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Phil Hill
- Thread starter Rsgwynn1
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Chaparral
Hope I spelled that correctly. I think the car your remembering was the Chevrolet powered, automatic trans, Chaparral which Jim Hall and Hap Sharp ran until it was banned. As I recall, since the car was automatic it allowed the driver the use of his left foot to adjust the wing on the rear of the car for downforce. They were called Vacuum Cleaners as they picked up stuff on the track and sent it flying back behind the cars.
You are correct. He did drive for Chaparral and won Nurburgring in 1966
6-5-1966 Nurburgring 1000 km Nurburgring, Germany 44 laps Chaparral 2D 2D001 Phil Hill/Jo Bonnier Owner: Chaparral Cars, Inc. 1st O.A. 1st Class Prototype 2000
Hope I spelled that correctly. I think the car your remembering was the Chevrolet powered, automatic trans, Chaparral which Jim Hall and Hap Sharp ran until it was banned. As I recall, since the car was automatic it allowed the driver the use of his left foot to adjust the wing on the rear of the car for downforce. They were called Vacuum Cleaners as they picked up stuff on the track and sent it flying back behind the cars.
You are correct. He did drive for Chaparral and won Nurburgring in 1966
6-5-1966 Nurburgring 1000 km Nurburgring, Germany 44 laps Chaparral 2D 2D001 Phil Hill/Jo Bonnier Owner: Chaparral Cars, Inc. 1st O.A. 1st Class Prototype 2000