Emblem - Hubcaps - Map Light - Studebaker Champion

A few new additions to the 1950 Studebaker Champion. We replaced the hood emblem, added the map light lens (although we need to properly install it inside the dash), as well as four new hubcaps.

While I prefer the original hubcaps with the STUDEBAKER CHAMPION text stamped around the perimeter, these replacements sure are shiny. The plan is to eventually re-chrome the original hubcaps.

Hemmings Classic Car Magazine - March 2010

Studebaker owners should check out the March 2010 issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine. On pages 62 - 67, "Studebaker, The Final Years - Part One: 1964-1965" takes readers through the Gran Turismo, Lark, Daytona, Commander Special, Canadian Special, etc. Part Two will cover the 1966 - 1970 Studebaker story.

Studebaker Meet Up - Business Cards

I'm a fan of printing. Flyers, posters, cards, business cards, books, t-shirts, etc. For fine art I recommend RedBubble.com, but for business cards I love Moo.com.

I attend a few Studebaker meet-ups yearly and like to hand new connections something they'll remember - a matte finished, laminated, slightly oversized business card featuring one of the 40 photographs of Studebakers that I've taken over these past few years.

Here is a screen capture of my business card and some of the images featured on my cards. Also, here are a few of my Studebaker images on RedBubble.com. See pages two and three for other images too.

Studebaker Cavalcade - California Automobile Museum

Through January 31, 2010, the Karel Staple Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club is exhibiting members' cars at the California Automobile Museum. Cars include:

1942 Studebaker Champion Double Dater Coupe
1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe
1953 Studebaker Starliner Coupe Stock
1953 Studebaker Starlight Coupe Custom
1955 Studebaker President Hardtop 2-Door
1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk
1964 Studebaker GT Hawk

Learn more about the California Automobile Museum here.

87 Classic Cars - George Bugg - Studebaker

And to think that all I'd like is a pick-up!

"Lots of people dream about owning legendary American autos like a Studebaker Hawk, a Hudson Hornet or a 1934 Bonnie and Clyde Ford with suicide doors, but George Bugg did more than dream.

The Athens businessman and car collector owns 87 antique cars and trucks made in 1969 or before, plus a couple of ancient tractors, assorted kids' pedal and Soap Box Derby cars, old neon signs and assorted other memorabilia tucked away in a warehouse near town."

Read the full article and see more photographs on Online Athens.com.

In the photo ... I would recognize a Studebaker side fender vent anywhere.

1955 Studebaker Commander - Studebaker Story

Another great Studebaker story ...

"For Jeanne and Herb Ertel of Brea, the 1955 Studebaker Commander hard-top that you see here started as a “pile of parts” back in 2000, when they came across this classic American vehicle.

But that didn’t deter the couple from restoring it into the beautiful car you see here, which features a 259-cubic-inch V8, automatic transmission and power windows, brakes and steering, all of which came standard on the original."

Read the full story on The Orange County Register website.

Studebaker Champion Modified

There is a 1950 Studebaker Champion in there somewhere ... right?

Read and see 20 Frankencars on Jalopnik.com.

1955 Studebaker Conestoga Wagon - 1963 Studebaker Avanti

Today, I received two great photos of Studebakers and a "Studebaker Story" to go with them. Many thanks to Norman K. for sharing. Here you go:

"The 1955 Conestoga Wagon originally had standard 3-speed, column-mounted shifter, and a radio, as its only accessory. I found a '57 Conestoga Wagon ($50 and towing) with automatic transmission and power steering. My mechanic transplanted the '57 guts into the '55. We returned the color to Pima Red (it had faded to pink) and added the black surround to the greenhouse. Interior was red and white vinyl, which we replaced, and made the dash and interior door panels black. Drove it regularly. Sold it to an aficionado.

The Avanti is a '63 round headlight model we bought in LA. It had been silver exterior black interior. We did a frame-off restoration and changed to white with blue and blue-green interior. It was my wife's car, and she drove it all the time. Loved it."

Studebaker - Sacramento - Pancake Circus

"Doc," our 1950 Studebaker Champion, in front of the Pancake Circus in Sacramento, CA. I recommend the photos and audio in the public radio story below. I enjoy visiting the Pancake Circus with my daughter, 5 years. Plus, the coffee is excellent.

"Sacramento's Pancake Circus clings proudly to a '60s coffee-shop culture. It’s a time warp with career waitresses. After spending a couple of weeks talking to the people who work there, food reporter Elaine Corn assembled an audio slide show to give the feel of the place, the vibe, the buzz and a bit of history."

See the full article on Cap Radio's website.