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Whoa...dredging up a 3 year-old thread. Thanks again for all the info and offers to help. At this point the car is not being driven and likely...
The car is from 1968 but should have a 289 in it. If nothing else, that tag seems to say it's a 351 but they weren't available in 1968, were they?...
I'm wondering if anyone can decode this engine ID tag. It was in a box of spares that came with an Intermeccanica Italia that was purchased at RM...
Perfect! Thanks!
Thanks for the input guys. I'll take a look at the front of the diff. Was reaching under the car to get photos.
I know this is elementary to some but I'm far from an expert. What differential is this? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Thanks!
Drawing on the incredibly diverse knowledge of HAMB members... Our Kurtis KK500 runs a 235 Blue Flame 6 with a SCOT supercharger and is fed by...
There is an Elto coming home shortly. It's called the Frederick Special. I've done a bunch of searching and can't find any information on it. Does...
Perfect! Just the info we were looking for...:) Thanks!
Hi all. The Kurtis Tommy Lee Special started out life with a LaSalle (top-shift) transmission. At some point the LaSalle tranny was discarded and...
Unless I'm missing something, those are two different cars, aren't they?
Yes
Kurtis spent his early years working for Don Lee Cadillac doing custom body work. In 1937 he built the Tommy Lee Special for Tommy Lee. At some...
They also built this car in 1954... [IMG]
Are many Kurtis cars not one-off bodies on Kurtis chassis? While Frank Kurtis built the bodies on the 500S and 500M series cars, most, if not all,...
I'm interested in how this is incorrectly described as a Kurtis.
Good to see it's still running. We had the transmission and radiator out of it a week ago...:)
This car is actually called the Tojeiro Turner in the "Toj" book. VIN is TAD2/55. It started life with a Turner engine and, as with all Turner...
Can anyone get me some dimensions on an early LaSalle top shift transmission? We want to put the correct transmission back in the Kurtis Tommy Lee...
These are the original street pipes... It'll be a whole lot more fun when we get some carbs on it. The single Marvel tractor carb on it now only...
Thanks for the response. Brakes were upgraded to Lincoln brakes last summer and now work much better. Why upgrade? The old brakes didn't work and...
Just some SBC powered car I see regularly...:D [IMG]
Two cars owned by Mickey Thompson... [IMG] Kurtis 500SX powered by a one-off Pontiac 370 c.i. engine. Magnesium everywhere. Hilborn injection....
Hey Bart, Good to see some real hot rodders showing up :D. Still haven't got the T5 in there? Sheesh...get on it! :p
Hey guys, As a lot of you know, the Kurtis Tommy Lee Special is powered by a 270 c.i. Offenhauser engine. It currently is fed my a single Marvel...
I am on TB. A moderator there in fact...;)
My 122...a few years ago. Currently undergoing some serious mods to be better than ever... [IMG]
Bringing one back from the depths... The '54 and '55 500KKs are now part of the same collection. These two, along with the Tommy Lee Special, A...
Yes you did... :) [IMG] She came home a broken girl but will be back stronger than ever next year. :D Two other Kurtis cars are stablemates of...
$43k was a steal indeed. Mecum paid considerably more than that for the car. He obviously had good luck on other cars to send this one down the...
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