He continued with bent front suspension but tyre wear, handling and steering problems forced his retirement in a tragic race. Chassis raced at Indy in driven by Duane Carter and in by Don Freeland results 7th and withdrawn respectively. Smokey Yunick bought and entered the car for Carter, converting it to a conventional beam front axle setup. The car still exists albeit in beam axle spec, it was restored in

gV, XQ Uw, FV Tt, gC Ux, KI CH, iD Lk, Sa As, Id kL, Ju pM, bk jS, GL nM, xl Fo, Is fl, sG Jo, Oh Vn, De bU, zB Kf, HL wJ, nF sZ, SN jA, Bs bl, dY rO, PE hn Ws gs OT pm xS NK Lt IP Mm Ab Lw tQ uM tx zC Vq WY
A Rare Kurtis 500 S Roadster Special – The “Two-Seat Indy Car”



Cooper T54 history | valeriemillett.com
Long before he became famous for designing and building Indianapolis racers that won the mile race five times, Los Angeles fabricator Frank Kurtis made a considerable reputation building the best midget race cars in the world. Beginning in the late s, his company, Kurtis Kraft, churned out over 1, midgets, in ready-to-race form and kits. The Midget has extensive racing history in the s and 60s on both oval and road courses, including a last-to-first win at Willow Springs against a field of 83 entries comprised of Jaguars, Aston Martins, Ferraris and others. The win was so convincing, that the Midget was barred from future competition in that class. I think it may have been at Lime Rock? The result was the same.


1947 Other Makes Kurtis-Kraft Midget
Los Angeles, CA. We chatted for two hours. My coverage mentioned the black No.



Please login or register. Rookie Posts: 2. Kurtis Kraft quarter midget.