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This Kurtis-Kraft-500F Novi Replica is famously known in American racing history as the fastest car never to win the Indy 500. These Novi Indy racers were the work of Novi, Michigan industrialist-sportsman Lew Welch, who first entered the 500 in 1946....continue
Kurtis Kraft created 120 Indianapolis 500 cars, and by 1955, the Frank Kurtis-built cars had won four of the last five years at Indianapolis. Bob Sweikerts crew chief, A.J. Watson, offset the engine and driveline of the Kurtis design, improving weight....continue
Frank Kurtis was the son of a Croatian blacksmith who emigrated to America. Franks engineering skills soon led him to build dragsters, race boats, land speed racers, sports cars, and midget racers. Shortly before World War II, his interest turned to....continue
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....continue
This Kurtis Kraft Midget was originally purchased by Johnny Snider of Portland, Oregon in 1948. It is chassis number 336 and engine number 412 of the more than 1,000 complete cars and kits bought for building at home. It retinas much of its original....continue
This Midget racer was purchased in 1948 by Larry Dunham. It was raced by Dunham with various car numbers in Indiana, St. Louis, Missouri, and southern California to many significant wins! Some USAC numbers were 55,47, 48 60. Larry Dunham owned the....continue
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