"Clem" Studebaker was indeed a mover and shaker in the early years of the Studebaker Company. The top graphic was borrowed from the incredibly interesting Studebaker website, HTTP://STUDE100.COM. I always had a soft spot in my heart for a Studebaker auto. In the early 50's I had the opportunity to drive Bill Stewart's 1949 Commander and fell in love with it. I will always remember the quality "thunk" when I opened and closed the door on that well built auto. The new and at the time, very radical design also captured my imagination. In 1950, I bought a used 1940 Studebaker President with a "straight eight" engine. It was a work horse, and never ever had to have any expensive break down repairs. As I have mentioned in numerous other previous posts from the "AUTOMOBILIA" folder, Studebaker had the misfortune of being an "outsider" during the years when Ford, Chrysler and GM were the chosen auto favorites.
FROM ONE OF MY EARLIER STUDEBAKER POSTS AND ALSO FROM OUR AUTO EXPERT RAY PASKIEWICZ:
FROM ONE OF MY EARLIER STUDEBAKER POSTS AND ALSO FROM OUR AUTO EXPERT RAY PASKIEWICZ:
Hi Tom, I, too remembered this
photo, from one of your posts, a while ago. You published this photo on Sept.
12th, 2012. If you check the comments from that day, I gave a long dissertation
on my experiences with Studebaker automobiles, as well as a brief history of
all of the independent manufacturers, and their demise, during my lifetime. I
have great admiration for the independents and have owned a couple of them.
rayfromvillapark on STUDEBAKER: MY FIRST AUTO LOVE AFFAIR
7 comments:
HI TOM....I HAD A STUDEBAKER CHAMPION AMONG THE MANY DIFFERENT CARS THAT WERE ON THE MARKET IN THOSE DAYS. I ALWAYS FELT THE PACKARD WAS AMONG THE BEST. MY BUDDY FRED DeBRONZO AND I WOULD DO MOST OF THE MECHANICAL WORK ON THEM WHICH KEPT THE COST DOWN. HE HAD A NASH AND ALSO A HUDSON AND WAS A VERY GOOD MECHANIC. HE WORKED AT DELAVAL DOING WORK ON PROBLEM MACHINES. BEFORE JAPAN TOOK OVER, WE SURE HAD A BIG CHOICE OF CARS IN THIS COUNTRY, WITH GM BEING THE BIG BOYS. BEST REGARDS,
Tom: Ironically, this post appeared the same day Ira Keats died. His father Sam was the operator of the Studebaker Dealership.
Mike Kuzma
I SAW THAT IN THIS MORNING'S PAPER.
TOM
Tom,
In the Broadway musical, "Guys and Dolls," one of the gamblers, I think Nathan Detroit, has a line when he is angry at another character: " I hope you get stabbed by a Studebaker." I f you aren't old enough, that line is meaningless.
Warren Rue
I think the lower pic of the green Stude just was on the Trenton Facebook. Odd?
Ed Millerick
HI ED. I MAY HAVE POSTED IT. IF NOT IT IS ONE OF MANY OF MY GRAPHICS THAT OTHER FOLKS "BORROW" WITHOUT CREDITING IT TO ME OR THE LIBRARY. (UNETHICAL)
TOM GLOVER
Hi Tom, I, too remembered this photo, from one of your posts, a while ago. You published this photo on Sept. 12th, 2012. If you check the comments from that day, I gave a long dissertation on my experiences with Studebaker automobiles, as well as a brief history of all of the independent manufacturers, and their demise, during my lifetime. I have great admiration for the independents and have owned a couple of them. rayfromvillapark
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