Frank Peter Kurtis (born Kuretich;[1] January 25, 1908 – February 17, 1987) was an American racing car designer.
[2] He built some very low glass-fibre bodied two-seaters sports cars under his own name in Glendale, California between 1949 and 1955.
[3] The Kurtis Kraft chassis midget car featured a smaller version of the Offenhauser motor.
The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame describes the combination as "virtually unbeatable for over twenty years.
His father Frank (Franjo) Andrew Kuretić was born in Razdrto, Croatia.