1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet

95 1948 Kurtis - Omohundro Comet The second car Paul Omohundro built was the 1948 Kurtis - Omohundro Comet. It debuted in the February, 1949 issue of Road & Track Magazine—the fifth issue ever published. The car was shown on a full - page spread and was one of the first coachbuilt sports cars published by Road & Track to an enthusiastic worldwide public. The 1948 Kurtis - Omohundro Comet also appeared in or was featured in the following newspapers and magazines: • October 15th, 1948, Herald Enterprise Newspaper (debut article—local town) • December, 1949, Popular Mechanics (shown on full page) • May 13th, 1949, Autocar Magazine (UK) (1/2 page spread) • October, 1950, Motor Trend (2 page spread) • September, 1951, Motor Trend (car for sale in California by Paul Omohundro) • 1951 Trend Book 101: Custom Cars (two - page spread in their first such booklet) • August, 1952, Motor Trend (car for sale in Detroit by Jim Neidy) Publications Shown Above Appear in the Custom Cars Book (Trend Book 101, 1951) and Road & Track February, 1949.