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Exterior scene, a Muntz Jet, two door coupe. Established in 1950 in Glendale, California, the Muntz Car Company was owned by Earl "Madman" Muntz, a well known local used car dealer and electronics retailer, it closed in 1954. Muntz was assisted by Frank Kurtis, who had produced the Kurtis Kraft Sport. In 1951, Frank Kurtis sold the license to manufacture the cars to Muntz, who re-badged them as the "Muntz Jet", extended the body to make it a 4-seater, and replaced the Kurtis chosen Ford engine with a larger Cadillac V8, later, this engine would be replaced with a less expensive Lincoln side-valve V8 engine.

Muntz Car Company

  • Title Muntz Car Company
  • Source Robert Canaan Photograph Collection  
  • Description Exterior scene, a Muntz Jet, two door coupe. Established in 1950 in Glendale, California, the Muntz Car Company was owned by Earl "Madman" Muntz, a well known local used car dealer and electronics retailer, it closed in 1954. Muntz was assisted by Frank Kurtis, who had produced the Kurtis Kraft Sport. In 1951, Frank Kurtis sold the license to manufacture the cars to Muntz, who re-badged them as the "Muntz Jet", extended the body to make it a 4-seater, and replaced the Kurtis chosen Ford engine with a larger Cadillac V8, later, this engine would be replaced with a less expensive Lincoln side-valve V8 engine.
  • Years 1950   1951   1952   1953   1954   1955   1956   1957   1958   1959  
  • Photographer Robert E. Canaan  
  • City Glendale  
  • State California  
  • Country United States  
  • Marque Muntz  
  • Model Muntz Jet  
  • Engine Type Cadillac V8  
  • Vehicle Markings Muntz (trunk lid script)
  • Identifier 2012-009CANA-b22_15.4_0002
  • Original Format color transparencies  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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