1962 Kurtis Aguila

Texas-based motorcycle racer and parts distributor who commissioned the build from Kurtis; worked with mechanic Dale Burt to install the Corvette engine and campaign the car in both open-wheel and sports-car classes.

Stelter's mechanic, based in Houston; the car sat unused in his warehouse for roughly two decades after being retired from competition.

Pennsylvania resident regarded at the time as among the country's leading Kurtis collectors, and personally acquainted with Frank Kurtis's son Arlen.

Madison, Wisconsin owner who had the car repainted in black-over-red by Canepa Design and had the Canepa team refresh it for further racing use.

Current owner who purchased the car in early 2011 and has kept it in active, race-ready condition, displaying it at notable concours events.

Acquired the car from Burt's storage; held it for approximately ten years before selling on.

Florida-based vintage racing enthusiast who commissioned a comprehensive restoration in the early 1990s and actively campaigned the car in SVRA historic events across the southeastern United States.

Historic reunion event held in the Bahamas; the car made a notable appearance there.

Displayed at the Carmel Valley event following the Canepa Design repaint and mechanical refresh commissioned by Richard Munz.

Exhibited by the consignor shortly after acquisition.

Won its class at this concours event under the consignor's ownership.

Car entered in open-wheel configuration but repeated mechanical issues prevented competitive results.

Also raced with fenders fitted in sports-car trim; mechanical unreliability and the rise of rear-engine cars led to retirement by 1965.

One of several southeastern SVRA events at which the restored Aguila performed well under Shelley's ownership in the 1990s.

Part of the car's successful run of historic-class competition in the southeastern United States.

Among the southeastern venues where the Aguila showed well in historic competition after its restoration.

Herb Stelter and mechanic Dale Burt fitted a triple-carbureted Corvette V-8 with an Edelbrock intake manifold and carried out additional bespoke modifications to the engineless rolling chassis delivered by Kurtis.

Work was detailed in a January 1963 Road & Track feature article.

George Shelley commissioned a comprehensive restoration of the car, returning it to race-ready condition for SVRA historic competition.

Carried out in the early 1990s; the restored car was subsequently featured in the May 1998 issue of Sports Car International.

Exterior repainted to the current black-over-red colour scheme by Canepa Design of California.

Commissioned by Richard Munz following his acquisition of the car around 2009.

Mechanical refresh carried out alongside the repaint to ensure the car remained suitable for continued racing use.

Completed prior to the car's display at the August 2010 Quail Motorsports Gathering.