''City of Industry'' (car)

Body and chassis
Body style Roadster
Related None
Powertrain
Engine Cadillac V8
Chronology
Predecessor None
Successor None

City of Industry is one of two gassers sharing the name.[1]

The first car named City of Industry was a Cadillac-powered 1953 Kurtis. It won the NHRA national titles in A/SP (A Production) at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1958 (with a pass of 12.17 seconds at 122.44 mph (197.05 km/h)),[2] AM/SP (A Modified Production) at Detroit Dragway in 1960 (with a pass of 12.29 seconds at 130.62 mph (210.21 km/h)), and at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1961 (with a pass of 11.91 seconds at 128.20 mph (206.32 km/h)) and 1962 (with a pass of 12.53 seconds at 111.80 mph (179.92 km/h)).[3]

The second was a Cadillac-powered 1963 Kurtis. It won the national AAM/SP (A Modified Production supercharged) title at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1964 with a 10.62/132.93 mph (213.93 km/h) pass.[4]

Both were driven by Sam Parriott throughout their racing careers.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars (Cartech, 2003), pp.180-8.
  2. ↑ Davis, p.180.
  3. ↑ Davis, pp.180-3.
  4. ↑ Davis, p.184.
  5. ↑ Davis, pp.180-4.

Sources

  • Davis, Larry. Gasser Wars, North Branch, MN: Cartech, 2003, pp. 180–8.


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