Elk's Lodge - Studebaker Meet-Up

We had a great turnout at the Elk's Lodge #6 in Sacramento, CA, today. Here are a few new pics:

1950 Studebaker 2R - Classic Trucks

Classic Trucks has a great feature about a resto. 1950 Studebaker 2R truck. The truck has a '91 Camaro rear suspension, '91 Camaro strut front suspension, GM 305 V-8 engine, Edelbrock Performer induction, and a Borg-Warner T5 tranny.

Click the link above to view the full article.

Studebakers - Orphan Car Show - Oregon City

There are some amazing photos from the Orphan Car Show in The Oregonian. Click here to see the full set.

Photographs © OregonLive.com, 2011.

Studebaker + Pizza = The Rolling Stonebaker

My two favorites: Studebakers and pizza.

"Young chefs discover the schedule of a brick-and-mortar restaurant is not conducive to new families, so the benefits of a food truck were enticing: low overhead, flexible schedule, mobility, interaction with customers, and oh ... no laws in their town prohibiting it." (source: The Chicago Tribune)

Click here for the Rolling Stonebaker website.

Eskaton Car Show and BBQ

We had a fun time talking about "Doc" at the Eskaton Summer Car Show and BBQ. Check out the Packard sedan below!

Not a Studebaker in Sight

We attended Twilight Thursday at the Sac Zoo last night. There were plenty of great classic cars, but not a Studebaker in sight. "Doc" could have held his own, for sure.

Check out these great cars.

Building 85 - Studebaker, South Bend, Indiana

I happened upon two impressive photos today. One is of the interior of Studebaker Foundry Building 85 in 2006. The other is of Building 85 in 2007. This building was demolished in order to make way for Ignition Park, a tech hub. The scale of the building as well as the soft light within the dire environment is striking.

Links:
- 2007 Building 85 photo
- 2006 Building 85 photo

Too Cool - Pontiac - Transparent Display Car

Truly a one (or three) of a kind. "RM Auctions will offer a most unusual Pontiac – the transparent display car that GM built for the 1940s World’s Fair."

"After Pontiac showed the Plexiglas-bodied car both in New York City and around the country, it ended up in the Smithsonian, where it remained through the duration of World War II. From there, it went to a couple of Pontiac dealers in Pennsylvania before another Pennsylvanian, Don Barlup, bought it in 1973."

Read the full article.

Studebaker Man - Halstead

"Chances are that you recognize the name Vern Ediger. Ediger owns and operates E&V Motors in Halstead, an auto repair, engine rebuilding and towing service. But his real passion is Studebaker cars and trucks and he owns one of the largest Studebaker salvage yards around, with 120 parts vehicles on hand at any time. If you need a Studebaker part, he's the man to call."

This article features 25 great photos.

Read the article here.

View the photos here.