Greetings! Attached are pictures of my recently acquired '55 Commander. This was from the late Dennis Weinsteiger's collection. Some of you may have known Dennis or might even know this car. I have searched as many 1955 Studebaker pictures as I can and have not seen even one with the small bright trim pieces that are on top of my front fenders. I know the Presidents and Speedsters had the larger spears with the little upright lucite fins but all the unaltered Commanders I've seen have nothing there. The metal used here looks like none of the other trim used not being either Chrome plated or Stainless steel. So I'm wondering if any of you know if this was a dealer option or just an owner's custom touch ( and IMO an unnecessary one). The other question I have regards the hood rocket ornament. All the 55s that I've seen have a more modest airplane pointing the way. Have any of you encountered my much more elaborate looking one before? I am not a stickler for complete correctness so I will keep the rocket wether it is factory or dealer optioned because I like it and the chrome is near flawless. I think it works with the over-the-top-ness of the 1955 design update as opposed to the dull metal fender trim pieces which are either overkill or not flashy enough to live on this beast. So unless this is a rare option I will probably remove them at some point.
Thanks for any info or thoughts on this!
Dan
Thanks for any info or thoughts on this!
Dan
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