Sold | Offered from an important overseas collection 1955 Kurtis-Kraft Midget Special

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£11,500 (Est: £10,000 - £15,000)

Offered from an important overseas collection 1955 Kurtis-Kraft Midget Special

United Kingdom • 6 Sept 2025

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This 1955 Kurtis-Kraft Midget Special, powered by a 4.7-litre Ford V8, boasts a rich racing history but requires recommissioning after static display since 2015. Prospective buyers should note the import VAT and customs clearance requirements, as the vehicle is located outside the UK.

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The car is described as an older restoration that has been on static display since 2015 and will require recommissioning. There are multiple parts that have been replaced, and the car is sold strictly as viewed, indicating moderate wear and the need for some reconditioning.

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• Iconic American Midget racer • 4.7-litre Ford V8 engine and two-speed automatic transmission • An older restoration • Present ownership since 2015 Frank Kurtis was one of the biggest names in the history of US auto racing.

His cars dominated the Indianapolis 500 race in the early 1950s, winning every year but one from 1950 to 1956, and continued to feature prominently until the end of the decade.

Of Slovenian extraction, Frank Kurtis was born in Crested Butte, Colorado in 1908.

He later worked on the Don Lee Racing Team's midget cars, and in the late 1930s built his own midget car chassis, calling it the 'Kurtis-Kraft'.

Kurtis is credited with making an estimated 550-plus midget cars and some 600 kits at his Glendale, California factory between 1946 and 1962, and he also built quarter-midgets, sports cars, sprint cars and championship (Indianapolis) cars.

The latter were powered by the then ubiquitous Offenhauser twin-cam racing engine in various capacities, while the midgets us...