1954 Kurtis 500S Roadster

Mostly Original Paint, 1 of 6 Built With a Cadillac V-8 Engine · Lot R475 · Kissimmee 2027 - Chassis no. 500-5 - The best-preserved Kurtis 500S in the world - Mostly original paint - Approximately 25-28 Kurtis 500S Roadsters were built - According to Gordon Eliot White's Kurtis-Kraft Book, only six Kurtis 500S Roadsters built with a Cadillac V-8 engine - The Kurtis 500S was built by legendary Indy 500 race car constructor Frank Kurtis - This highly original example was owned for 42 years by longtime Motor Trend magazine Classic Car Editor Bob Gottlieb - Gottlieb was a well-known car collector and good friends with Frank Kurtis and Bill Honda - A vintage photograph shows Frank Kurtis standing next to this car - Multiple Le Cercle Concours d’Elegance dash plaques intact since the 1960s

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