Vehicle of the day 7-14-11 -- 1964 Studebaker Red Top

[clonelark]

http://billstudepage.homestead.com/files/taxi.htm

[BobGlasscock]

Darn! July already......................

[r1lark]

Neat car, have seen it many times. And John Kelly (the owner) is one of the nicest Studebaker guys you would want to meet!

[Sam Ensley]

I can remember about 1960 or 1961 that my brother bought five former Lark taxicabs at one time. They were all black and had plain red vinyl upholstery.

[george o]

I've seen this one in person. It's really neat!!! There was a story told that there were 6 studebaker lark taxi's in a junkyard outside Wilson, N.C. I tried to get access 3 times, closed, no one around, disconnected phone. It was many years ago, now I guess just folklure.

take care

george o

[53k]

In the Virginia Museum of Transportation at Roanoke-

[65cruiser]

I specifically remember when I was a kid Louisville had some 1966 Studebaker taxi's. I remember the Refreshaire vents in the back.

[Warren Webb]

When I was a kid growing up in Woodbridge, New Jersey I remember the local taxi service had one taxi, a 61 Lark being used. They were located directly across from the train station parking lot, next door to the candy store where I made my usual stop when there was change in my pocket. A few years later (1965?) I bought a 61 OHV 6 from Artie Cutler in South Amboy who told me it had been in a taxi & was on its 3rd rebuild, which I installed in my then 59 Lark. I dont know if it was from the same taxi in Woodbridge or another, but it sure ran strong!