100 yrs Studebaker Canada and Fleetwood Country Cruiz in

[johnod]

This show was held in London ON., this past weekend, and was great. Studes were the featured marque at the show this year, and there must have been a couple of dozen. Not a lot compared to all the Fords Chevs and Mopars,there, but more in one place than i've seen. The gold 53 and the blue coupe featured in this months turning wheels were there and both looked great. To me the star Stude attraction was the modified 37 Coupe Express, I'd never seen one in the metal, don't know who's it was but it was gorgeous,better than pictures by far.
Kudos to the Hamilton club for putting on nice show at such a great venue, I hope to meet some of you folks again, and thanks.

If anyone has some pics please feel free to add them, I managed to lose mine.

[kmul221]

There were about 70 Studes there & Steve T. is going to post photo's time permitting

[johnod]

There were about 70 Studes there & Steve T. is going to post photo's time permitting

Really??? 70 studes, it didn't seem like that many,but the place is huge, I stand corrected,thanks. I look forward to the pics.

[Steve T]

Got the pix onto CD but it's going to be a bit before I have them ready to post...my PC here is ancient and won't even open the files on the CD the way they're formatted.

I counted 48 Studes/Avantis and two Packards at Fleetwood, but could have been off by one or two. There seem to be 52 in the pix on the CD though, so I must have missed a couple when walking round counting. (It would have been easy to guess low, as the Studes were ranged all across the front of the property, not only in front of Mr Plunkett's residence itself, but also on the lawn by the Fleetwood Salon building...from any one spot you wouldn't have seen more than a dozen or so.)

Anyway, that was my first visit to Fleetwood, but I hope it will not be my last: a wonderful show, and Mr Plunkett not only has a spectacular collection but is a most gracious host. He even arranged--I know not how--for the weather to be gorgeous: the opposite of what was predicted for this past Saturday!

Cheers; pix to follow ASAP,

Steve T

[Steve T]

OK, finally got the pix online, herewith a sampling...


In front of Mr Plunkett's impressive house



More Studes down the hill from the Fleetwood Salon building (which imitates a "grand ballroom" 30s-style car show and houses Mr Plunkett's 20s-40s Caddys, including several V16s)



37 Coupe Express rod, the earliest Stude present



One of two 40 Champion rods. This "Hoodless Horseman" look is becoming more common among rods; I must admit it is not my cup of tea!



46 Champion Skyway rod



50 Champion 2dr sedan



50 Starlight



51 Commander droptop



52 Starlight



Interesting 52 convertible rod



58 Commander 4dr



More to follow...Larks next, then Hawks, etc...

S.

[Steve T]

Larks next...


Betty the 62 Deluxe visits Mr Plunkett's place...probably the classiest surroundings she's been in since new!



62 Daytona HT rod sports new Skytop



63 Lark Regal in front of the SDC Stude Canada centennial banner



63 Daytona Wagonaire



64 Commander 2dr



65 Commander Wagonaire



65 Commander 4dr



66 Cruiser (one of two present; there was also a 66 Commander 4dr)



Bourke Coupes/Hawk series next...

S.

[Steve T]

"Loewys" and Hawks...


53 C-body rod



54 "Goldenrod" (as seen recently in TW)



55 Prez HT



Rare bird: 58 Silver Hawk SIX. Not many of these were made and very few survive



59 Silver Hawk



62 Gran Turismo



63 GT



64 GT



Another 64 GT (R2-4-me's car...nice to see it on the scene again Allen!)



Avantis and trucks next...

S.

[Steve T]

Avantis, trucks, Packards etc...


63 Avanti



64 Avanti



Avanti II



80s Avanti



49 2R pickup rod...pretty wild



55 E7 pickup



Packard Caribbean droptop



56 Clipper Constellation



SDC's tent, with my model-car display at the front (I could've sold most of them if I'd wanted to!)...



A tiny taste of the non-Stude attendance



Quite the show; tip of the hat to Mr Plunkett and crew, hope to be back in 2011!

Cheers all

S.

[Chris Pile]

Great pix! Thanks for posting.

[SusieQ]

The Fleetwood Cruize In On You Tube

See this link on you tube for videos of the day. All in all it was pretty impressive.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fleetwood+cruize+in+2010&aq=f

One there posted by Dweeby Geek part 1 has some neat pictures of the Studebakers and Avantis...

[Gary1953]

Great pictures. Looks like that would have been a great show to attend.
Thank you for posting.

[johnod]

Thanks for posting all the pics, I was there , and there's still a couple of cars in your pics i hadn't seen, that place is great.