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You have to be over 50 to truly understand this.....
Maybe over 60 if you can identify the motor vehicle she's sitting in!!!
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That appears to be an approximation of a 1950 Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe. And no I am NOT over 50, not even within a decade away from it... Just love old cars...
BTW, I like the 1957 Hawk, and the 1934 Presidential better than the Commander Starlight. Better styling IMHO. The Avanti still holds up styling wise... Pity the independent auto MFGs in the US went the way of the Dodo bird... There were some mighty fine machines back in the day. Rambler, Studebaker, DeSoto (okay a Chrysler brand), Willys, I could go on and on... Not all the same car in every driveway...Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog. -
Back in the late 50's when I was teen ager a friend stuffed and 348 chevy in one of those. Had to put a bubble in the hood to clear the 2 4's but it was done right and a very nice car. It would eat Vetts for lunch.
TomComment
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Studebaker it is.
They were oil burners, but would last a looonnng time. Reminds me of the ol' '48 straight 8 Buick I had. But the Hudson Hornet was king. But back to Pickles, That was priceless. Had to show it to loml; she doesn't have too much of humor...
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They never do when it hits close to home.
Love the car. There was a four door for sale a few blocks from me a couple of years back. I was tempted. Heck, when I was a kid, a baby blue Stude was the rage, and I knew a few people that had their trucks.She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice.Comment
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If I remember correctly the Commander was the deluxe version and the Champion was the economy version.
Also I remember Packards, and the Henry J with the eyebrow windshield(1951?) Also there was a Crosley car and a pickup model. The Nash Metropolitan, and the Hudson Hornet that RA Florida mentioned. The Hudson won @ Nascar in the 50s.No good deed goes unpunishedComment
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There was a compamy back in the 50s that made a " studallac " I think they were out of Long Island.Wayne JComment
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50 Studebaker
I had one of those when we got married in '52 and went to Colorado on our honeymoon. Drove it up Pikes Peak and the fuel pump did not have a cover on it and it vapor locked. Had to get a rag and soak it in water running down the mountain and put on the fuel pump to make it to the top. LOML called it my "fishbowl" car.
WhitComment
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I have owned a few of the oldies, some I would like to have now and some that were a real piece of crap.
Crap list:
1937 Dodge convert w/rumble seat
1951 Henry J
1960 Fiat 600
Keeper list:
1942 Chev 4 Dr
1947 Chev 2 Dr Business Coupe {engine tweaked}
1949 Ford 2 Dr {engine tweaked}
1963 Ford Galaxy 500 2 Dr HT Big Block 4 on the floor (factory)Comment
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My first car was a 4-door Champion, in a grey color. It got me around, it had been my mothers car. I really loved it because, even tho I was one of the "geeky" kids (a term that didn't exist in the 50's) the girls loved to let me give them a ride home from the football games. It is cold at night during the fall in Portland, Oregon and the Stude had the heater outlet under the passenger side of the front seat, ducted forward and aft. Since it had the molehair (mohair?) upholstery, the seat warmed up fast and felt really comfortable after sitting on bleachers or metal chairs for a few hours.
All the "cool" guys had hot rods with tucked and rolled interiors, cold in the winger, hot in the summer.
Like I said, I loved that car...;~)"Aspire to inspire before you expire."
Chuck Hershiser
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Yeah, well.. I am on the young side for remembering these cars. By the time I could drive they were classics. BUT...
There was a fellow that lived down the street from my best friend in high school that had an early 50s silver Studebaker pickup, that was kind of a frankentruck. It was a cab and front clip off of one good one, a bed off of another, and a custom clipped frame from a 1975 Chevrolet K10 (1/2 Ton 4x4) with the Dana Spicer model 44 axles, and model 300 transfer case.
The bed wood was redone with beautifully finished walnut strips, as were the interior knobs. The seat was the stock Stude bench.
In the family we have had Nash / Rambler / Willys / AMC / Packard / and Studebaker of all sizes shapes and colors.
I've only seen a Crosley once in person, a few Henry J's,
And yes, the Studellac is something I have actually seen a couple of. They were basically a retrofit of a Cadillac engine / transmission into a Studebaker body.
Not long before the company failed, they had a show car called the "Mercerbaker" which was effectively a clone of the 1937 Mercedes Benz 500K touring roadster, but powered by Studebaker components.
After the failure of the Studebaker nameplate, several assets were sold off, including the plans and tooling for the Avanti, and Mercerbaker. Those models lived on for quite some time, the Avanti under the Avanti nameplate, and the Mercerbaker under the Excalibur nameplate. I recall seeing an Excalibur in the mid 1980s, as a touring limousine.Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog.Comment
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My first car was a 1968 Rambler Ambassador, with front seats that reclined level with the back seat. My girlfriend at the time called it "the playpen."
Oddly enough, I didn't do woodworking in this playpen...
g.Smit
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