| Category | Sports prototype | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Chaparral Cars | ||||||||||
| Designers | 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-drive geometry | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | unequal-length reversed lower wishbones, single top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar, anti-drive/squat geometry | ||||||||||
| Length | 158 in (4,000 mm) | ||||||||||
| Width | 68 in (1,700 mm) | ||||||||||
| Height | 33.7 in (860 mm) | ||||||||||
| Axle track | 56 in (1,400 mm) (front) 53 in (1,300 mm) (rear) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 91 in (2,300 mm) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Chevrolet 327 cu in (5,359 cc) all-aluminum small-block OHV V8 [2] naturally aspirated mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | GM 2-speed automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 415–475 hp (309–354 kW) @ 6,800 rpm 380 lb⋅ft (520 N⋅m) torque | ||||||||||
| Weight | 1,550–1,700 lb (700–770 kg) [3] | ||||||||||
| Brakes | Solid discs | ||||||||||
| Tires | Firestone Chaparral cast-alloy one-piece center-locking 16 in wheels | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Chaparral Cars Inc. | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1965 | ||||||||||
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The Chaparral 2C is a sports prototype race car designed and developed by both Jim Hall and Hap Sharp, and built by American manufacturer Chaparral in October 1965, [4] to compete in a few non-championship sports car races that same year. [5] [6]