Just a FYI on the Avanti: After the Studebaker/Packard demise a group in Southbend Indiana bought out the Avanti production tooling and facilities and continued to produce the Avanti for several more years. I did not hear anymore about them in later years so I can only assume that they did not make it as a viable company.
rustfarmer wrote:
I think the R-2 Avanti...
You had to be careful driving the R2 in D2. :D
rcolmansr60 wrote:
Friend when I was back in the service had a Studeillac he had built up. Lots of memories
Friend of mine sent some pictures of a Studeillac the other day. It is residing in the weeds some where up in the Dakotas, still in pretty good shape. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
rcolmansr60 wrote:
Friend when I was back in the service had a Studeillac he had built up. Lots of memories
Friend of mine sent some pictures of a Studeillac the other day. It is residing in the weeds some where up in the Dakotas, still in pretty good shape. A very rare conversion semi production car. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Blue & white first photo I'm just pretty sure is a '55 Speedster.
Sleek & fast, but that "catfish-mouth" front chrome grill monstrosity was always a turn-off for me.
I've owned 3 '53 coupes & hardtops, a '54 coupe, a 56 Silver Hawk coupe, two '57 Silver Hawk coupes. I pursued a sweet '57 Golden Hawk for years, but never got it bought.
"Stude-less now for many years.
My first car was a 1949 Champion Studebaker. It had quite a few innovations, heater under the front seat so it could heat front and back areas, automatic hill holder and black background with green numbering on the gauges.
Ah, the good old days
My first car was a 1950 Champion. I learned a lot about cars and engines from it. Your photos are great. Beautiful cars.
I owned 1953 Stud; I think it was called a starliner coup; it was designed by Raymond Lowey. It was a real head turner ! Wish I still had it today. When I would park it in town or pull into a gas station, people would be all over it.
I still have one today--but it sits on a shelf. Alyn
My elementary school teacher in New York drove an Avanti. I really liked that car. Nice pics.
Jack
DickC
Loc: NE Washington state
Nice! I remember those pink & white cars, very popular back then!!
Those are some really fine looking old vehicles! Thanks for sharing.
Great cars. Shame they went out of business. learned to drive in a 1952 commander: 289 v-8 if I remember correctly, three speed on the tree with over drive.
Had a friend that had a mid to late 50's Golden Hawk supercharged. I don't think he ever lost a street drag unless the supercharger was malfunctioning. Lived in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Very humid; played havoc with supercharger. Only one mechanic in the valley knew how to work on the that particular supercharger, so friend had to take it to Harlingen once a year to be cleaned and calibrated.
Thanks for the pictures. Brings back good memories.
jerryc41 wrote:
Studebaker had some interesting cars. Raymond Low... (
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To my knowledge Raymond Lowey came on board at Studebaker in the mid 1940's. His designs from the last half of that decade take my breath away. Do you know how long he stayed with the company?
Great icebreaker at a party: What is the most recognizable symbol in the world? Answer: The Coca-Cola bottle. The designer? Raymond Lowey.
The '54 Chrysler Imperial had disc brakes.
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