Studebaker Internal Film

[bams50]

I never saw this before. Very interesting film made for in-company use, directed at the dealers. It's broken into 5 parts, all on YouTube; first one is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6k4cZc30X4

First part has a segment on Sherwood Egbert, and he speaks to the dealers. Second part lists and describes the various other companies acquired by Studebaker.

The 5 parts total about a half-hour; be sure to see them all. There's also a 2-parter from 1959. If you haven't seen them, definitely worth a look!

Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131

[Roscomacaw]

One thing in part 5 REALLY caught my eye! At 2 minutes and 28 seconds into part 5, there's a pair of hands fitting a model headlight fixture into a scale model fender. It looks very 58 Packard Hawkish, but what's even more intriguing is that the HL fixture looks VERY MUCH like the modified fenders that Richard Quinn shared a photo of from the recent SB swwap meet![:0]

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1963 Cruiser
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President two door

[bams50]

quote:Originally posted by Mr.Biggs

One thing in part 5 REALLY caught my eye! At 2 minutes and 28 seconds into part 5, there's a pair of hands fitting a model headlight fixture into a scale model fender. It looks very 58 Packard Hawkish, but what's even more intriguing is that the HL fixture looks VERY MUCH like the modified fenders that Richard Quinn shared a photo of from the recent SB swap meet![:0]

I didn't catch that... definitely makes you say hmmm...

Here's the one from 1959 (assume it was releaseds in '58). Really cool look at how the dealers were introduced to the all-new Project X car, before it was called "Lark":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_YaiIsuA3U

It's a 2-parter. Another fascinating movie (in this Lark nerd's opinion)

Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131

[StudeRich]

quote:Originally posted by bams50

Here's the one from 1959 (assume it was released in '58). Really cool look at how the dealers were introduced to the all-new Project X car, before it was called "Lark":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_YaiIsuA3U

That was my Dad's boss there Bob, the Dealer from the Dealer Council Mr. Afton, from Frank H. Afton Co. Inglewood, CA who says: "Mr. Swasey, I can sell that car on looks alone, but I would really like to see what else it's got", so they then go from the Factory to the proving grounds! []


StudeRich at Studebakers Northwest -Ferndale,WA

[clonelark]

Did you notice the car in video #2 at the proving grounds has a two tone paint job?

[StudeRich]

We have talked about that one here before, it's the same prototype Tahiti Coral and White Regal 4 Door that is shown on the '59 Lark Brochure, no one has ever verified that any production models were two-toned, except custom painted fleets of cars.

[Bill Pressler]

At 1:18 in segment 1, Egbert's secretary walks in and hands him something and you hear Egbert say, "Thank you Martha". That is obviously the late Martha Fleener, whom I met at the '93 Avanti 30th Anniversary Meet in South Bend and also at one of the May annual meets where I met her again at the SNM. She was a friendly and classy lady.

Bill Pressler
Kent, OH
'63 Lark Daytona Skytop R1
'64 Daytona Hardtop