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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 number 71-3 was driven by Jo Siffert

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - A second vehicle with chassis number 71-2 was driven by Xavier Perrot

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - The Chevron would love to race again

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - The sponsor "Bio Strath" with the slogan "for better health" reads somewhat cynically when you think about how dangerous motorsport was back then

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - High-mounted front wing

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Reduced to the essentials

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Today, the Chevron is a popular guest at historic events

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Filigree chassis

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Thick Avon rollers

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Ready for use in historic races

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - BDA engine

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - The built-in BDA engine

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - The owner sells the Chevron with a BDA engine

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Wheel suspension

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - chassis number 71-3 was Siffert's car

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Elliot and Smiths instruments

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Not for sitting giants

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Three round instruments will have to do

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Cramped cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Spartan cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Cramped cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Functional cockpit

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Jo Siffert sticker

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - repainting

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Everything has been dismantled

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Just the shell

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Restoration of the Chevron

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Work on the chassis

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert in the pits

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert in the pits at Mallory Park

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert at Mallory Park

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - When people were still working on the side of the track and photographers were allowed to get close

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Number 38 in the pits

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Discussion of the situation

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - In the pits

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Work in the pits

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Jo in the pits at Mallory Park

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Chevron B18 F2 (1971) - Siffert at 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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