An Interview with Jim Hall of Chaparral

[RALPHIE]

Introduction by Sam Posey / Interview with Bobby Rahal

[video=youtube;3Fkk-VbSSvU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fkk-VbSSvU[/video]

 

[Vincent998]

Thanks for posting this, Ralphie!

 

[Copenhagen GT]

:thumbsup

 

[GTJack]

Thanks Ralphie. I remember following him and Chapparals in the 60s and got to see him race Can Am twice. He was really innovative, a great engineer!!

 

[PL510*Jeff]

Thanks Ralph…truly a wonderful video history with Jim Hall telling us his racing story. The people, places and cars he knew, went to and drove - Wow!

It is difficult to imagine how Jim Hall accomplished all the superiority in all the different type of racing for those decades.

I have been a life long follower of Jim Hall, Hap Sharp and the Chaparral race team. This video was the icing on the cake.

 

[THamonGT]

Thank you very much Ralphie for sharing this great interview with Jim Hall. Being a Ford man all my life I never really knew much about Jim Hall and his accomplishments even though I've lived in Texas all my life. Great interview. Thank you so much. Tomy

 

[SteveA]

Great stuff! Thanks for posting,

 

[RALPHIE]

Here are a couple of pictures of Jim from my unpublished archives -

At the U.S. Grand Prix at Riverside in 1960 in his Lotus 19 - he finished 7th

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And, at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in 1963, in the British Racing Partnership Lotus-BRM (I don't remember the chassis - 24 or 25) - he finished 5th (2 World Championship Points)

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[Cobrar]

Great photos Ralphie!! Check the height of that roll bar!

 

[DanielJ]

Wonderful! Thank you so much!

DJ

 

[GTdrummer]

Was bored in Charlotte on business and watched this . Fascinating. Thx Ralphie