The Chaparral 2-Series was designed and built to compete in the United States Road Racing Championship and other sports car races of the time, particularly the West Coast Series that were held each fall, and was the culmination of extensive research and experimentation. It is not possible to summarize the technical achievements that Jim Hall, Hap Sharp, and team carried out. The results of their efforts with the Chaparral 2 speak for themselves: 23 victories, 16 pole positions and 25 fastest laps in only 69 races. Exoto has recreated the Chaparral 2/2C driven to victory by Hap Sharp in the 1965 L.A. Times Grand Prix in grand 1/18 scale! It's full of intricate details and numerous features including: die-cast shark fin openings and real wire mesh on removable front bodywork, opening fuel filter doors and caps, butterfly winged doors held open by metal wires, photo-etched and braided hoses throughout, glass covered and wired instruments, highly detailed Chevy V8 engine, fully wired and plumbed, removable die-cast rear bodywork, adjustable 'flipper' wing, real wire mesh on body panel, and much more! Here's more information on THIS car, as provided by Exoto.com: Chassis 2A003, the third Chaparral 2, had met with great success (6 wins in only 13 starts) before some of the new innovations of the Chaparral 2C, most notably the rear 'Flipper' Wing, were applied to it. The 2C made its debut on October 10, and just a few short weeks later, Hap Sharp would drive the 2/2C to victory at Riverside on October 31, 1965. The Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside was the biggest race of the year, drawing FIA competitors from far and wide. Over the first 38 laps, the often underrated Sharp moved up from 4th to the head of the field as Hansgen, Grant and Bondurant fell by the wayside. He drove a very deliberate race with Bruce McLaren in hot pursuit. Excellent judgment and pace kept McLaren from closing the gap between himself and the flying Chaparral. Hap Sharp sc
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Exoto 1965 Chaparral 2/2C is a gearhead's delight
If you've studied Exoto's 2/2c from online photos, you already know this model has fully-wired ignition and cockpit instrumentation. The distributor is beautiful, wires inserted into angled boots and body grounded with a braided strap. Oil lines and carburetor plumbing have red and blue anodized connections, carbs are accurately colored and have flared thinwall tubing for stacks. The heat-discolored exhaust headers terminate in thinwall tubing, and all these tubes (carburetion and exhaust) are nicely aligned. Harder to see from photos are the coil-over shocks, brake lines, and cooling ducts. The suspension parts move, but not a lot, and the steering is somewhat restricted by the flexible ducting to the brakes. The tires are excellent, and have tread that appears to have been lightly scuffed, suggesting some time on the track. The radiator is faced with laser-cut metal, as is a ducted oil cooler tucked away behind the driver. The cockpit is minutely-detailed, even in the footwells. Panel paint and fit: excellent all around, though I display mine with the rear deck removed to show off the engine. Hinged fuel doors expose working filler caps, and the louvers on the front fenders actually pierce the casting. Be careful when you unwrap the two tiny pins that are included ... they fit through two metal clips that secure the windshield to the doors.
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