Saturday, June 25, 2011

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!









Friday, June 24, 2011

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.









Friday, June 10, 2011

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



Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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.