1/24 Chaparral 2C

[chris4q]

This is a vintage 1/24 Cox Chaparral 2C slot car - Instead of white which is the normal colour for these cars I wanted to try something different so I went with red - what else ;-)

[simonr]

Just beautifull....Way better than the original look!

Simón P. Rivera Torres

Edited October 8, 2009 by simonr

[george 53]

WOW Chris, I GOTTA agree with Simon! That IS one clean lil Slottie!!! What scale is that? 32nd or 24th? It's lookin pretty nice. If it's 32nd, you sure got you a GOOD eye for detail! If it's 24th, It'd look REALLY good on MY shelf!!

[69*Goat]

Chris:

That is very nice......

Sublime actually.

Definitely more interesting than the standard white...

Edited October 8, 2009 by 69*Goat

[kyledr330]

The red makes it look more "sporty" Great job!

[Crazy Ed]

Chris

Nice Clean build. I must admit that Chaparral carries Red well. Oh fwiw that's a 2 "A" not C. The C didn't have openings on the rear "Fenders" and was the first with the moveable rear wing.

Ed

[chris4q]

Chris

Nice Clean build. I must admit that Chaparral carries Red well. Oh fwiw that's a 2 "A" not C. The C didn't have openings on the rear "Fenders" and was the first with the moveable rear wing.

Ed

Hi Ed - Thanks for the kind words.

Here's a link to a Chaparral 2C page about the 2C - I think you are thinking of the later model of this car. This 2C (the one I did) is an early version.

http://books.google.com/books?id=tMX3L_-zZ...02C&f=false

[Raykreations]

That finish is GORGEOUS!

What type of paint did you use (airbrush, rattle can)?

Clear coat as well??

[Zoom Zoom]

Gorgeous model

Love the paint scheme.

[Crazy Ed]

Hello Again Chris.

I have that Book along with several others. If you have it look at Pg's 120,1. On the Top of the Page is the first 8 positions for the L.A. Times GP at Riverside CA in 1965. Outside row 1 is the 2C driven by Jim Hall and on the inside of row 4 is the 2"A" driven by Hap Sharp that was modified with a "Flipper" wing. The 2"A"'s went on to become 2D's and F's.

There was only 1 Chaparral 2C built and when it was modified it was turned into a 2E in 66 and 2G in '67,8. Today some of the surviving parts are found in the restored 2E at Midland Texas.

Ed

[Raul_Perez]

That is one really well built slot car!!

The color is awesome!!

Thanks for sharing!!

Later,

[jbwelda]

there is a slot car forum down below that is widely neglected and could use the support.

i'm just sayin.

[chris4q]

Hello Again Chris.

I have that Book along with several others. If you have it look at Pg's 120,1. On the Top of the Page is the first 8 positions for the L.A. Times GP at Riverside CA in 1965. Outside row 1 is the 2C driven by Jim Hall and on the inside of row 4 is the 2"A" driven by Hap Sharp that was modified with a "Flipper" wing. The 2"A"'s went on to become 2D's and F's.

There was only 1 Chaparral 2C built and when it was modified it was turned into a 2E in 66 and 2G in '67,8. Today some of the surviving parts are found in the restored 2E at Midland Texas.

Ed

You're right Ed., It's just a Chaparral 2 and no "C" - Thanks mate

Edited October 14, 2009 by chris4q

[Crazy Ed]

You're right Ed., It's just a Chaparral 2 and no "C" - Thanks mate

Chris, you're Welcome. BTW the some of the Magazines of the era made the same mistake.

Ed