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This pic of a half-destroyed Shell station also shows several vehicles that would be collectibles today:
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I’d live the Z or 510.
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https://youtu.be/ItPjqQyZimM
I saw someone just the other day say they're worth a grand by themselves.
I had a cheapo "Studebaker" retro AM/FM radio I used to take with me in my '63 Studebaker. The antenna broke quickly, LOL.
Not surprised the radio is worth something, the old Becker units commonly installed as accessories in old MBs and other Euro cars are usually worth hundreds, too.
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Radios were dealer or customer installed in MBs until around 1970 - and the Becker units were expensive. The one in my car was bought used, but is correct for the year of the car. It cost something like $135 in 1970 (I have the receipt) , for a used radio!
I sent the fintail's radio back to Becker around 2010 to have it refurbished - I think it was around $250. Money well spent, still works perfect.
Taken summer '63 out at the 800-acre Studebaker Proving Ground on U.S. Route 2, about 15 miles west of South Bend. Facility and original buildings are still there, utilized by Navistar last I've heard.
A good friend of mine and his cousin snuck into the Proving Ground once, spring '62 I'm thinking it was. They had climbed a tree and were enjoying watching the not-yet-introduced Avanti going around the three-mile oval. They saw the car go by, then the backup lights come on. The driver saw their legs hanging from the tree. Driver said "Get in boys" and drove them to the gate. They said that guy was probably so glad to unload them as they were peppering him with questions. Today, they'd have probably been booked.
First episode I watched had no airdate, but from within a year or two of 1960. The car, a Rover P5 3-litre of all things. MSRP was just over $5100, in a way these were like mini Rolls-Royces, and they made a point to mention the fine leather, wood, carpet, etc:
Next episode was from January 1958. First car was a surprise - a woman won a curved dash Olds replicar, and they threw in a new Olds at the end of the game, she was ecstatic:
And a car in the showcase, a 58 Caddy convertible - Eldo Biarritz no less, seriously rare now:
And I believe one showed up at a Buick dealership GM only cruise in sponsored by Buick Club of Cincinnati in the 4 or 5 years they have run that show. That show somewhere in @graphicguy's region near Cincy.
I have no way of describing that rear end with the cheese slicer fins. It was unique for its time period. I remember the original advertisements.
Enjoying the PiR photos.
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I really didn't mind that on the '58 Studes as much as I loathed the Packard's fin-on-a-fin in the back.
My own two cents is when Stude started outsourcing most of its styling to Brooks Stevens in the early sixties, styling in and out improved. Being an industrial designer instead of a "stylist" to my eyes resulted in simple shapes and basic styling that tended to get less-dated-looking over the years. I think even Rambler got "googie" in its instrument panel designs in the sixties.
I'd say with the pods above, you'd get a '58 Ford look a lot more than a '58 Chevy look when added to a '57, LOL!
Those 4 light pods don't look right.
https://youtu.be/tPC_HHprytM
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Seeing how the 57 and 58 are the same body, I see 58 Edsel in that look, too
And, wow...looks like everything made it to the internet, nowadays!
I don't know if it's the same setup that's on that '57 Ford in the old film clip or not, but it definitely looks similar. It actually looks better than I imagined that it would. I have a feeling that the '57 Chevy conversion was hideous, though.
I think this one came off really sharp looking.
I've seen them before in a bit of a dull maroon, not unlike Honduras Maroon on a '62 Corvette or Avanti Red on an Avanti, and I like that color on these Eldos, although I'd take the color of this one.
DeVilles were seen regularly in my hometown, but Fleetwoods and (full-size) Eldorados of the sixties almost never were.
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1964-CADILLAC-ELDORADO-BIARRITZ-CONVERTIBLE-229975
Basic looking 4 cyl Mustang, no MSRP stated as the contestant didn't get close to winning it:
And in the showcase, an @uplanderguy favorite, a Monte Carlo Landau. Appeared fairly loaded - options mentioned were V8, power everything, cruise, etc:
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Mustang options were automatic, floor mats. Specifically mentioned the 4cyl, so maybe a literal sleeper
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The good old days, when engine power started coming back.
Also had them before the facelift:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_SSP
Connecticut had Buick GN's.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive