectly for the company. Eventually when I have the space we will have an archive room, people will be able to visit, our aim is to try & end up with a file on virtually every car with original photographs etc. As you can imagine it is a huge and on going task.

Unfortunately, through past experience we have had to be very cautious about just handing out information as it has been somewhat mishandled. However, as time moves on and the more spurious cars being reasonably well documented I may feel more confident in publishing the information but until that time will continue to help with information on a one to one basis. As you can imagine this is a time consuming & not profitable part of our business, I think we get on average 2 calls per day about the history of cars. We try to do our best & I now have apart time Archivist who has started to help too.

My working day running the Raceshop, Heritage Parts Manufacture, Marketing & Merchandise & New Road Car & genral Chevron technical advise etc., etc., doesn't leave as much time as I would like to devote to the Archive but we are getting there slowly. My e mail is helen@chevronracing.com

RaceDeck19 · 13 Sep 2007, 21:51 (Ref:2011979)

I recently acquired a 71' Chevron B-19 chassis #10a - If anyone has color photos of this car ( former Cannon Car) or interesting history, I would be very grateful.
Cheers!

RaceDeck19 · 13 Sep 2007, 21:54 (Ref:2011985)

Hello!
I recently acquired a 71' Chevron B-19 chassis #10a - If anyone has color photos of this car ( former Cannon Car) or interesting history, I would be very grateful.

Cheers!

driftwood · 14 Sep 2007, 10:22 (Ref:2012475)

i guess 10 is is really chassis 11 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

driftwood · 14 Sep 2007, 10:23 (Ref:2012476)

i think there are 2 cannon cars
1 was ed swartz other was John Burton or hine?

RaceDeck19 · 14 Sep 2007, 13:25 (Ref:2012705)

Not sure? I have photos of it as the Cannon Car ( in black & white ). I am going to drop Ed Swart a note to see what he has. The FIA paper document the car as 10a and the chassis plate reads 10.

driftwood · 14 Sep 2007, 13:27 (Ref:2012707)

where did the car come from?

RaceDeck19 · 14 Sep 2007, 13:55 (Ref:2012732)

In the papers I have there are letters from Swart talking about racing this car. I know it was a Cannon car, as you said I am not sure if there was just one or two? I am trying to get colors photos as I would like to bring it back to its original livery.
Thanks

RaceDeck19 · 14 Sep 2007, 14:06 (Ref:2012750)

I bought it from Jeff McKay in the US, he had owned it for around 9 years. Jeff bought it from a Dick Leppla.

allenbrown · 14 Sep 2007, 14:51 (Ref:2012789)

My understanding is that 10a has a long history and is a genuine car. However, there was also another car called 10 in period so this one has always been called 10a.

driftwood · 14 Sep 2007, 15:15 (Ref:2012811)

is 10A to be car "11" then??

driftwood · 14 Sep 2007, 15:16 (Ref:2012813)

im not sure if Ed still has his car he sold his T400 lola to uk 4 years ago

RaceDeck19 · 14 Sep 2007, 15:16 (Ref:2012814)

Thanks for the reply -
Where should I look for more information and/or photos. I am waiting to hear back from Ed Swart on what he has, but my guess is someone / somewhere in UK/ Europe may have more info.

Regards

driftwood · 14 Sep 2007, 15:28 (Ref:2012832)

i have some period B19 fotos i bough from ebay seller of Italain team cars on targa florio
do u have the french book on the euro 2 litre racing 1 or 2 fotos there
ed swarts is dutch he was in charge of cannon budget he raced cars then and when he moved to usa he took his own car and had it in Ca ever since

who did Lepla get the car from?

LoLola · 14 Sep 2007, 23:28 (Ref:2013226)

You might ask Mark Leonard at Grand Prix Classics in La Jolla. He is familiar with these. I saw that car on Ebay I thought about it and would even sell my Can Am Car for a B19, have fun with it, they are great cars.

Nick

RaceDeck19 · 15 Sep 2007, 15:18 (Ref:2013723)

Nick- thanks, I actually met Mark a few months ago at his place...he has some really nice cars in there.

I will drop him a note as well

RaceDeck19 · 16 Sep 2007, 03:19 (Ref:2014185)

I found this page on the web http://racehistorie.nl/swart/swartchevron_m.htm . It has pictures of both the Cannon cars as others, though not sure which is which. from some of the photos I have I think it's #14?

driftwood · 16 Sep 2007, 08:04 (Ref:2014255)

Interesting site and fotos
have you spoken with ed yet?

allenbrown · 16 Sep 2007, 10:37 (Ref:2014391)

Jorgen

Before you go too far down the wrong path, I'm not at all sure that 10a is the Canon car. Wasn't 10 the Canon car?

Allen

driftwood · 16 Sep 2007, 11:35 (Ref:2014447)

can we establish 3 facts
1 a list of cars built new and delivered to?
2 is 10A either a replacment car for #10 or is it the Derek bennet car 11 suppositious thing
3 a line of ownership on this car

allenbrown · 16 Sep 2007, 11:50 (Ref:2014459)

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftwood

can we establish 3 facts
1 a list of cars built new and delivered to?
2 is 10A either a replacment car for #10 or is it the Derek bennet car 11 suppositious thing
3 a line of ownership on this car

1.

2. neither
3. possibly

RaceDeck19 · 16 Sep 2007, 20:48 (Ref:2014972)

I am pretty sure there were two Cannon Cars ( as in the photos ) and there is a letter from Ed Swart talking about his time racing this car. I should hear back from Ed Tues or Wends. I am traveling today, but when I get back mid week I am also going to go back through all of the papers and FIA docs in detail.
In the meantime, it is fun researching all of this. I also have an historic 1965 Corvette Roadster that I tracked back to the day it was purchased and first raced in 1967

RaceDeck19 · 16 Sep 2007, 20:55 (Ref:2014974)

By the way- Thanks everyone for all your input...This is a great forum, I am glad I found it!

driftwood · 17 Sep 2007, 08:47 (Ref:2015378)

Beers on you then?!

RaceDeck19 · 19 Sep 2007, 13:01 (Ref:2017922)

I am still waiting to hear from Ed Swart ( his HSR West site is down?). But I did go through the stack of papers and there is a letter from Ed about this car ( B19-10a) and in it he states;

" The B19-10A was my first car that was first in the Cannon colors and for the S.African Springbok series it was the same car but painted yellow/purple for the Wynn's sponsorhip. After the Springbok races, it was shipped back to Holland and I sold it to a guy in England" Ed Swart- March 6 , 2006

I also found a few names of previous owners
Ed Swart
Jeff Mckay (most recent)
Richard Leppla
Amaliftano

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