"Engineer to Go Faster," Interview with Jim Hall, 2009

Summary

Jim Hall is a race car driver, developer, and team owner. Educated as an engineer, Hall was one of the first to apply aerodynamics to race car design and he was the leading proponent of that technology for a decade. Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars, based in his hometown of Midland, Texas, was among the most innovative cars in racing.

Jim Hall is a race car driver, developer, and team owner. Educated as an engineer, Hall was one of the first to apply aerodynamics to race car design and he was the leading proponent of that technology for a decade. Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars, based in his hometown of Midland, Texas, was among the most innovative cars in racing.

Jim Hall is a race car driver, developer, and team owner. He competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1963, participating in twelve World Championship Grand Prix and numerous other races. An engineer who was educated at the California Institute of Technology, Hall was one of the first to apply aerodynamics to race car design. He was the leading proponent of that technology for a decade. Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars, based in his hometown of Midland, Texas, was among the most innovative cars in racing.

Detailed Description
Artifact

Film clip

Date Made

08 January 2009

Subject Date

08 January 2009

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2010.32.1.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jim Hall.

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