What an awesome surprise. "Doc" was featured in Turning Wheels' roundup of International Drive Your Studebaker Day 2011 photos. TW is the official publication of the Studebaker Drivers Club - 12,000 members strong. This is a great honor - many thanks to TW editors' for choosing our photograph.
We had a great meeting of the Karel Staple Chapter of the SDC in Sacramento, CA today. We had three Bullet Nose Studebaker Champions, Hawks, and many other wonderful cars in attendance.
Another great "My Ride" story.
"I bought this ride in the fall of 2010 because I wanted to indulge my lifelong passion for everything automotive and because I (and many observers) consider the Studebaker Commander Starliner to be the most beautiful American car of its era. Originally conceived as a concept car by the design studio of Raymond Loewy, the coupe received so much attention that Studebaker decided to make it a production vehicle."
Read more at SFGate.com. Photo copyright SFGate.com.
Well, well. Look what turned up at my local car museum! A nice 1951 Studebaker Champion convertible automatic. Pretty rare feature combination for a 10G model.
View this car on auction at eBay.
I've seen Studebaker cars, Studebaker pies, and an effort to revive the Studebaker automobile. Now, I've been given Studebaker pickles! The Oakland company features handmade pickled goods - labels to letterpress to spicy picked epicure foods. Find them at Studebaker Pickles dot com.
Sad to hear about musician Sly Stone's hardship. Hopefully he can create music from this challenging experience and get back into a home, some counseling, and (as he requested) a new paint job for his beloved Studebaker.
"Over the years, Stone has dropped tens of thousands of dollars on his other hobby: automobiles. In his early days, he drove a Jaguar XKE he painted purple. There were Hummers, a London taxi and a beloved Studebaker, which Stone asked to have painted in exchange for this interview."
Read the full article here.
A great explanation of why "suicide doors" were invented.
"These front suicide doors were a common practice from the late 1920s and into the 1930s. My 1931 Hupmobile four-door had these doors, and my dad's 1951 Studebaker Commander had the rear suicide doors."
Read the full article here.
We had a great first annual Karel Staple Chapter Valve Cover Race today in Fair Oaks, CA. "Doc Junior" won "Best Boy's Car." I think we had the sympathy vote ... or we won based on the two little helpers I brought with me, ages seven and three.
"Hot Chili And Cool Cars Come To Rocklin" takes place on Saturday, September 17th. L.C. of the Karel Staple Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club will be showing a rare 1958 Packard Hawk - only one of 100 still in existence - at the event.
See the video at KCRA.com.
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