1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet

12 Vintage Publication Chronology • 1948: Herald Enterprise Newspaper , Bellflower, California—The Comet Debuts • 1949: December—Popular Mechanics (“ The New Breed of Sports Cars ” by Thomas E. Stimson, Jr.) • 1949: February—Road & Track (Custom Styling, by John Bond) • 1949: May 13 —Autocar (UK) (“ An American ‘ Special ’ Roadster ”) • 1950: February—Popular Mechanics (French Edition) (“ The New Breed of Sports Cars ” by Thomas E. Stimson, Jr.) • 1950: October—Motor Trend (Featured in “ Customs a la Mode ”) • 1951: September— Motor Trend (Advertised for Sale with Photo) • 1951: Annual —Motor Trend Book 101 (1st book on Custom Cars in America) • 1952: August— Motor Trend (Advertised for Sale with Photo) • 1974: June— Car Classics—The Journal of Automobile Collecting . Article by R. Perry Zavitz on Postwar Cars • 1980: Encyclopedia of American Cars: 1946 to 1959 ; James H. Moloney, George H. Dammann Artwork: Dan Palatnik, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2023.