1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet

Contents Foreword ............................................................................... 1 The 1947 Kurtis - Omohundro Comet ..................................... 3 Specifications ........................................................................ 5 The Kurtis Connection ........................................................... 7 Frank Kurtis—The Man ......................................................... 9 Paul Omohundro—The Man ................................................. 11 Vintage Publications .............................................................. 13 Vintage Photography ............................................................ 21 In Their Own Words .............................................................. 31 Phil Fleming .................................................................. 32 Jerry Ingram ................................................................. 34 Kent Walter (Sam Cornell) .................................................................................. 36 The Quest Begins ................................................................... 39 Alex Boeriu and “ Mae West ” ................................................ 41 America ’ s First Postwar Sports Car America ’ s Lost Wartime Sports Cars .................................... 81 1940 Kurtis - Hughes Sports Car .................................... 83 1940 Coachcraft Special ............................................... 85 1947 Kurtis - Omohundro Comet .................................. 87 1948 Kurtis - Omohundro Comet .................................. 89 1948 Norman Timbs Special ........................................ 91 1948 Kurtis - Buick Sports Car ........................................ 93 1949 Kurtis Sport Car ................................................... 95 1949 Edwards R - 26 Sports Car ..................................... 97 The New Breed Of Sports Cars .............................................. 98 The Kurtis - Kraft Comet Legacy .............................................. 101 The Plastic Kurtis ................................................................... 103 Frank Kurtis Letter ................................................................. 104 Paul Omohundro Letter ........................................................ 105 Kurtis - Kraft Literature ........................................................... 106 Paul Omohundro Company Literature .................................. 107 Ford ’ s Impact On Comet Production Plans ........................... 109 Part I — America ’ s First Postwar Sports Car Part III — The Modern Story Part IV —What Was And Might Have Been Part V — Appendix Part II — The Vintage Story