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121 George Dammann: Geoff …. I ’ m honored to recognize the excellent and compelling job you ’ ve done researching and writing about these lost cars. For a writer - editor such as myself to be recognized for his work to the extent that you have praised my books, it ’ s really heartening. More so, to have one of the best collectors of odd/old plastic cars credit my research adds another star to my life. That you claim my book was part of your incentive to find these cars is a huge compliment. Then, to actually have found so many of them is truly amazing. Geoff …. I thank you! George Dammann was the publisher of Crestline automotive book—a series of leather - bound books published from the late 1970s thru the 1990s. His collection is often considered one of the standard collection of books (Crestline Series) to have in any automotive library in the world. sis a automotive writer for Sports Car Digest and other e - magazines and websites. The specific book George was referencing in his quote was published in 1978 and is called the “ Encyclopedia of American Cars: 1946 - 1959”. George and I met many times over the years and given our friendship I kept in touch often. This photo of George and myself was taken in 2014 in front of our 1948 Kurtis - Omohundro Comet—a car I first read about in one of his books, and because of this I wanted to share the car with him. I was in the process of placing the car on display that day in the Sarasota Classic Car Museum.