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The 2A is a model of the 1965 Sebring winner. The magnesium wheels are a pretty fair representation of the real thing and could be polished or painted. The tires have good sidewall engraving but no tread. At the time it was released, it was the most popular slot car ever.
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The 2D also looks very nice. The Cox cars all came with driver figures which could be detailed out if desired.
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The 2E, the scarcest of the three, was available in hard plastic and a flexible-type plastic, with both the regular Cox mag frame and scale Chaparral wheels and tires, and an iso-fulcrum chassis with low profile tires. This is the styrene version. The plastic seemed the same as the other cars, but for some reason mine has yellowed considerably, although it was stored in the same box.
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The nicest 1/32 scale car was the Revell 2A. The body is very accurate and the chrome wheel inserts in the aluminum wheels look great
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Strombecker made a 1/32 2D coupe, called the American GT which was also nice.
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An unusual model was this 1/32 Strombecker 2H, called the Group 7 car. Except for the functional, though inaccurate, rear wing, and not enough curvature from the top to the sides, this car was not too bad.
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Palmer, a company not known for their accurate models, made a pretty decent 1/32 2A.
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Another view of the Palmer 2A body. |
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Hawk also had a 1/32 2A. In fact, theirs may have been the first Chaparral model. Unfortunately, they didn't have the access that Cox had for measurements and the body is not very well proportioned. It is the only 2A kit I know of that has the original, over-the-rear-deck exhausts. Most of the kits of this car are later reissues that do not have a windshield. This is a static kit that could also be used as a slot car. Apparently there was also a slot car that came with a one-piece body.
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Cox also made a 1/18 scale, gas-engined, 2C. Like their slot cars, this one was pretty accurate, the only fault with the body being wheelwells that appear to be too large. The wheel inserts are too shallow and the tires, skinny without much detail; some rims and tires from one of the 1/18 die-cast Can-Am cars should do the trick. This car, designed for tether-line racing, came with a metal chassis and an.049 engine.
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Arii reissued the old 1/24 LS slot car body of the 2C and added the interior tub and the great wheels and tires from the Modeler's 2D. The body is not quite as good as the 1/18 Cox; the bulges on the insides of the rear wheelhouses are too large and the central area between the front wheelhouses does not drop down low enough. Also, the Modeler's interior tub, from the plastic tub 2D would need to be modified somewhat to represent the aluminum tub 2C. Still, with some work this could make a nice model and is the only choice I know of for a 1/24 2C.
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Aurora made another early Chaparral kit of the 2A. This is a pretty frustrating kit. It has a detailed chassis, but a horrible body. The proportions of the body are just wrong and would be difficult to fix. Plus, it's in 1/25 scale so adapting some other body would be difficult. |
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The chassis, though, is rather nice and shows promise for proper detailing. A proper seat and dashboard would need to be added. The suspension parts are all there. The tires would have to be replaced, perhaps those from the IMC/Union 2E, and deeper rims would need to be made for the wheels. I don't yet have the Mini Exotics 2A, so I don't know how much tub/chassis detail it has, but this one could be made to look real sharp. But that body!
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