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I don't know, but I can say that it was still being raced in the late '70s.
Way back when I was about 7 or 8, my family lived up in the LA area. One of the SoCal SDC Chapters (I believe it was the Orange Empire Chapter) went to a 'Test and Tune' at a local strip to have a little bit o' fun. This car and another well known Lark ('Lethal Lark') where there. One thing I remember most was when Dad raced one of them in our '63 Wagonaire...
Well, that and the after party at a member's house where my older brother 'accidently' got pushed into the pool!!!
StudeDave [8D]
V/P San Diego County SDC
San Diego, Ca
'54 Commander Regal 4dr 'Ruby'
'57 Commander DeLuxe 2dr 'Baby'
'57 Champion Custom 2dr 'Jewel'
'57 Parkview (she's a 2dr wagon...) 'Betsy'
'58 Packard sedan 'Cleo'
'65 Cruiser 'Sweet Pea'
StudeDave '57
US Navy (retired)
3rd Generation Stude owner/driver
SDC Member since 1985
past President
Whatcom County Chapter SDC
San Diego Chapter SDC
past Vice President
San Diego Chapter SDC
North Florida Chapter SDC -
I don't know, but I can say that it was still being raced in the late '70s.
Way back when I was about 7 or 8, my family lived up in the LA area. One of the SoCal SDC Chapters (I believe it was the Orange Empire Chapter) went to a 'Test and Tune' at a local strip to have a little bit o' fun. This car and another well known Lark ('Lethal Lark') where there. One thing I remember most was when Dad raced one of them in our '63 Wagonaire...
Well, that and the after party at a member's house where my older brother 'accidently' got pushed into the pool!!!
StudeDave [8D]
V/P San Diego County SDC
San Diego, Ca
'54 Commander Regal 4dr 'Ruby'
'57 Commander DeLuxe 2dr 'Baby'
'57 Champion Custom 2dr 'Jewel'
'57 Parkview (she's a 2dr wagon...) 'Betsy'
'58 Packard sedan 'Cleo'
'65 Cruiser 'Sweet Pea'
StudeDave '57
US Navy (retired)
3rd Generation Stude owner/driver
SDC Member since 1985
past President
Whatcom County Chapter SDC
San Diego Chapter SDC
past Vice President
San Diego Chapter SDC
North Florida Chapter SDCComment
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Yes as Dave said, is was around the L.A./Orange County area, it used to show up at the big annual La Palma Meet in Anaheim, CA car show that the Orange Empire Chapter puts on every year, and he would thrill everyone in the entire park, by firing up the Supercharged, open exhaust hot Stude. V-8!
It was a nice looking car in Root Beer Metallic Brown, with real gold leaf lettering, -very sharp! [^]
Unfortunately, I do not know it's latest location, or owner.[V]
StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WAStudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967Comment
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Yes as Dave said, is was around the L.A./Orange County area, it used to show up at the big annual La Palma Meet in Anaheim, CA car show that the Orange Empire Chapter puts on every year, and he would thrill everyone in the entire park, by firing up the Supercharged, open exhaust hot Stude. V-8!
It was a nice looking car in Root Beer Metallic Brown, with real gold leaf lettering, -very sharp! [^]
Unfortunately, I do not know it's latest location, or owner.[V]
StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WAStudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967Comment
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[}] Hmmm....according to the article, "...most people would agree that anyone using a Studebaker motor isn't playing with a full deck..." [:0]
'Last time I checked, Ted Harbit had not only a full deck, but a helluva lot more than four aces in it! [}]
Good article, though; I remember enjoying it at the time. BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge. 
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.Comment
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[}] Hmmm....according to the article, "...most people would agree that anyone using a Studebaker motor isn't playing with a full deck..." [:0]
'Last time I checked, Ted Harbit had not only a full deck, but a helluva lot more than four aces in it! [}]
Good article, though; I remember enjoying it at the time. BP
We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.Comment
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The owner's name came up 3 times in a White Pages search of California.[}]
Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.Comment
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The owner's name came up 3 times in a White Pages search of California.[}]
Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.Comment
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I see the name is in the '06 SDC roster but it doesn't list a '59 as one of his cars.
RobComment
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I see the name is in the '06 SDC roster but it doesn't list a '59 as one of his cars.
RobComment
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