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378 *The ex-Steve Millen1972 Chevron-Ford B20 Racing Single-SeaterChassis no. B20-72-9On May 6, 1972, star driver Peter Gethin won the International PauFormula 2 race in a Chevron B20 similar to the example now offeredhere. That victory marked the elevation of Derek Bennet’s BoltonbasedChevron marque from a popular and tremendously effectivesports-racing car manufacturer to an all-round force within the motorracing marketplace.This particular Chevron B20, which features a fully blue-printedand extremely rare 1790cc Chevron factory Cosworth-Ford FVC4-cylinder racing engine. As driven by Steve Millen the Chevronestablished the marque’s name and stature in open-wheeler racing inAsia and in the New Zealand Tasman series.It is the last B20 to have been sold from the Bolton factory, beingacquired by John Green early in 1973. It was then sold on to theNew Zealand Schollum brothers with Steve Millen driving the carfrom 1974-75. Ian Grey then acquired it, continuing its racing careerthrough 1976-77. Subsequent owners include Dick Ward in WesternAustralia in 1979 and the current owner in 1990.Steve’s success with the car whilst harassing the F5000 cars duringthe 1975 New Zealand Tasman Series and the New Zealand GrandPrix is well documented in the book titled “Millen”(copy on file). Here,the car punched well above its weight with many strong finishes,including 5th at Bay Park and a F2 Class Record at Teretonga –“Whenever there was a twisty bit, we could out-handle and out-brakethe F5000 cars” states Steve Millen.Perhaps though the three podium finishes in Asia representshis greatest success with the car, including that exciting racedocumented in the book titled “Colour and Noise, 40 Years of theMacau Grand Prix” where Steve in second place behind JohnMacdonald suffered a fuel starvation problem on the final lap tofinish third behind Kevin Bartlett. This is the car that launched SteveMillen’s racing career culminating in his wins at Daytona, Sebring andthe class win at Le Mans.316 | Goodwood festival of speed