We briefly had a 1960 Studebaker Lark, given us after one of our friends left the keys in my 1970 Ventura and got it stolen. The Lark was...not a lark, rather a misery of poor carburetion and weird clanks. Pretty, though, in a lumpy sort of way.
My maternal grandfather only said 2 things to me. 1st, he drove a Studebaker when I was very young. When he and my grandmother came to visit, he would ask me what kind of car I would drive when I grew up, and I would say "A Studebaker!" The only other thing was that, if asked, he would go to Mass once they started handing out candy.
Near where I grew up there was an intersection of two county roads called "Studebaker Crossroads" because the guy that owned the land around it collected Studebakers. He probably had a dozen or more -- and those were just the ones you could see from the road -- many of which were barely more than rusted-out bodies. I wonder what happened to them all?
Mine was a 1963. Four doors, three-on-the-tree with overdrive (worked) and the Studebaker Hill-Holder clutch (also worked!). I bought the car for $175 in 1986 and sold it in 1988 for $275 to a guy who wanted it for the front bumper and windshield, probably the only two perfect parts on that old rust bucket. Was delighted to find out that the hill holder clutch was invented by my good friend Bill's great uncle.
Coincidentally, many years later I bought a used Subaru wagon from same friend, and you guessed it, it had a hill-holder clutch, too. A good innovation fro any car with a manual transmission.
The first new car I ever bought was a 1980 Subaru hatchback 5 speed. I had never driven a standard before, so the salesman gave me lessons. Thank goodness for the hill holder clutch!
"The Harris campaign deploys @KamalaHQ as a kind of irreverent attack dog, using jocular posts to draw attention to controversial, incorrect, or dubious comments by Trump and his allies."
Tut tut! I say Jeeves! You see this article in yonder computerized newspaper? Those shilly shallying liberals are just as deceptive as our sort of people! "Jocular" they say! Ho ho! Such elucidated journalism! Now run along and don't spend your fifty cents all at once!
Fozzie Bear drives a Studebaker. I don’t think there can be a better endorsement.
We briefly had a 1960 Studebaker Lark, given us after one of our friends left the keys in my 1970 Ventura and got it stolen. The Lark was...not a lark, rather a misery of poor carburetion and weird clanks. Pretty, though, in a lumpy sort of way.
I saw a Studebaker on I-280 today! Now it all makes sense!
Also Eat a Hoagie Day:
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-eat-a-hoagie-day-september-14
Studebaker was a great innovation company. They did this lovely thing in 1938, and it's still standing.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/studebaker-tree-sign
My maternal grandfather only said 2 things to me. 1st, he drove a Studebaker when I was very young. When he and my grandmother came to visit, he would ask me what kind of car I would drive when I grew up, and I would say "A Studebaker!" The only other thing was that, if asked, he would go to Mass once they started handing out candy.
"he would go to Mass once they started handing out candy."
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Those are Communion wafers, Grandpa.
I would buy a Kamala 24 shirt, but I don’t care for black or white Ts. Any possibility of another color?
Near where I grew up there was an intersection of two county roads called "Studebaker Crossroads" because the guy that owned the land around it collected Studebakers. He probably had a dozen or more -- and those were just the ones you could see from the road -- many of which were barely more than rusted-out bodies. I wonder what happened to them all?
I watched the whole Snark, I can't believe it ended like that.
Arguably one of the first Detroit Iron Muscle cars was the 57-58 Studebaker Power Hawk/Golden Hawk. Supercharged V8, with upgraded chassis in the 58.
56 Golden Hawk had a big block Packard V8 shoehorned under the hood... they should have found some way to hold on to the tooling for that engine.
I learned to drive in a 1960 Studebaker Lark.
Mine was a 1963. Four doors, three-on-the-tree with overdrive (worked) and the Studebaker Hill-Holder clutch (also worked!). I bought the car for $175 in 1986 and sold it in 1988 for $275 to a guy who wanted it for the front bumper and windshield, probably the only two perfect parts on that old rust bucket. Was delighted to find out that the hill holder clutch was invented by my good friend Bill's great uncle.
Coincidentally, many years later I bought a used Subaru wagon from same friend, and you guessed it, it had a hill-holder clutch, too. A good innovation fro any car with a manual transmission.
The first new car I ever bought was a 1980 Subaru hatchback 5 speed. I had never driven a standard before, so the salesman gave me lessons. Thank goodness for the hill holder clutch!
The studebaker song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4yRy5U2ADI
Come into your Studebaker dealer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9GW5aAMD0w
Where my Studebaker takes me . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BonWfTW7jKc
My first car was a 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado, kind of on the opposite end of the weight scale of a Studebaker.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/politics/fact-check-harris-campaign-social-media/index.html
"The Harris campaign deploys @KamalaHQ as a kind of irreverent attack dog, using jocular posts to draw attention to controversial, incorrect, or dubious comments by Trump and his allies."
Tut tut! I say Jeeves! You see this article in yonder computerized newspaper? Those shilly shallying liberals are just as deceptive as our sort of people! "Jocular" they say! Ho ho! Such elucidated journalism! Now run along and don't spend your fifty cents all at once!
Jocularity!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z47D-5kKhA
I heard the Foo Fighters' "Everlong" on the radio in the car today, so now I'm going down a Dave Grohl/Nandi Bushell YouTube rabbit hole! 😁🐰