Originally Posted by
AllenK
Wow. My Dad and I used to go out to Long Ford here WAY back in the day and talk to Jim. It was back when he had a Super Cobra Jet Torino that is still around today. My Dad would see him here in a local donut shop pretty regularly,but it had been a while before he came in just last Thursday. He had sold the shop here,went to work for Gwatney Performance,and then came back to work at Kuntz and Company as an employee. I might be missing a step or two. Somebody tell me different if I'm wrong.
I remember when he and former business partner Keith Craft won the US Nationals in '82 or so in Stock or Super Stock with a Mustang driven by the late SE Buchannon.
I've always been a Chevrolet person,but it was pretty cool to have two of the top Ford engine builders right here in the same small town. Keith Craft split from Kuntz in the early 90's to open his own shop which is now Craft Performance Engines under new ownership.
As others have said,he was good with all sorts of engines in various forms of racing. He actually had/has a beautiful C6 Corvette,and also had a pretty hot late model Silverado. He found success in the LS platforms here lately. My wife had spotted him not long ago in a VERY nice 67-72 Chevy C10.
I love to be outside and hear Kuntz and Company dynoing an engine. It is 2.25 miles in an absolutely straight line from my house to the shop. I have no trouble hearing them! Our other house was further away,and I had no trouble hearing them there as well.
Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends!