Studebaker drive to the Hudson museum!

[Chris_Dresbach]

Does anybody want to go for a drive tomorrow? Tomorrow morning the Michiana chapter SDC (myself included) will be driving our cars from Mishawaka to the Hudson museum in Shipshewana. We will be meeting at the Meijer store on 331 S. in Mishawaka at 10:30am South Bend time. You do not have to be in a Studebaker to attend. The Hudson museums address is 760 S. Van Buren St. in Shipshewana. This should be a fun day and I hope to see some of you there.

[Welcome]

Does anybody want to go for a drive tomorrow? Tomorrow morning the Michiana chapter SDC (myself included) will be driving our cars from Mishawaka to the Hudson museum in Shipshewana. We will be meeting at the Meijer store on 331 S. in Mishawaka at 10:30am South Bend time. You do not have to be in a Studebaker to attend. The Hudson museums address is 760 S. Van Buren St. in Shipshewana. This should be a fun day and I hope to see some of you there.

Thanks for asking, yes, we would like to attend!!!

Believe tomorrow would mark the second time the two youngest members of a revitalized SDC Michiana Chapter have attended the same SDC event!

Here is a pic. of their meeting at the first event:

[Milaca]

Chris, why you standing so far away from her? She's purdy!

[fstst56]

Purdy and into Studebakers too ! What a find !

[Welcome]

Purdy and into Studebakers too !<<<

FIRST generation STUDEBAKER enthusiast; the other a SIXTH generation STUDEBAKER enthusiast.

Guess which one is which!!!

[Milaca]

I believe that Xtopher (Chris) is the first in his family to be a Studebaker driver. Jim, are you trying to set your grand daughter up with Chris?

[Welcome]

I believe that Xtopher (Chris) is the first in his family to be a Studebaker driver. Jim, are you trying to set your grand daughter up with Chris?

M, the only one needing "fixing up" in that pic. is the one in the middle!!!

[Chris_Dresbach]

It's taking me a few minutes to think of something to say. I'm the first generation Studebaker guy in my family.
I must say, I was beginning to wonder if any purdy girls my age that are into Studebakers existed! :P

Now that I'm on cloud 9......

[Chris_Dresbach]

why you standing so far away from her?

Good question...

[Bob Bryant]

Maybe Chris is just showing his respect for girls and grilles.

[Chris_Dresbach]

Maybe Chris is just showing his respect for girls and grilles.

That too.

[Bob Bryant]

Chris: It would be appreciated if you would provide your impressions of the Hostetler Hudson Museum. I always wanted to visit it even before it was moved to moved to Shipshewana. Maybe in 2011! i have 1903 calendar advertising the Bryant-Freeby Hardware Store. My grandfather and uncle had the store in that era. Wagons and buggies were included in their inventory and I have always wondered if they sold Studebaker products being so close to the factory.

Another museum I would like to visit is the Elcar Museum in Bristol, IN. It also has pedal cars and presently is open by appointment.

[Gary1953]

Would love to see pictures of the tour and museum. Anyone have any?

[Chris_Dresbach]

The museum was great! I really enjoyed visiting it. Almost all the cars were "early", as in early teens and twenties. They did have one of my favorite Hudsons, a '51 Hornet. What really amazed me about the museum is that it is one big private collection! The owner was even there! I didn't get his name but he was kind enough to talk about the cars. I don't have any photos of the day, but I think Jim had a camera and so did Bob Henning.

Getting there my '40 did really well too! Saturday was the first time I had ever tried to take it down the bypass. It did good with no breakdowns and an average speed of 50-55.

[Chris_Dresbach]

Here are some pics of the day courtesy of Bob Henning:

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/578737982derrAx?start=12