Don Blenderman is koo-koo for Kurtis cars. And why not? Frank Kurtis is arguably the greatest American racecar builder of...
1949 Kurtis Sports Car [dropcap]F[/dropcap]rank Kurtis built racecars. He built many of the cars entered in the Indy 500 from...
In the March 2009 VRJ I wrote about Don Blenderman’s Kurtis obsession and his wonderful Sutton-bodied 500KK. What I failed to mention was his lengthy quest to capture an example of Frank’s most prolific sports racer, the legendary 500S. The Kurtis 500S is a masterpiece in function and design. Introduced...
In my book Vintage American Road Racing Cars, I wrote, “Of all the Kurtis road racing cars, the 500X is...
Hidden Kurtis Dear Editor, Just finished your terrific article on the Curtis Indycar. I am attaching a photo of two...
Then I live in Texas. That means I’m supposed to be a barbeque snob. It also means that when invited to a chargrill in one of the lesser 49 States I’m supposed to attend, be polite, act as if I like the grub and then immediately report my findings to...
Mecum Auctions has announced that it will be selling the 1957 Kurtis Kraft KK500G “Bardahl Special” at its August 23–25...
Then After back-to-back wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954, Bill Vukovich returned for the ’55 race with...
The 24th annual Millers at Milwaukee Vintage Indy Car Event, sponsored by the Harry Miller Club, will be held July 13-14, 2018, at the famed Milwaukee Mile racetrack in suburban West Allis. The Miller event is one of the most impressive U.S. gatherings of Pre- and Post-WWII Indy and Champ...
Sam Hanks may have been a quiet man who preferred to keep to himself, but at the wheel of a...
During the early fifties, one of the biggest sports stars in the United States was Sam Hanks. Notice I said...
The photo caption on page 31 of the November 1953 issue of Road & Track read: “A strange assortment of cars lined up for the feature of the day.” The author was Bill Brant and the feature race noted was the Seafair Trophy at the inaugural Seafair Sports Car Races...
There were a number of outstanding road-race weekends during the fifties. Phil Hill’s win at the first Pebble Beach comes...
Talking with famed Indianapolis chassis builder A. J. Watson, the question arises about the front, twin air inlets—the signature of...
1957 Kurtis Kraft 500G2 The author gets up to speed on the banking of England’s Rockingham Speedway. Photo: Mike Jiggle When Champ Cars made a very rare appearance in Europe a couple of years ago, many of us thought this would be a dream come true for those people who...
Ed Justice Sr., who with brothers Zeke and Gus founded the international oil additives company that bears their name, has...
Carroll Shelby once remarked, “There are only two people I can think of who could sit down, take a welding...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds as it streaks across the heavens, then disappears from view as suddenly as it appeared. This also is an apt description of the 1950’s racing career of a Northern California...
An Eagle Indy car raced by Roger McCluskey in the 1966 Indy 500 is one of over 170 rare and...
As we’ve done each of the ten years we’ve now been in publication, this month we focus all of the content within this issue around the featured marque at this year’s Monterey Historics. In this year’s case, we pay tribute to the famed Indy Roadster. Oddly enough, over the course...
Track map from the event program (inset) and an aerial view (main image) taken after several years of racing. The...
This year’s Meadowbrook Concours, to be held August 4 in Rochester, Michigan, will pay special tribute to the legacy of...
We all know their names, and they all would tell you that we do because they won this one race. Who are we to argue? Sixty-seven different drivers have won the 99 Indianapolis 500s run to date, but just 10 have won it three times or more to demonstrate their...