Jim Hall interview Chaparral cars

[Steve Burkey]

Here's a great contemporary interview of one of the legends in race car design and driving. It's long, but it sure goes fast! Finally feel like I've been to Midland, TX and the museum there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0rXyMwFMUI

[Doug Logston]

Thanks for the link, Steve.
Very informative interview and as you mentioned, the time went very quickly.
I was not aware that Team Chaparral competed at the Indy 500 in 1979 and 1980.
I assumed he made is mark in auto racing from 1963 - 1970.
The tour of Rattlesnake Raceway was pretty cool also.
Jim Hall looked pretty spry for an 85 year old man. (Good for him.)

Doug L.

Attachments:

[Steve Burkey]

watched it again, and had to go drive my Chaparrals:
Vintage: Strombecker 2B, Hawk 2a, Aurora 2(?), Monogram 2B, Revell (2b?), Strombecker 2d. Forgot how many there were! And was amazed again that Cox never did a 1/32 when their 1/24 models were so popular.
More contemporary: Revellogram/MRRC 2b's (have #'s 65 and 66), MRRC 2F, Slot-it 2E (such a sweet model!).
Word out there is that Slot-it will do the 2G and 2F coupe; not holding my breath for either as they announced the G over 5 years ago!And all this before the current state of affairs.
But this should motivate me to build. I have most of the components for:
a Lancer body 2F coupe, to do as a "fantasy" release from the Cox iso line.
a Lancer 2g; probably going to put an AMT pan under it. Both of these bodies were "repro-pulled" some years ago. An original will cost a stupid fortune for a bit of butyrate.
An Eldon based 2C?? This was the only attempt by anyone to do the last roadster config. with the working "flipper" between fins on the rear deck. I think run in '65-66. But of course it's an Eldon! And would require tons of work, but is possible.
Strombecker did a somewhat toyish 2H in 1970 or so. Bodies are fairly available, and still have the 3-point mounting of earlier releases, so could be "back-engineered" with more sturdy components.
In recent years, both the Troutman/Barnes "1" roadster and the 2K Indy car were done by cottage industry resin manufacturers with appropriately high prices for such a limited customer model.Thus out of reach for most hobbyists. But still, it is possibe to have a fairly complete history of these wonderful American racecars as slotcars.

[Steve Burkey]

how could I forget the infamous 2J "sucker"?? I have an old "GT Models" vac in 1/32; thought a vintage Dynamic anglewinder would fit well underneath. Couple years ago, was it CG (??) did a resin-based computer printed model with working fans!! Mucho $$$