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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Even $3500 for that Bluebird is a lot more than in the past. Some Japanese cars are slowly gaining traction.
Poulan has already been run this year.
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The stripes were not a factory option but were on the car at Bonneville and in the Hot Rod article too.
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For comparison, the '58 cars were 116.5" across the board (except for the Hawks on the 120.5" wb), so the wagons didn't shrink as much as the rest of the cars did.
From what I've read, back in the 50's the Studebakers would often come up a bit short compared to a Chevy, Ford, or Plymouth, because they weren't quite as big inside. I think the biggest shortcoming was in shoulder room. Even though the term hadn't been coined yet, I think the Studes may have really been the first intermediate cars. And, when they were massaged into the Lark for '59, I don't think they gave up any interior room at all, so even though they were marketed as compacts, they were probably closer in size to the likes of the '62 Fairlane/Meteor, the prematurely shrunken '62 Dodges and Plymouths, or the '64 Chevelle et al, than they were something like a Falcon, Valiant, Chevy II, etc.
BTW, whatever the year is, I really like that shade of green on that Studebaker. DeSoto had a similar color in '57 called "Tamarack" green, IIRC. I think Ford called it that as well, a year or two in there. And I'm sure everyone else had something similar.
It looks to me like the passenger cabins are virtually identical. I think most of the reduction in length comes from the overhang in front, in addition to the ~3.5" of wheelbase ahead of the cowl. Looks like it might be a bit less overhang in back too, although a lot of that could just be a visual trick, from losing the tail fin.
**Edit: at least I think that's a '58 Studebaker...that's what the website said. It was a Scotsman, which was the stripper model and still had single headlights. I guess the Scotsman didn't get the tacked on fins, either?
I agree that Studes seemed like mid-size cars compared to others of the time. That was probably not a sales plus at the time, but I like it now. There are a fair amount of Studes I think aren't well-styled, but none because I thought they looked plump or fat as with a lot of other cars! LOL
For instance, although '63 and '64 Studes are my absolute favorites overall, I've always thought I really liked '57 Packard Clipper Country Sedans, which is what the wagon was called. Mid-size, sort-of, trim proportions, low beltline, supercharger, and make mine a 3-speed with O/D and a roof rack.
BTW, I have seen that light-yellow '59 Lark two-door wagon in person at South Bend, although not for a few years. It looks absolutely like a brand-new car, in and out, and is completely stock, the way I like them the best.
Here's a site/blog I recently happened upon, Obscure parked cars in Seattle
Today's sightings - early 70s Dart/Valiant, Karmann Ghia, MB 300CD I see a bit.
Just need a copper car now.
condition but not a restored car. Just like a car a couple years old with no rust in a pretty blue color.
Which reminded me to post what I think is a beautiful Mustang in a similar blue. I would see one
like this owned by a manager of quick market chain stores in this area. It's a rare color and I like
the shape and size of the color. It doesn't have all the glitzy things some newer ones have, it's one
that would be welcome in my garage.
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man, that was the best car I ever drove in the snow. unstoppable, even just on the all season tires of the mid-80s.
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besides the tires and weight distribution helping traction, the straight line 3 speed AT worked great for manual shifting. could easily shift up and down through all 3 gears without needing the breaks.
worked a whole heck of a lot better in snow than my Colt did, with the stick shift and gumball summer tires (Yokohama A008s, basically a showroom stock tire that looked like a golfball. That was like driving on 4 toboggans.
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My '84 911 was pretty good, as well.... I owned from '90-'94.. all-season tires and the weight over the rear wheels gave you pretty good traction. Back then the tire size was only 225/50-16, so not too bad..
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I believe that color was called Windveil Blue Metallic, and I remember being quite taken with it when it was offered. I think it was a another of the throwback '60s colors they originally offered on the retro Mustang, like "Legend Lime".
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The same mag had results from a recent big car auction and I was pretty stunned to see a '57 Studebaker station wagon, with some apparent authenticity goofs, brought $26K. I about fell out of my chair.
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My father actually put a deposit on a Bricklin back in '74. But, when the first car came into the dealership, the build quality was "questionable." Hence, deposit returned and invested in a '74 Datsun 260Z 2+2 (good family man, Dad).
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
I went to my first general cruise-in of the year this past Thursday. I saw a handsome car, a '75 Buick LeSabre Custom convertible, maroon, white top, maroon vinyl bench seat, Buick chrome road wheels. I must be accustomed to looking at Studebakers as I was struck by just how wide and long this Buick was! But, what a handsome car, 39K miles. It was a 350, and the only quickly-apparent options I noticed it didn't have were the 60/40 front seat and the 'custom deluxe' belts--it had the standard black belts and plastic buckles. That always cracked me up on our Impalas--color-keyed belts and metal buckles were optional!
It had round headlights. I had forgotten for a while that Buick never put square headlights on their big convertibles.
The owner told me he's had it about six years, and paid still in the single digits for it. Very nice buy even then IMHO. The dealer kept it in his showroom for three years; dealer passed away and it was sold and this fellow bought it from the second owner.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
One could park a Smart on the hood with room to spare.
There's a 225 that floats around my area. It's the creamy color and 4-door. I
don't know the year, but it's also big.
Cruise-ins are starting up this weekend heavily in our area. I'm looking forward
to getting my "fix."
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One of my favorite big cars from that era is the '75 LeSabre convertible, in baby blue, or powder blue or whatever you'd call it. Make mine a 455, with the magnum wheels, white interior/top, and power everything!