In the March 2009 VRJ I wrote about Don Blenderman’s Kurtis obsession and his wonderful Sutton-bodied 500KK. What I failed to mention was his lengthy quest to capture an example of Frank’s most prolific sports racer, the legendary 500S. The Kurtis 500S is a masterpiece in function and design. Introduced in 1953, it was built on a ladder frame constructed from two 0.093-inch channel sections. These members were 7 inches deep and 1.5 inches wide, and Kurtis stiffened the assembly…
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