This Union kit of the Chaparral 2E is one of the few kits of these iconic cars that include an engine.
The car had an automatic gearbox and an aluminum 327. The driver had a pedal where the clutch would have been, that allowed him to change the angle of the wing for more or less downforce. This was successful and 2Es took first (car #65, driven by Phil Hill) and second (#66, Jim Hall) at the 1966 Laguna Seca Can-Am race.
The kit includes what appears to be fuel injection stacks, but the Interweb seems to agree that the cars actually had Webers. Fortunately I've got a little baggie full of 3D printed carbs that will fit.
First step is to wash the body which acquired some sticky stuff somewhere along the line, and strip the chrome off most of the sprue. Stay tuned!
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