Look What I Just Bought

[Crash-N-Cortex]

That's a nice-looking vehicle. I'm glad it still runs, though.

[AerostarMonk]

Oh my, I love Studebakers! Oh if only I could land a car like that. So beautiful. They don't make cars with real style anymore.

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by AerostarMonk

Oh my, I love Studebakers! Oh if only I could land a car like that. So beautiful. They don't make cars with real style anymore.

You got THAT right! Most of today's cars look just alike; if you can't find the company logo, you can't tell what it is. I pass a car dealership that sells late-model used cars, and with just a couple of exceptions, all the cars on the lot look basically the same, even though they're of all different makes and models. Back in the "old days", which lasted pretty much through the '70's, you could tell what kind of car you were looking at just by seeing the taillights at night, since each was that distinctive. The copy-cat syndrome actually wound up being part of Studebaker's downfall in the '60's, when they began making cars that were exact dublicates of European sedans, especially Mercedes, and a lot of American car buyers just didn't like the Larks and Daytonas, figuring that if they were gonna have a car like that, they might as well spend a few thousand more and get a real Mercedes! I really loved the look of some of the early '50's small manufacturer's cars, though, especially the Studes and the Kaisers, since they were vastly different from the big, chunky, rounded style of most cars of that era.

pitbulllady

[Sievers]

thats wonderful
an original 50's Stud. i think the cars of the 50's and 60's looks sooo much better than the newest ones.

the nwe cars looks quite all the same. but the 50's and 60's are all different. Oldsmobile,Dodge,Studebaker,Chevrolet.
every car looks different from the other one. and for these cars you need no logo to know from which company it was

[GrimTheLost]

That is a sweet ride.

[montitech]

Wow, It's just like The car from the Muppet Movie.


MOnty

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by montitech

Wow, It's just like The car from the Muppet Movie.


MOnty

That's because IS the exact same kind of car as in The Muppet Movie! I'd completely forgotten that one!

I'm waiting to get a shipping quote from an old guy who lives around here, who says he can beat any offer made via the internet. When I told him that the car I wanted picked up was a Studebaker, he sounded like he was about to tear up; he drove a Stude of one make or another for most of his life, and he can actually restore these cars and work on their engines! He's a big fan of the cars, that's for sure! He lives less than five minutes away from me, which could come in handy if I have a problem with this one later on down the line.

pitbulllady

[Partymember]

Somebody up there loves you!

[ellestea]

that is awesome!... i have always liked studebakers... they made them in indiana... and i am from indiana... hehehe...

[pitbulllady]

Originally Posted by ellestea

that is awesome!... i have always liked studebakers... they made them in indiana... and i am from indiana... hehehe...

Yep, right there in South Bend! Studebaker International is still located in South Bend, and still stocks and sells parts for the cars, so it's not difficult at all to find parts for one, even though they don't make cars there, anymore. In a round-about way, the company IS still in business making vehicles, though, but the plant in now located in Georgia. They make the Avanti, an ultra-expensive sports car, and just started a line of SUV's this year(bet those aren't cheap, either).

pitbulllady