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£55,687 (Est: £40,000 - £50,000)

1977 Chevron B38 (38-77-01)

United Kingdom • 23 Aug 2024

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AI Listing Summary

This is a Chevron B38 Formula 3 car, chassis B38-77-01, which notably won the 1977 Italian Formula 3 Championship and the 1978 Monaco Formula 3 race with Elio de Angelis. The car has a well-documented history, recent engine and gearbox rebuilds, and comes with a spares package, making it ready for historic racing events.

Condition

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The car retains its original tub, has recent engine and gearbox rebuilds with minimal mileage since, and comes with a fresh FIA HTP valid until 2034. It has been maintained well as evidenced by its participation in the Monaco Historique Grand Prix on three occasions.

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After an absence of three years, Chevron returned to F3 in 1976 with a B20 Formula Atlantic car converted to F3-spec with the addition of a Novamotor Toyota engine and designated B34.

Derek Bennett and Paul Owens carried out a systematic development programme on this wide-tracked car and all this work paid off when the Works-backed Trivellato run team soon showed the car was a winner with their new star, Riccardo Patrese, at the wheel.

As soon as the car started winning, other orders followed and Geoff Lees in a semi-works car as well as Rupert Keegan soon showed the B34’s pace in UK races.

The B38 was a refinement of the B34 and was to prove very successful indeed, with some 20 race wins with only rivals, Ralt, winning more.

Due to the success of the 1976 car, a lot of top drivers were tempted over to the B38 and they were to be successful all over Europe.

Derek Daly won one of the British titles and Elio de Angelis took the Italian championship.

The chassis was a bathtub-style...