Author: Tony Carpanzano November 27, 2008 at 22:39:26 from 24.151.106.13 in reply to: Chevron B29 Chassis #8 posted by Hugh Cree on May 19, 2008 at 11:44:55
Hugh,
I owned B-29 chassis #21 for 20 years. Chris Townsend has tracked down most of the cars that were built. The following is an excerpt from an e-mail he sent me regarding the history of some of the cars. Hope it helps. Tony
Chevron B29 [29.75.08]-BDA
Provenance partially worked out with the assistance of current owner Bill Murray. The earliest known owner was Andy Falbo, of Detroit, who used the car in SCCA in 1979/80. The tub carried a scrutineer’s label from Trois Rivieres, 1978. This suggests it was the car used there, but non-started, by the Canadian driver Pierre Gadoury, who also practiced, but did not race at Quebec City. [No other B29 than Gadoury’s appeared at either meeting.] Under a multitude of paint layers the original gel coat was found to be light blue, suggesting that this was an Opert team car in 1975 – which bears out the Chevron build record. If Rebaque regularly used [29.75.03] then this was the car either of Juan Cochesa or Bobby Dennett, but we don’t know which.
A very strong candidate, given its subsequent history in Montréal, for the 1976 car of Marcel Talbot. Now being restored by Bill Murray in UK.
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