Vehicle Description
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!!2.3L Ford Pinto Motor. Championship Winner. Orig Owner Dallas
Gorman. 72" wheelbase. Cragar Gear Box. Spark and Fan Switches.
Casale Rear End. Gauges Water Temp Fuel Oil.�This car was purchased
from the The Frank Kurtis Company(Kurtis Kraft) in 1946 by Dallas
Gorman of St. Louis MO. It was registered inthe St. Louis Area
Racing Association for 28 years.�This car won the Championship for
Dallas Gorman in 1959racking up 10 wins that season and in 1960
with 8 wins with the famous ArnieKnepper at the wheel.�Other
championship seasons were in 1963 driven by GeneWeyant 1964 & 1965
driven by Danny Frye Sr. and in 1970 with BurtWilson. All this was
done with an Offy Engine. At this time the car wore the #5.�It ran
from 1971 to 1973 at various tracks throughout theMidwest; Some of
them being the Indiana Raceway Park St. Charles Speedway
andWinchester Indiana. The car was purchased by Barney Flynn of
Illinois in 1974and had a Chevy II installed helping it win the
championship with Danny Fryeat the wheel.�It bounced around the
Vintage Circuit in the Midwest andEast for 4 more years.�In 1993
the car was found in an old storage shed in NH. It waspurchased and
completely restored to the condition that you see now. It nowruns
with a Ford 2300 Pinto Engine.�This car ran on a regular basis in
the South and once ayear at the NHIS at the Annual Vintage Meet. It
is registered with the DaytonaAntique Auto Racing Association
(DAARA) Atlantic Coast Old Timers (ACOT) AndThe Williams Grove Old
Timers (WGOT).�The History of the time it was a number 4 and number
5 canbe found in the Kurtis Kraft Story Book written by Ed Hitze
and a Genealogy ofSpeed Book by Bill Montgomery. This is an amazing
car with great history. Visit Hanksters online at www.Hanksters.com
to see more pictures of this vehicle or call us at 724-471-2975 for
PA or 386-944-9219 for FL to schedule your visit today. Note: FREE
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