Jim Hall and Engineers at Chaparral Cars, Midland Texas, Summer, 1968
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Jim Hall grew up around cars, moving quickly from soap box derbies to full-size hot rods. He studied mechanical engineering in college and began racing in the 1950s. Hall teamed with Hap Sharp in 1962 to form Chaparral Cars, where he applied his knowledge of physics to innovative race car designs that took advantage of aerodynamic downforce.
Jim Hall grew up around cars, moving quickly from soap box derbies to full-size hot rods. He studied mechanical engineering in college and began racing in the 1950s. Hall teamed with Hap Sharp in 1962 to form Chaparral Cars, where he applied his knowledge of physics to innovative race car designs that took advantage of aerodynamic downforce.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1968
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.114
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads: Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection / [address, Newport Beach, CA] Driver: Jim Hall Machine: Chaparral Date and event: Midland Shop 1968 This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer. Handwritten in ink on small labels lower right back lower and upper corners: P.173 6-60 sim / P.173 36%
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