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Chevron B18 Formula 2 - Jo Siffert's monoposto is still ready to go

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Created on December 13, 2019

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Chassis Nummer 71-3 wurde von Jo Siffert pilotiert

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Ein zweites Fahrzeug mit der Chassisnummer 71-2 wurde von Xavier Perrot pilotiert

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Der Chevron würde gerne wieder Rennen fahren

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Der Sponsor "Bio Strath" mit dem Slogan "für eine bessere Gesundheit" liest sich etwas zynisch wenn man daran denkt, wie gefährlich der Motorsport damals war

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Hoch montierter Frontflügel

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Aufs Wesentliche beschränkt

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Der Chevron ist heute ein beliebter Gast bei historischen Veranstaltungen

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Filigranes Fahrwerk

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Dicke Avon Walzen

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Bereit für den Einsatz in historischen Rennen

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - BDA Motor

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Der eingebaute BDA Motor

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Der Besitzer verkauft den Chevron mit einem BDA Motor

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Radaufhängung

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Chassisnummer 71-3 war Sifferts Auto

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Elliot- und Smiths-Instrumente

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Nichts für Sitzriesen

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Drei Rundinstrumente müssen reichen

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Enge im Cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Spartanisches Cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Enges Cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Funktionales Cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Jo Siffert Aufkleber

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Neulackierung

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Alles wurde zerlegt

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Nur die Hülle

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Restauration des Chevron

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Arbeiten am Chassis

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert an der Box

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert in Mallory Park an der Box

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert in Mallory Park

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Als noch am Streckenrand gearbeitet wurde und die Fotografen nahe ran durften

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Nummer 38 an der Box

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Besprechung der Lage

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - An der Box

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Arbeiten an der Box

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Jo an der Box in Mallory Park

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert in Mallory Park

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Jo in Mallory Park

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Summary

It's not every day that you get the chance to sit in a racing car in which Jo Siffert and Xavier Perrot once enjoyed success. The Chevron looks back on an eventful history, dating back to a time when racing drivers competed in several classes at the same time. This article focuses on the Chevron B18C, which was sold in small numbers at the beginning of the 1970s, and shows it in current and historical photographs.

This article contains the following chapters

Debut in South America
Siffert's Chevron
Wide-ranging monoposto

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1971, just two days after the Spanish GP in Montjuïc on April 18, Jo Siffert held a small press conference in his garage in Fribourg, where he presented his new racing team and explained that he had become the representative for the English racing car manufacturer Chevron in continental Europe. Jo Siffert imported two Formula 2 Chevron B18s for Switzerland. He subsequently drove chassis no. 71-3 mostly himself, while he sold the monoposto with no. 71-2 to Xavier Perrot. Although he already had a fairly full calendar with his Formula 1 commitment with BRM and the contract with Porsche for the one-make world championship, he also took part in various Formula 2 races in Europe and South America at the wheel of this Chevron B18 (chassis no. B18-71-03) in 1971.

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