Fun #100 - Ted Horn / Atlas Chrome Plating '34 Ford Truck by Frank Kurtis

[Otto Puzzell]

A two-fer puzzle

For 1 point, ID the vehicle in the rear, and the gent admiring the trophy

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[Otto Puzzell]

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[72Must]

Very cool car is a heavily modified Model A Ford (roadster?) with '34 front, owned by Atlas Plating co. & was the "official car" for the race ?
Built by Frank Kurtis & he's the guy standing in the photo ?

[Otto Puzzell]

Mostly correct.

The "car" is used as something else, and that's not Frank.

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[72Must]

Mostly correct.

The "car" is used as something else, and that's not Frank.

Locked for you

Have seen another pic of the same custom Ford ,with "Official Car National championship Auto Race " on the Left door / rear 1/4 at a track ,hence my comment.....puzzle pic also seems to be at a track

As it was built for Atlas Plating ,it no doubt carried parts for chroming in the modified rear as well as being a rolling advert.

Seems race car was built / owned by Marty Vusich & Al Behloavek with Kurtis building body/grille/fuel tank

Have seen puzzle photo caption elsewhere saying racecar Owner was holding trophy with Frank Wearne driving  (Ted Horn also drove it at times)

Also have seen name Henry Puckett as having received award for "best presented race car".......

[Otto Puzzell]

Multi-guessing is not the the AutoPuzzles way. As it's the Christmas season, I'll allow it this once.

"The Atlas Chrome Plating Company, a shop that competed with the Souther California Plating Company, had Frank Kurtis customize a 1934 Ford Roadster as a tow truck (rear). The shop sponsored the Kurtis-built Atlas Chrome Special. It is seen here with Ted Horn admiring the "best appearing car" trophy had just received"

[72Must]

Multi-guessing is not the the AutoPuzzles way. As it's the Christmas season, I'll allow it this once.

"The Atlas Chrome Plating Company, a shop that competed with the Souther California Plating Company, had Frank Kurtis customize a 1934 Ford Roadster as a tow truck (rear). The shop sponsored the Kurtis-built Atlas Chrome Special. It is seen here with Ted Horn admiring the "best appearing car" trophy had just received"

Thanks for that , I dont think your caption is entirely accurate though ,a good source indicates the car is an older Model A Ford ( '28 - ' 29 roadster ) with later '34 grille /bonnet etc.....


Also with the race car ,Kurtis just built the body & grille & oil ,fuel tank

[Otto Puzzell]

Different books tend to say different things.

[72Must]

Different books tend to say different things.

Point taken ,though some books are more accurate than others 

Looking at '28 /'29 Model A Ford roadster & '34 Ford roadster images in a popular search engine, cowl back they are quite different , Atlas plating car definitely has closer resemblance to former