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CHEVRONS IN THE 60s, 70s AND 80s COURTESY OF PETER COLLINS
20-01-21
Following on from the Chevron single-seater collection here is Peter Collins sports cars through the years.
Identification of any unrecognised cars/drivers would be appreciated.
All pictures courtesy of Peter Collins
Guards Trophy, Brands Hatch - 2nd September 1968, Digby Martland's works B8-BMW leads the Porsche 906 of Richard Broström.
A B8 at Druids, possibly at the RAC Lombank Trophy on the 31st August 1970.
Peter Gethin finished third in the Guards Trophy with the works B8-BMW, Brands Hatch - 2nd September 1968.
The rear of the John Lepp/John Bridges B8 displaying the Ford FVA, Brands Hatch BOAC International 500 - 13th April 1969.
Another B8 rear end, this time with a BMW engine at the Guards Trophy, Brands Hatch, August Bank Holiday 1969.
The B8-BMW of David Purley and Chris Skeaping at the BOAC 1000Kms World Championship Sports Car Race, Brands Hatch - 12th April 1970.
Two B8s at a Historic meeting.
David Good's B8 at the Prescott Hillclimb.
Avalon Racing was the entrant for Barrie Smith's B8 but his car was blue, the venue looks like Crystal Palace.
The B16 of Frank Aston at a Silverstone club event in the early 1970s.
Now a selection of pictures from the BRSCC Evening News Trophy Race, Brands Hatch 30th August 1971. First the B16 of Brian Robinson who retired in the race.
...next a B16 leading a Lola T210...
B16 heading Jo Bonnier's Lola...
...John Burton (Canon Cameras Racing B19) failed to finish...
...as did John Hine's Red Rose Racing B19 seen leading a B16...
...another runner was a B16 Spyder which was converted to B16/19 spec, driven by Peter Humble...
...it finished 11th in the race...
Race winner was John Miles in the DART B19 seen on the climb to Druids with a B16 on the outside...
...third was Ed Swart in the Canon Cameras Racing B19.
The Ecurie Ecosse B23 of Hector Rebaque and Richard Robarts heading the Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/03 at the World Championship British Airways 1000Kms, Brands Hatch - 29th September 1974...
...also in the same race was the KVG Racing B26...
...of John Hine and Ian Grob...
...who finished 3rd in the 2-litre class.
In amongst the single-seaters the B21-FVC of Peter Hanson(#70)
heads the similar cars of John Burton (#69) and Brian Robinson (#63) in the Rothmans £50,000 Libre Race, 28th August 1972.
The B36 of Ray Bellm and Roger Andreasson follows the GRID in a Thundersports event, Brands Hatch 23rd April 1984...
...in second place was the B26/36 Hart 2-litre of Tiff Needell and Richard Piper...
...in 11th came the B19 BDG 2-litre of Alan Minshaw and Tony Hill.
The B26/36-Hart of Duncan Bain and Mike Catlow failed to finish in the Brands Hatch Thundersports round, 8th April 1985...
...having more luck was the Giroflex B36-Hart of Chester Wedgwood
and Tony Gordon which finished 4th and is seen here leading the 7th placed B6 twin-cam of Michael Schryver...
...the race winner was the B26/36 Ford DFV of Tiff Needell and Richard Piper...
...which is seen here leading the rest of the field through Paddock.
