City of Industry (car)

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Engine Cadillac V8
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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 10.62/132.93 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.

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