Pickles - 1950-1951 Champion or Land Cruiser

A little humor for the sexagenarians and better-than-70 crowd. And, "hey," isn't that a 1950/51 Starlight coupe?

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Automobile Magazine Feature on Bullet Nose Studebakers

Really nice write-up in Automobile Magazine about the '50 -'51 bullet nose Studebaker Champions, Commanders, and Landcruisers.

"Bob Bourke did the heavy lifting for Loewy on the redesign. With fighter-plane styling in the front and streamlined-railway-car "Vista Dome" treatment in the back, there've been few cars as stunning before or since. The design leadership was matched with comparatively up-to-the-minute engineering to make it more than worthy of contemporary consideration. Was there anything more modern on the road back then? Not really."

"Why buy? It's the most futuristic car of the past - a dream car that you can drive on a regular basis. Styling sets it apart, and straightforward mechanicals make it relatively easy to live with. Spare and reproduction parts abound, and the Studebaker community is very supportive. Nothing says "postwar" more emphatically; the Muppets drove one to box-office glory. You get to admit that it is, in fact, both going and coming and was, yes, ahead of its time, which seems to still have not arrived."

Read the full Automobile Magazine feature here.

Event - Studebaker Drivers Club - Through July 11, 2008

Studebaker Drivers Club - Through July 11, 2008

Event: Karel Staple Chapter members' Studebakers at the Towe Auto Museum
Host: Studebaker Drivers Club - Karel Staple Chapter
Location: Towe Auto Museum, 2200 Front Street, Sacramento, CA
Details: The Karel Staple chapter will showcase its members' Studebakers through July 11. Cars on display will include a 1923 Special Six, a 1951 Champion Starlight, a 1955 Speedster, a 1961 Champ PU, a 1963 Avanti and a 1966 Wagonaire.

More information available at: www.hawktalks.com and www.toweautomuseum.org