Anyone ever own a Studebaker?

[Studebaker]

I had a '46 pickup, 51 Land Cruiser, 57,58,59, 60 and 61 Hawks and 62 GT Hawks. Great cars, but rusted pretty bad.

 

[05Blazer]

my uncle had an Avanti with Paxton supercharger. 177mph top speed! Salt Lake certified!

 

[Kruse]

 Originally Posted By: Studebaker

I had a '46 pickup, 51 Land Cruiser, 57,58,59, 60 and 61 Hawks and 62 GT Hawks. Great cars, but rusted pretty bad.

'63 Studebaker Lark. One of those I should of hung on to. Still got the original Prestolite alternator in my tool box as a momento.

 

[65cuda]

My parents were big Studebaker fans. Had a couple of late 40 ones, a 54 Commanderand 57 Silver Hawk.

 

[jcwit]

My first car was a 1950 Champ, never let me down but burned a qt. of oil every 100/200 miles. Used to feed it oil drippings from the local gas station, remember those?

 

[rszappa1]

My neighbor had a 1961 Lark..

 

[Kestas]

I believe the models before the late 50s were considered high end vehicles, along with Packard, Cadillac, and Lincoln.

 

[labman]

High end cars weren't still running king pin front ends then. They were down there with Ford, Chevy, and Plymouth which had gone to ball joints.

 

[bdcardinal]

dont own one, but a friend of mine took all the factory brakes off of my 98 mustang GT and made kits so they would bolt onto a Studebaker.

 

[oldmaninsc]

 Originally Posted By: Kruse

 Originally Posted By: Studebaker

I had a '46 pickup, 51 Land Cruiser, 57,58,59, 60 and 61 Hawks and 62 GT Hawks. Great cars, but rusted pretty bad.

'63 Studebaker Lark. One of those I should of hung on to. Still got the original Prestolite alternator in my tool box as a momento.

My Dad had a couple - don't remember the exact year, but I think early 60's as well. I helped him rebuild the engine in one. It was an old wreck when he bought it, but after rebuilding the engine it went for several more years. Right or wrong, my Dad called them "Steady breakers!" :)