Interesting Find

[John and Tracy Smith]

As most of you know, sometimes the best part of buying a new Studebaker is the treasure hunt of going through all of the stuff that comes along in/with the car! While we were going through the paperwork that came with the wagon, we found this old Studebaker International catalog from 2004 (Catalog #2005). Page 118 was marked with a sticky note, so we peeked inside to see what the previous owner had found worth making note of. The picture on the bottom had the caption, "Andy Granatelli, left, works with three Studebaker-STP Specials crew members making final preparations for the Indianapolis 500 mile race." Our catalog appears to have been signed by Andy Granatelli, dated 9-4-04. We're not sure whether this is an actual signature or was part of the catalog (can anyone answer this for us?), but thought it was a fascinating find! Here are some pictures of the catalog pages:







John and Tracy Smith
Queen Creek Arizona

http://1955studebaker.blogspot.com/

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[StudeRich]

Which cover Car/Photo does that Catalog have?

StudeRich

[John and Tracy Smith]

John and Tracy Smith
Queen Creek Arizona

http://1955studebaker.blogspot.com/

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[Tom Bredehoft]

My copy doesn't have any writing on it.....

Great find.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe (since 1959)
'55 President (6H Y6) State Sedan
....On the road, again....
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All Indiana built cars

[StudeRich]

OK, Tracy and John, I found it and I also agree with Tom, that your signature IS for real! []

Score! [^]

Whether or not that is Mr. Granatelli's signature, that's another thing, maybe it is one of the Crew.

StudeRich

[Dick Steinkamp]

The first name in the signature COULD be Andy, but even if I squint real hard, I can't make the last name into Granatelli. (but then my signature doesn't look anything like my name either ).

Here's another reported to be his signature...

http://www.ioffer.com/i/ANDY-GRANATELLI-Reprint-Autograph-Signed-Photo-INDY-V-101856222

One more...







Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA

[63t-cab]

My gut feeling says that's the real thing.

Joseph R. Zeiger

[John and Tracy Smith]

We've been in touch with the previous owner and will ask him if he can give us more information on the signature. In any case, we'll ask if he'd like his signed copy back. Thanks, everyone...we'll keep you posted with what we find out.

John and Tracy Smith
Queen Creek Arizona

http://1955studebaker.blogspot.com/

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[Studebaker Wheel]

You need to look at this previous post:

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38078

I know this is Andy's actual signature since I was sitting next to him when he signed it.

Richard Quinn
Editor emeritus: Antique Studebaker Review

[Green 53]

I will confirm it to be Andy's signature as well. He and Vince recently signed a few copies of the December Hemmings Muscle magazine for me. We will be offering them at a silent auction in Glendale. Vince will be the keynote speaker at the AOAI Banquet June 3 in Glendale.

Denny L