1960 Chaparral Mark 1 - Jim Hall's First

2010 Limerock Park CT 25th Annual Vintage Race Car Festival 4 days with 320 entries including Jim Hall's first build Chaparral Mark 1 with an Aluminum body, still has original paint & the original 318 ci small block Chevy (today with a Holley).
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[@Commander-McBragg]

Anything touched by Jim Hall is awesome!

[@wadeguidry6675]

My father recently passed and in his belongings I found pictures of this car from back in the early 1960s. My dad was an engineer and after researching this car I found out that Jim Hall also had an engineering background. Its amazing that this car still exists and kind of brings me closer to my father's youthful years. Thanks for posting this video because now I also know what it sounded like the day my father took those pictures.

[@CrazyPetez]

It was so nice to see and hear those old race cars in action. My salad days👍😂😊.

[@Laakona]

Hall also raced a Chaparral that had an automatic transmission. He even made a commercial with it at Riverside Raceway..about a zillion years ago.

[@powerskurf]

Thanks for posting what a absolute Unicorn of a car, just Love it, Original Paint Ha Ha ! Patina plus there mate !

[@tracylemme1375]

Thanks for identifying the competition. The sogjrs and sounds of these cars really bring back memories of my mich younger years.

[@dougbloom3672]

Awesome vid. 👌

[@markdirigible9062]

wow. an Amazing collection of classic racers. Thank you so much for posting this. It actually brought a teat to my eye to see such beauties from my youth on the track at Lime Rock. Too cool!

[@johannmckraken9399]

I hadn’t realized the original Troutman and Barnes Chaparral still existed. I would have thought if it was it would be in Jim Halls Chaparral Museum. Wonderful to see it in all it’s glory, sounds terrific. One very historic racing car! Thanks for sharing!

[@moinmoin8311]

This car was actually found in a barn in Manitoba Canada....

[@GTfour01]

Fantastic little vid! So good to see the old warhorse of Mr. Hall still going strong. This must've been a really good day with the sun, the sounds and the sensual shapes of these beauties.

[@blubyu1100]

Fantastic video great track at an amazing time. Thank you!!

[@375GTB]

Sebring 1963..... 244 CID V shaped FIA windshield Finished in the top 10, if memory serves.... The 250P year.... J.C

[@mynamesnotglen]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

[@bogthing1]

Sheep...they can't speak...nice to see these vintage gems. That model may have been the nicest design imo.

[@THESLlCK]

Some people dislike the tall fenders but I think they're gorgeous

[@Warchild1950]

There are only a few "racing cars" that are the best the US have fielded they are but not limited to the Corvette, Chaparral,Shelby Cobra,Ford GT and all Mustang and Camaro variants. This video was a great showing of thoroughbreds I especially liked the Watson Indy Roadster.

[@guysmalley]

I loved all of them

[@CarlosOliveira-cj3iz]

Fast...and beautiful!

[@dougauzene8389]

IT'S ALIVE...ALIVE! Made My Sunday...

[@danb.3397]

Interesting how it looks very much like the Jag D type...

[@unclebob6728]

thank you!!

[@johncunningham4820]

It's Crazy when Lotus-7s look like Buicks by comparison to the Other Vehicles around them........................................

[@rocksinthehead]

A rare treat indeed! Not sure if Hall has this tucked away in Midland, TX separate from his 2 lineage.

[@MetalGuru965]

No. Five chassis were built, with two being owned and raced by the "factory" Chaparral team. Jim Hall does not own either chassis; all are in private hands.

[@johnlockton]

@iceteaguy- It really bugs me when people think the GT40 was American - built in England and raced from England.

[@bbb462cid]

By that logic, Toyotas built in the USA and driven in the USA are American cars, not Japanese cars. GT40 took a lot of design and engineering from the Lola. But it was a Ford car. Ford is a US car maker. The P-51 was also not a German aircraft just because Edgar Schmeud was German. Similarly, the AAR Eagle F1 was a US race car despite the collaboration with the Brits and the name being 'Anglo-American Racers".

[@kennethregester9766]

High School buddy of mine (Don Baskett) bought a Chaparral Mk 1 in an auction. I had the hood stored at my Mom's apartment in Costa Mesa back in the late 60's. Wonder if this is that car ..

[@mr.ogpaint3086]

Kenneth Regester I have a set of wheels that I believe came from the same area. Did you know someone named Ted Allen?

[@robertobrien9706]

Car #65 is an early Lotus 7, not a Super 7.

[@elespiritudeltigre9526]

The Chaparral smoking other cars as always lol

[@ChristianThomas-wf5dl]

What type of V8 was in that car?

[@ungurdani8346]

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[@roamic]

Are you absolutely sue it had a chin spoiler back in the day? Because the first Chaparral 2 did NOT have one.

[@ronbrowne7559]

the #740 devin could be our old #45 raced in ca 1960 to1963. only eleven SS were built. #44 was bill devin's personal car no race history. check out racing sports cars .com for more history.

[@N-Scale]

Was this car an automatic like some of the others? Mike

[@rollingstopp]

guess the cars were light enough where the brakes worked well..

[@robertobrien9706]

No. Chaparral 1s were manual transmissions, as were the early versions of the Chaparral 2s.

[@wayneo7220]

A "318 ci Chevy engine"? Is it stroked? I'm surprised no one commented on this.

[@andykerr3803]

Don't laugh, I thought 318 Chrysler. But of course they did seems to pump up the stock motors. At that time the Chevy would have been 289-302 max. Now they go to 425 easily with good reliability. The heads are definitely Chevy small block. With that original paint I'm sure it was also built as a 318 and they kept it exact.

[@johnmcmahon5967]

Cragars?

[@richardfalconer1959]

Sorry but no Chaparral 1s pre 1961. Original paint ? When discovered circa 1990 car was painted red.

[@DocRebuild]

I'm not sure - I believe it was a 283 bored out to more cubic inches - perhaps one the Chaparral experts will reply

[@tommccallan8802]

Correct..board n stroked

[@danielroth8738]

Yeah Boi where da Chevy mechanical fuel injection?

[@skipperrussell2025]

69 was my number.

[@375GTB]

MeisterBrau Augie Pabst... (-8D J.C.

[@markgrant1163]

Unobtainium.

[@mcashnv]

Those cars are tiny. They look like go-karts.