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I sold my Studebaker earlier this week and it was picked up last night. It was sold to a guy in FL, a Stude parts vendor, whose Dad invented Gatorade! It's going to a good home. I was sad to see it go, but I'll put the money towards my C8--which is supposed to be built in September! Long story short, I had put a deposit with a big C8 dealer in Maryland named Crisswell Chevrolet. They told me April '24 before they'd even want to know color and options, and the car would be built six weeks after that. I met a guy near me in early June and said "Cancel your deposit there and try Stratton in Beloit, OH. They charge MSRP and only a $73.75 doc fee". Other dealers near me are still adding at least $5K over sticker, insane. Crisswell charges MSRP but a $500 doc fee. So I drove to Beloit and it was the smallest Chevy dealer I've ever seen. Two salesmen--the owner and his son. Wife is the business manager. In business since 1928; three generations. Somehow he made it through the 2009 stuff. I left with an order. He called me a week ago and said he got his 2024 allocations and mine would be his first. I ordered a 2LT convertible, white with red interior, and only option the front-end lift. I loved the Caffeine metallic for 2023 but it's been discontinued and replaced with a broccoli soup green called "Cacti" that I want to like, but just don't.
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+1 on that. Can’t wait to see pictures of that bad boy!
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For obscure cars, spotted a first gen Geo Metro with a pizza delivery sign on the roof - like going back in time 30 years, welcome to Spokane.
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https://www.1962oldsmobile.com/62accessoriesfs.html
I always found that show tended to tell some tall tales.
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I actually know of Criswell Chevrolet. One of my friends back in college bought a new '89 Cavalier Z24 there. As for that "Cacti" color, I don't hate it, but it doesn't look like something that belongs on a Corvette, or most modern cars for that matter. It would look at home on a 50's car. It also makes me think a bit of that really pale, non-metallic green that GM offered around 1974.
As for the '65 Impala, I think they're just about sheer perfection, when it comes to style. The '66 is also nice, but I just don't care for its front-end as much. The '67-68 are a bit too swoopy, while the '69-70 seemed like they were getting bulked up, and formaled-up a bit, and perhaps tailored to an older audience. But the '65 just seems like the the perfect balance of youth and sportiness, but still with enough big car sensibility. The kind of car that could appeal to young and old, liberal (perhaps not tree-hugger liberal) and conservative alike.
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-desoto-firedome/
In some pics though, it does seem to lean a bit towards beige-ish, depending on the light/shadow contrast. And, to me at least, the spear looks white in the pic I first posted, but on this site, the spear is that anodized silver stuff, like what they used on the '57-58 Fury.
At least, I think it's the same DeSoto. Can't be too many '59 Firedome 4-doors in that specific color combo, and with those aftermarket wheels.
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The '65 big Chevy styling is so clean IMHO. No need for chromed louvers or fake vents or hockey sticks down below the beltline!
I was looking at a website dedicated to those cars, and there were several dealer invoices for the cars. I was pretty surprised to see padded dash and 'two-speed wipers with washers' optional extras that late. Studebaker had padded dash standard a few years before, and at least two-speed wipers were standard years earlier. Similarly, I've seen window stickers for cars like a '65 Bonneville, that showed an extra charge for 'front seat foam padding'.
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Funny that there are two separate Packard museums in Ohio; this one, and one in Warren, OH.
There is also the Packard proving grounds and director's house just outside of Detroit. A collection of Packards is on display as well.
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The car survives today, same family, still has the invoice - original buyer checked some uncommon boxes - bench seat, dual mirrors, sunroof, not to mention wide whites. Invoice lists a price of $3361, but I think that might be net of a deposit, seems maybe a grand cheaper than I would have expected:
These little differences (along with badging) are some of the few ways to tell the model and rough year of a fintail.
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/vdp.action?listingId=349117805&entitySelectingHelper.selectedEntity=d1731&pid=mini_vdp_main_image#listing=349117805
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
If uplanderguy ever wants to collect diecast Studebakers, there were some good ones made contemporary to the 1:1 cars as well. Corgi had that Hawk and Dinky had some nice ones too. I suspect that new C8 will become more of a time and money priority though
Spotted outside the BMV today. ‘68 deVille convertible. “Standard of the World”.
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The side glass looks to be a pillared coupe--Silver Hawk!
My entire life, I've really liked the '65 Wagonaire put out by Matchbox. It came with a plastic hunter with rifle, and two hunting dogs. I've had a couple of these over the years.
In the '80's sometime, JoHan re-released its '62 Lark convertible kit. It was pretty nice as a 1/25 kit although the front wheel openings were noticeably rounder than on the actual cars. I believe this was based on the original '62 promo car.
I have a couple Franklin and/or Danbury Mint Studes--really nice '63 Avanti, and a '57 Golden Hawk. Both 1/25 scale. I always wished they'd have done a Gran Turismo Hawk.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
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Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Dinky had a Hawk, too - this is a non-inexpensive model in box today:
There was also a retro type model maybe in the 80s:
And before the Hawk, a coupe simply labeled as a "Commander" - this too is a desirable model:
Come to think of it, no diecast Larks other than the Matchbox and Husky Wagonaires come to mind.
Finally, a Suburban I can afford!
A 2023 Suburban, even with the 6.2 V8 and 4wd, is rated 14/18 city/highway. In my opinion, that's actually pretty respectable for something of that heft.
I imagine it would take an act of Congress, almost, to get that '84 even into the double digits, unless you drove it very gently.
About 1/3 the price of a late model used one, and maybe easier to live with too, I've heard stories about the DOD being troublesome in the long run.
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Someone who worked for the model maker must have had some interest in Studebaker. These were sold worldwide, not just US market offerings.
Not a benefit at the time, but one thing I liked about this-era Stude was the combination of trim width and low beltline, both a bit odd in the industry at the time.