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By Peter M. DeLorenzo
 
Detroit. Lost in the huge excitement of Ford winning the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the fact that Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars racing team delivered a stunning triumph of its own a couple of weeks before at the A.D.A.C.

Nurburgring 1000 km at the famous Nordschleife circuit in Germany on June 5, 1966. Phil Hill and Jo Bonnier wheeled the No. 7 Chaparral 2D Chevrolet to a convincing win over the factory Ferrari team in Round 6 of the World Sportscar Championship.

Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini (No. 11 Ferrari Dino 206 S) finished second, and Pedro Rodriguez and Richie Ginther came in third in their No. 12 Ferrari Dino 206 S.

The prevailing conventional wisdom at the time suggested that the lone American entry from Jim Hall's Midland, Texas-based racing outfit didn't have a chance in their first visit at what was then Europe's toughest racing circuit.

In fact, they were dismissed as inconsequential amateurs before the race weekend