1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet

103 1949 Edwards R - 26 Sports Car The Edwards R - 26 Sports Car Appeared on the Cover of the December, 1949 Issue of Road & Track. Sterling Edwards collaborated on the design of this car with Norm Timbs, and they based their design on the Cisitalia 202 coupe that had debuted in Europe in 1947. The coachbuilders of Diedt & Lesovsky built this car out of aluminum as they also did with the Norm Timbs Streamliner. This car won many of the earliest races in Southern California at the beginning of the golden postwar era of racing. Specifically, Sterling Edwards won the first three races he entered which were at Palm Springs, Buchanan Field, and Pebble Beach – pretty impressive. And the car won “ Best of Show ” at the first ever Pebble Beach Concours d ’ Elegance too – an event that he help create in California. As with many of the sports cars at the time, the R - 26 was built as a dual - purpose sports car / race car—it even had a radio and cigarette lighter in the dashboard. In addition, to accommodate this nature, the car was designed with a back seat which was covered with an aluminum body panel when being prepared to race. The car exists today in unrestored condition, lacking its original drivetrain and chassis. This Ad Showcased the Coachbuilders who Built the Edwards Sports Car, and also Appeared in the Same Issue of Road & Track Shown Above. Shown Here is the Edwards R - 26 in Racing Form.