Chevron Engineering Specialties Ltd is a
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
based kit-car and race-car manufacturer owned by Evan and Barbara Fray and founded in 1980. It is based in Massey, Auckland and manufactures three different models, with the ''Aprisa'' and ''Cypher'' competing in New Zealand sports car racing.
Classic
The most numerous Chevron model is the Classic, which is based on the same design concepts as the
Lotus Seven
The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight, two-seater, open-top, open-wheel, sports car produced by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars (initially called Lotus Engineering) between 1957 and 1972.
It was designed by Lotus founder Colin Cha ...
. Chevron's first Classic was built in 1984 and was developed further since that time. There were at least two constructed with Leyland P76 V8s.
Aprisa
In the 1990s Chevron developed a race-car based on the
Mazda RX-7
The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine.
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drivetrain called the "Aprisa" which was raced successfully on the New Zealand sports car circuit. The car is still available and uses suspension and running gear from both series 4 and 5 RX-7s.
Cypher
In 2010 Chevron began developing a new road/race version of the ''Cypher''. The Cypher has a carbon fibre-kevlar composite chassis and a fuel-injected lightweight 4.4 litre V8 multi-valve engine.
[Kit Car directory - 221, NZ Classic Car, 22 May 2010] It is offered in two forms: a touring version for road, and a race version with a turbocharged fuel-injected engine, space-frame chassis, and unitary body.
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Chevron Engineering Ltd
Car manufacturers of New Zealand
Kit car manufacturers
Lotus Seven replicas
New Zealand brands
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1980
New Zealand companies established in 1980
Manufacturing companies based in Auckland
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