Postwar Studebakers

texases · October 3

Of all the '50s-era domestic cars, that one remains one of the most 'modern' to my eyes.

thebean · October 3

Packard Hawk? Or a custom, like @ab348 said?

uplanderguy · October 4

That car started life as a '53 Studebaker, but of course has some custom touches. The Bonneville record-breaking cars were much later. The '53 Stude body was a favorite as it was fairly aerodynamic especially for the time period. Much-bigger engines were used at Bonneville in these cars though.

Studebaker set a slew of speed records at Bonneville in October 1963 with factory-powered cars.

ab348 · October 5

The Halibrand-style wheels were what made me think Bonneville, plus the body changes. A very cool car.

uplanderguy · October 31

Posted the bottom photo recently, but pairing it with a pic of the same car on Labor Day weekend 1964, in Yellowstone, courtesy of the original owners.

uplanderguy · October 31

Pretty ‘57 Packard Country Sedan

imidazol97 · October 31

The Packard is good looking.

thebean · October 31

It is, but I just can’t let myself call it a Packard.

fintail · October 31

I forgot Packard used the Country Sedan name.

uplanderguy · November 1

That's a good angle of that Clipper I think. Other than a Caribbean or Four-Hundred, I prefer it to earlier '50's Packards, as it isn't chunky. It's pretty svelte by '50's standards IMHO.

uplanderguy · November 15

My friend Ed passed about three weeks ago, during heart surgery. He was a very young 86 and a real Studebaker man. When young, he worked at Mack Auto Sales in Akron, the city's oldest Studebaker dealer.

He had a few trucks, a '52 convertible, the below '64 convertible, and a gorgeous '64 Gran Turismo Hawk with the complete 'Super' package.

At his service, his roommate asked if I wanted the below photo. I took it.

I found out for Ed, that his '64 convertible was the only black-with-blue interior '64 convertible built in the shortened '64 model year (out of 484 South Bend '64 convertibles). He was tickled with that.

The convertible was built 11/27/63, one day before Thanksgiving and five days after JFK's assassination, and his Hawk was built 11/25/63, the day of JFK's funeral.

He's much-missed in our club already.

uplanderguy · December 3

Cute ‘59 Lark police car. Pic taken from recent online post.

fintail · December 3

I assume not used for pursuits

uplanderguy · December 4

In two-door form, probably not. But could be had with four-barrel and dual exhausts. Nothing over at Rambler American like that!

thebean · December 4

Rambler Rebel?

uplanderguy · December 4

Lark is most comparable in size to the American.

I’m not sure there was a Rebel in ‘59.

fintail · December 4

Were there ever any "hot" Larks used as police cars? That two door with its stance doesn't make me think speed.

explorerx4 · December 4

That picture of the Lark looks a bit strange with the front tires looking so much larger then the rear ones.

uplanderguy · December 4

Lark was unusual its entire run as every one had 15 inch wheels. That pic makes me wonder if it’s the six with optional HD shocks and springs, lol.

uplanderguy · December 4

Here’s a ‘62 Indiana State Police Lark, taken in ‘62.

uplanderguy · December 4

Here’s a brief ride along with the Stude Museum’s ‘64 Pursuit Marshal:

facebook.com/watch/?v=441580966529372

uplanderguy · December 4

Well, I don’t know why the link doesn’t work. That is exactly what is in the bar at the top of the screen, sigh.

S*** like this drives me nuts.

sda · December 4

Adam on his channel had a list of the best looking domestic cars from the 50s. He named the 53 Studebaker Hawk as #1. It was sleek, low and a style leader.

fintail · December 4

I didn't think of that, IN and South Bend probably had Studes in numerous roles.

I recall an old article about the city of Seattle having a fleet of Larks, but not for police use.

imidazol97 · December 4

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=441580966529372
Pursuit video link

uplanderguy · December 5

Thank you for posting that link.

imidazol97 · December 5

If on a win 10computer, be sure you've selected to have security updates for another year on the windows update page in settings. It's not feature updates, but security.

uplanderguy · December 5

Lovin’ this Avanti for sale, owned by the original family for 58 years

fintail · December 5

I know it is not a universal opinion, but I prefer the round light Avanti.

texases · December 5

What do folks think of today's NPorND?
https://www.jalopnik.com/2043849/1963-studebaker-avanti-r2-for-sale-19500/

ab348 · December 5

fintail said:
I know it is not a universal opinion, but I prefer the round light Avanti.

Same here.

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