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Chevron B24
Racing car, 10 built, all with Chevrolet V8.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Nic Redhead · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 8 Built
- Years
- 1972–1973
- Engine
- V8 · 5,000 cc / 5.0 LFactory: 5,000 cc
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Derek Bennett
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The B24 is the only Formula 5000 car to have won a contemporary Formula 1 race, Peter Gethin's 1973 Race of Champions.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Chevron Chevron B24 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Nic Redhead · CC BY-SA 2.0
Chevron Chevron B24 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Nic Redhead · CC BY-SA 2.0
Chevron Chevron B24 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Nic Redhead · CC BY-SA 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionB24 cars in Chevron's chassis register (the register excludes the works car and the 1974 build, per S1) | 81,2 | Factory production | Registry reported |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Chevron's first F5000 car, the B24 had an aluminium monocoque with the Chevrolet V8 as a stressed member. The first car was ready for the 1972 Oulton Park Gold Cup, where Brian Redman won on its debut, and about six customer cars followed in 1973. Teddy Pilette won the European F5000 title in a Team VDS B24. It is believed that 10 were built before the B28 replaced it in 1974.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Chevron B24.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet3 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V83 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 5,000 cc / 5.0 LFactory: 5,000 cc4 Independently researchedS4 lists the engine as 'Chevy 304, 5 Litre' and 'GM 5 Litre'. The RSC photo captions give 5000 cc. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Manufacturer | Hewland5 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | Five-speed manual (Hewland)3 Independently researched |
| Gears | 56 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque6 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Double wishbones3 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Multi-link3 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Early B24s can be told from later cars by their roll-hoop stays. The earliest cars have rear-facing stays, while the 1973 car 24-73-07 has forward-facing braces. At least three B24s were rebuilt to B28 specification, and some later cars were described as B28s, so a model name on paperwork does not settle identity. Chevron's chassis register numbering does not agree completely with the numbers in the Formula 1 Register.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Chevron B24 car-by-car histories Level B Allen Brown · OldRacingCars.com · 2021-05-19
- According to Chevron's chassis register, eight B24s were built.
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2
1972 - 1973 Chevron B24 Chevrolet - Images, Specifications and Information Level C
- 10 Chevron B24 cars thought to have been built before the B28 replaced it in 1974
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3
1972 - 1973 Chevron B24 Chevrolet Level C Wouter Melissen · Ultimatecarpage.com · 2015-04-23
- powered by a stock-block Chevrolet
- The five-litre V8 was mated to a Hewland five-speed gearbox.
- a Hewland five-speed gearbox
- Suspension was by double wishbones at the front
- the rear end featured a multi-link layout
- 4
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5
Chevron B24 entries (Formula 5000 Registry) Level C The Formula 5000 Registry
- Transmission: Hewland DG 300
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6
1972 - 1973 Chevron B24 Chevrolet - Images, Specifications and Information Level C ultimatecarpage.com
- Hewland five-speed gearbox
- built around an aluminium monocoque
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