1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet:
Vintage Articles & Letters

The Comet appeared in many magazine and newspaper articles in the early postwar years.  Two of these articles appeared overseas making the 1948 Kurtis Omohundro Comet one of the first pureblood American sports cars seen and promoted across the world.  Click on the article names below to view each of the article.

Articles

1948 October 15th, Herald Enterprise Newspaper: Bellflower, California – Two Articles

1949 February, Road & Track Magazine, Issue #5

1949 May 13th, Autocar Magazine (Great Britain) 

1949 December, Popular Mechanics (USA)

1950 February, Popular Mechanics (France)

1950 October, Motor Trend

1950 October, Motor Trend:  The Kurtis-Omohundro Partnerships

1951 September, Motor Trend

1951, Trend Book 101: Custom Cars

1952 August, Motor Trend

1977 Letter From John Bond to Special Interest Autos Author Ray Scroggins

1981 Letter From Paul Omohundro to Richard Kelley
(Automotive Historian)

1986 Letter From Frank Kurtis to Alex Boeriu
(Previous Owner of 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet)

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