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(Discontinued) Chaparral 2 Sport Racer 1965 #66




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manufacturer brand, id & category

AUTOart 86596 (AutoArt Police Division)

scale

1:18

color

White / Black with decals

category

Vintage Race

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This model is discontinued!

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The Original

Chaparral 2 Sport Racer 1965



The 1965 Chaparral2, designed and driven by Jim Hall, was a milestone in racing car development. It was the first pure racing car to feature a fiberglass composite chassis and the first with a semi automatic transmission the clutch had been replaced with a 3 stage torque convertor developed in secter by GM engineers. The distinctive modular wheels introduced the cross spoke design which has been widely imitated up to the present day. The chaparral 2 dominated US sport car racing in 1956, winning eight out of nine USRRC races held that year.