Michel Dupont B23 Chevron – 10A
This 1973 Chevron is among 26 examples of the B23 variant built as part of a series of open sports racing cars by Derek Bennett Engineering in the UK. Chassis 10A was originally owned by Swiss driver Michel Dupont, who campaigned it at three FIA World Championship of Makes races in 1973. The car was piloted by Dupont and Paul Blancpain for 229 laps at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as to a class victory at the Zeltweg 1,000 KM Osterreichring. Both Dupont and Blancpain race it in the Interseries.
It then spent several years in the UK, where it was fitted with a Skoda body before being purchased by then-Chevron managing director Roger Andreason in 1986 and returned to its factory-style configuration in 1990.
Imported to the US in 1999, the car was acquired in 2008 by its current owner François Castaing. He was the first technical director at Renault and later worked for Chrysler. Mr. Castaing’s accolades include co-designing the Alpine A442B which won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1978, and overseeing the development of the Dodge Viper. The owner was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2010 and has raced this B23 at numerous historic events including Thunderhill, Circuit of the Americas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, and Laguna Seca.
This Chevron was later up for sale, probably after the death of Castaing in 2023. Th car has current yellow, white, and red Shell livery.
