Category | Group 7 | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Chaparral Cars | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Jim Hall Hap Sharp | ||||||||||
Production | 1965 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Reinforced aluminum alloy monocoque, fiberglass body | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | unequal-length double wishbones, coil springs over tubular shock absorbers, anti-roll bar, anti-dive geometry | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | unequal-length reversed lower wishbones, single top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar, anti-dive/squat geometry | ||||||||||
Length | 158 in (4,000 mm) | ||||||||||
Width | 64 in (1,600 mm) | ||||||||||
Height | 27 in (690 mm) | ||||||||||
Axle track | 53.5 in (1,360 mm) (front) 52 in (1,300 mm) (rear) | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 90 in (2,300 mm) | ||||||||||
Engine | Chevrolet 327 cu in (5,359 cc) all-aluminum small-block OHV V8 naturally aspirated mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Chaparral 2-speed automatic | ||||||||||
Power | 450–475 hp (336–354 kW) @ 6,800 rpm[3] | ||||||||||
Weight | 1,550–1,560 lb (700–710 kg) | ||||||||||
Brakes | Solid discs | ||||||||||
Tires | Firestone Chaparral cast-alloy one-piece center-locking 16 in wheels | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Chaparral Cars Inc. | ||||||||||
Debut | 1966 Player's 200 | ||||||||||
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The Chaparral 2E is a Group 6 sports prototype race car designed and developed by both Jim Hall and Hap Sharp, and built by American manufacturer Chaparral, which campaigned in the Can-Am Championship series, in 1966.[4][5][6][7]