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| City of Industry | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1958 and 1964 |
| Designer | Sam Parriott |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Gasser |
| Body style | Roadster |
| Layout | Front-Mid Engine RWD |
| Platform | 1953 and 1963 Kurtis Kraft 500S |
| Doors | none, Roofless |
| Chassis | Aluminum Monocoque |
| Related | Kurtis Kraft 500S |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | City of Industry I: 5,973.49 cubic centimetres (364.5 cu in) 365 Cadillac V8 NA City of Industry II: 7,735 cubic centimetres (472.0 cu in; 7.7 L) 472 Cadillac V8 with a Supercharger |
| Power output | City of industry I: 531 horsepower (538.4 PS; 396.0 kW) @ 8,000 rpm 536 pound-feet (726.7 N⋅m) @ 5,500 rpm City of industry II: 1,100 horsepower (1,115.3 PS; 820.3 kW) @ 9,000 rpm 1,191 pound-feet (1,614.8 N⋅m) @ 6,000 rpm |
| Transmission | 3-speed Manual transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,540 millimetres (100.0 in) |
| Length | 4,400 millimetres (173.2 in) |
| Width | 1,727 millimetres (68.0 in) |
| Height | 865 millimetres (34.1 in) |
| Curb weight | City of Industry I: 1,427 pounds (647.3 kg) City of Industry II: 1,639 pounds (743.4 kg) |
City of Industry is one of two gassers sharing the name. [1]
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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 at 132.93 mph (213.93 km/h) pass. Despite its relatively high power, the cars transmission, a 3-speed Manual, would be geared in such a way that it would get relatively little of its power down, and as such it would spin its wheels all the way through its pass. [4]
Both were driven by Sam Parriott throughout their racing careers. [5]
