1952 Kurtis 500A

Kurtis built four examples of the 500A cars, the first two used Offenhauser engines while the second two cars built later in the season had 270 cubic inch Chrysler Hemi powerplants. The two Hemi-powered cars are known as the 'Wolcott cars.' They first ran an experimental 336 Chrysler engine, but the AAA sanctioning had the displacement cut back to 270 cubic inches.

The Kurtis Kraft 500A used a tubular and lightened formed sheet steel-structured type chassis clothed with handcrafted aluminum body panels and rode on Halibrand magnesium knock-off wheels. The suspension was a live axle in the front and rear suspended on torsion bars and Halibrand quick-change rear end.

by Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2021