Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis. Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars. Kurtis Kraft was started when Kurtis built his own midget car chassis in the late 1930s. Kurtis built some very low glass-fibre bodied two-seaters sports cars under his own name in Glendale, California between 1949 and 1955. Ford (US) running gear was used.

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  • Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis. Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars. Kurtis Kraft was started when Kurtis built his own midget car chassis in the late 1930s. Kurtis built some very low glass-fibre bodied two-seaters sports cars under his own name in Glendale, California between 1949 and 1955. Ford (US) running gear was used. About 36 cars had been made when the licence was sold to Madman Muntz who built the Muntz Jet. In 1954 and 1955, road versions of their Indianapolis racers were offered. Kurtis-Kraft created over 550 ready-to-run midget cars, and 600 kits. The Kurtis-Kraft chassis midget car featured a smaller version of the Offenhauser motor. The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame describes the combination as "virtually unbeatable for over twenty years. " Kurtis-Kraft created 120 Indianapolis 500 cars, including five winners. Kurtis sold the midget car portion of the business to Johnny Pawl in the late 1950s, and the quarter midget business to Ralph Potter in 1962. Frank Kurtis was the first non-driver inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (U.S.). The FIA World Drivers' Championship included the Indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960, so many Kurtis-Kraft cars are credited with competing in that championship. One Kurtis midget car was also entered in the 1959 Formula One United States Grand Prix driven by Rodger Ward. It was not designed for European-style road racing and with an undersized engine it circulated at the back of the field for 20 laps before retiring with clutch problems.
  • Kurtis Kraft ist ein US-amerikanisches Rennteam, das vor allem durch seine Erfolge bei den Indianapolis 500 bekannt wurde. Die Firma wurde 1938 von Frank Kurtis gegründet und begann zunächst mit der Produktion von „Midges“, also Kleinstrennwagen. In den Jahren 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 und 1955 gewannen seine Fahrzeuge die Indy 500, und da diese Rennen zur Formel 1-Weltmeisterschaft zählten, erscheint sein Name auch auf den Siegerlisten der F1. Nach 1960 konzentrierte sich Kurtis Kraft auf die Produktion von Sportwagen und hat heute ihren Sitz in Glendale, Kalifornien.
  • Kurtis Kraft era el nom de l'empresa de disseny i construcció de cotxes de carreres fundada per Frank Kurtis.
  • Kurtis Kraft oli yhdysvaltalainen kilpa-autojen suunnittelija ja valmistaja. Yrityksen perustaja oli Frank Kurtis. Kurtis Kraft valmisti 120 Indianapolis 500 -kilpa-autoa, joista viisi voitti kyseisen kilpailun.
  • Kurtis Kraft è stato un costruttore americano di auto da corsa fondato da Frank Kurtis negli anni 1930. Tra il 1950 e il 1960 la 500 Miglia di Indianapolis faceva parte del Campionato Mondiale di Formula 1 e decine di Kurtis Kraft furono iscritte all'evento. Per questo motivo la Kurtis ha all'attivo 12 Gran Premi in F1 con 5 vittorie e 6 pole position. Oltre alle esperienze maturate alla 500 Miglia, una Kurtis Kraft "Midget" pilotata da Rodger Ward partecipò al Gran Premio degli Stati Uniti 1959, non portando però a termine la gara.
  • Kurtis Kraft - amerykańska firma projektująca i konstruująca samochody wyścigowe założona przez Franka Kurtisa pod koniec lat 30. XX wieku. Kurtis Kraft budował samochody typu midget, quartermidget, samochody sportowe i do wyścigów typu Champ Car. W latach 1950-1960 samochody Kurtis Kraft były jednymi z najpopularniejszych konstrukcji używanych w wyścigu Indianapolis 500 który w tym czasie był zaliczany do klasyfikacji Mistrzostw Świata Formuły 1. Kierowcy używający tej konstrukcji zdobyli pięć zwycięstw oraz sześć pole positions.
  • Kurtis Kraft var en amerikansk sport- och racerbiltillverkare under 1950-talet och början av 1960-talet. Företaget, som grundades av Frank Kurtis, designade och tillverkade diverse olika typer av tävlingsbilar, bland annat Indy 500-bilar som användes av ett antal team i Indy 500-loppen i formel 1 i Indianapolis Grand Prix. Kurtis Kraft-bilar vann fem av elva lopp. Flertalet av Kurtis Krafts Indy 500-bilar hade Offenhauser-motorer men några hade Cummins- eller Novi-motorer. Däcken tillverkades av Firestone.
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  • Kurtis Kraft was a designer and builder of race cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis. Kurtis Kraft designed and built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars and USAC Championship Cars. Kurtis Kraft was started when Kurtis built his own midget car chassis in the late 1930s. Kurtis built some very low glass-fibre bodied two-seaters sports cars under his own name in Glendale, California between 1949 and 1955. Ford (US) running gear was used.
  • Kurtis Kraft ist ein US-amerikanisches Rennteam, das vor allem durch seine Erfolge bei den Indianapolis 500 bekannt wurde. Die Firma wurde 1938 von Frank Kurtis gegründet und begann zunächst mit der Produktion von „Midges“, also Kleinstrennwagen. In den Jahren 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 und 1955 gewannen seine Fahrzeuge die Indy 500, und da diese Rennen zur Formel 1-Weltmeisterschaft zählten, erscheint sein Name auch auf den Siegerlisten der F1.
  • Kurtis Kraft era el nom de l'empresa de disseny i construcció de cotxes de carreres fundada per Frank Kurtis.
  • Kurtis Kraft oli yhdysvaltalainen kilpa-autojen suunnittelija ja valmistaja. Yrityksen perustaja oli Frank Kurtis. Kurtis Kraft valmisti 120 Indianapolis 500 -kilpa-autoa, joista viisi voitti kyseisen kilpailun.
  • Kurtis Kraft è stato un costruttore americano di auto da corsa fondato da Frank Kurtis negli anni 1930. Tra il 1950 e il 1960 la 500 Miglia di Indianapolis faceva parte del Campionato Mondiale di Formula 1 e decine di Kurtis Kraft furono iscritte all'evento. Per questo motivo la Kurtis ha all'attivo 12 Gran Premi in F1 con 5 vittorie e 6 pole position.
  • Kurtis Kraft - amerykańska firma projektująca i konstruująca samochody wyścigowe założona przez Franka Kurtisa pod koniec lat 30. XX wieku. Kurtis Kraft budował samochody typu midget, quartermidget, samochody sportowe i do wyścigów typu Champ Car. W latach 1950-1960 samochody Kurtis Kraft były jednymi z najpopularniejszych konstrukcji używanych w wyścigu Indianapolis 500 który w tym czasie był zaliczany do klasyfikacji Mistrzostw Świata Formuły 1.
  • Kurtis Kraft var en amerikansk sport- och racerbiltillverkare under 1950-talet och början av 1960-talet. Företaget, som grundades av Frank Kurtis, designade och tillverkade diverse olika typer av tävlingsbilar, bland annat Indy 500-bilar som användes av ett antal team i Indy 500-loppen i formel 1 i Indianapolis Grand Prix. Kurtis Kraft-bilar vann fem av elva lopp. Flertalet av Kurtis Krafts Indy 500-bilar hade Offenhauser-motorer men några hade Cummins- eller Novi-motorer.
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