Chaparral 2E

Chaparral Cars was a United States automotive company which built prototype race cars from the 1960s through the early 1980s. Chaparral was the first to introduce effectively designed air dams and spoilers ranging from the tabs attached to the earliest 2C model to the driver-controlled high wing 'flipper' on the astoundingly different looking 2E.

The 2E was Based on an updated 2 Series fiberglas chassis and presented Jim Hall's most advanced aerodynamic theories to the racing world in the 1965 Can Am championships. Its highly advanced design suffered from lack of testing. It scored only one win in Laguna Seca with Phil Hill driving.

The ultimate (for its day) in high downforce race cars, it influenced race car design for the next decade. It was responsible for the introduction of high mounted wings in Formula 1, and along with the 2J, the eventual introduction of ground effects in all forms of racing. This was truly Jim Hall's landmark car design.

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