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	'''Derek Bennett''' (b.1933 in Manchester - d.1978); was a self-taught, intuitive engineer and amateur racing driver. He was born in 1933 in Manchester, England but was brought up in [[Prestwich]]. He is most significant for founding [[Chevron Cars Ltd]].		'''Derek Bennett''' (b.1933 in Manchester - d.1978); was a self-taught, intuitive engineer and amateur racing driver. He was born in 1933 in Manchester, England but was brought up in Prestwich. He is most significant for founding [[Chevron Cars Ltd]].

	In his early years Bennett took a keen interest in model aircraft. He took an apprenticeship in mechanical and electrical engineering before becoming a mechanic, but he soon fell in with motor racing scene in the North of England, initially in local [[stock-car racing]] events.		In his early years Bennett took a keen interest in model aircraft. He took an apprenticeship in mechanical and electrical engineering before becoming a mechanic, but he soon fell in with motor racing scene in the North of England, initially in local [[stock-car racing]] events.
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Chevron Cars Ltd]]		*[[Chevron Cars Ltd]]

			[[Category:Automotive company founders\|Bennett, Derek]]

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			In his early years Bennett took a keen interest in model aircraft. He took an apprenticeship in mechanical and electrical engineering before becoming a mechanic, but he soon fell in with motor racing scene in the North of England, initially in local [[stock-car racing]] events.

			Bennett soon graduated to building, maintaining and also driving racing cars for himself and other local enthusiasts, and established himself as a competitive driver at club level, particularly in the Bennett Special, running in a series for 1172cc Ford powered cars; he later moved into the [[Clubmans]] category. Bennett also built a one-off [[Formula Junior]] car which was only a modest success - rear-engined competition from [[Lotus]] and [[Cooper]] was more than a match for it, and the era of the special-builder in FJ was over.

			By 1965 there were sufficient requests for replicas of his [[Clubmans]] car, Bennett seemed able to establish himself as a constructor. Aided by a small staff of like-minded enthusiasts (particularly friend and assistant Paul Owens), for a decade and a half Chevron produced successful, beautiful racing cars.

			Bennett never proceeded beyond [[Formula Three]] in his own driving but remained quick enough to test and develop many of his cars, especially at the nearby [[Oulton Park]] and [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit\|Aintree]].

			He was working on a [[Formula One]] Chevron when he was killed in a hang-gliding accident in 1978.

			==See Also==
			*[[Chevron Cars Ltd]]

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