Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:
Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
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◊ 2009-06-26 11:21 |
Changed main pic |
◊ 2011-08-24 13:57 |
Finally identified according this info http://www.cardcow.com/265305/1948-don-lee-special-transportation-cars/ "1948 DON LEE SPECIAL Indianapolis Racer, Kurtis Kraft 2000 with Meyer Drake 270 cu. inch 4-cyl. D.O.H.C. Engine. Finished 5th and 8th at Indianapolis in 1948 and 1949 respectively. Starred in the MGM film "To Please a Lady" with Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck. Raced as recently as 1979 at Tampa as the "Clark Gable Speical". From the Collection of Mr. Rick Carroll, Jensen Beach, Florida. Published by the Long Island Auto Museum, Office at Meadow Spring, Glen Cove, N.Y. 11542. The Museum is permanently closed. Set 32" -- Last edit: 2011-08-24 13:58:05 |
◊ 2017-11-23 02:58 |
http://www.speedville.com/gables-red-hot-wheels-elkhart-lake/ |
◊ 2017-11-23 10:07 |
shouldn't it be listed as Kurtis Kraft 2000 ??? |
◊ 2017-11-23 18:40 |
As extra info maybe, officially Don Lee Special. The Mike Brannan Special that Clark is seen driving was actually the Don Lee Special, a Kurtis-Kraft 2000 Offy that had been built in 1948 as #319 by Frank Kurtis Link to "books.google.be" |
◊ 2017-11-23 18:42 |
all this race cars of the era had a xxx Special name and this usualy was from the sponsors or the driver so it makes much more sense to put the constructor -- Last edit: 2017-11-23 18:43:00 |
◊ 2017-11-24 00:42 |
1948 Kurtis Kraft 2000 [319] Don Lee Special Would be good. What do race car people think? dsl? |