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    Trivia question: What was phone # at Studebaker?

    For a little fun project I am working on, I'm trying to find what the phone number was at the Studebaker factory in the 1940s or early '50s when everyone had an exchange name and only 4-5 digits, like TUxedo 5-5555. I looked through all my parts catalogs, shop manuals, service bulletins and NONE of them show a phone number anywhere. I'd like the number for the service department, but I'll take anything that really was a Stude phone number. Surely, the dealers had a number to call, but it's clear that calling South Bend was not encouraged. This wasn't important to me at all until I realized I couldn't find ANY Stude phone numbers - then it became a challenge! Does anyone have old factory correspondence with a phone number on it?

    [img=left]http://www.studegarage.com/images/gary_ash_m5_sm.jpg[/img=left] Gary Ash
    Dartmouth, Mass.
    '48 M5
    '65 Wagonaire Commander
    '63 Wagonaire Standard
    web site at http://www.studegarage.com
    Gary Ash
    Dartmouth, Mass.

    '32 Indy car replica (in progress)
    ’41 Commander Land Cruiser
    '48 M5
    '65 Wagonaire Commander
    '63 Wagonaire Standard
    web site at http://www.studegarage.com
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    OK, Gary: Having written Studebaker with several ideas for what they ought to be doing circa 1961-1964 (with the accompanying wisdom of a 15-18 year old [}]), I have several personal reply letters from various Important Studebaker People in my file, on Studebaker letterhead of the era. At the bottom of the letterhead, the telephone number ATlantic 9-7111 appears.

    However, I suspect it has been disconnected. [8D] BP
    We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.

    G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.

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    • #3
      OK, Gary: Having written Studebaker with several ideas for what they ought to be doing circa 1961-1964 (with the accompanying wisdom of a 15-18 year old [}]), I have several personal reply letters from various Important Studebaker People in my file, on Studebaker letterhead of the era. At the bottom of the letterhead, the telephone number ATlantic 9-7111 appears.

      However, I suspect it has been disconnected. [8D] BP
      We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.

      G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.

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      • #4
        Wow, thanks, Bob! That's just what I wanted. Amazing how this forum can produce even the most arcane information in a short period of time. Your time today was 1 hour, 3 minutes, 5 seconds, by the posting times. Fantastic!

        I was working on a little take-off on Gus Wilson and the Model Garage from Popular Science for my next Ocean Bay chapter newsletter edition. Remember him? See http://www.gus-stories.org for some good memories.

        [img=left]http://www.studegarage.com/images/gary_ash_m5_sm.jpg[/img=left] Gary Ash
        Dartmouth, Mass.
        '48 M5
        '65 Wagonaire Commander
        '63 Wagonaire Standard
        web site at http://www.studegarage.com
        Gary Ash
        Dartmouth, Mass.

        '32 Indy car replica (in progress)
        ’41 Commander Land Cruiser
        '48 M5
        '65 Wagonaire Commander
        '63 Wagonaire Standard
        web site at http://www.studegarage.com

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        • #5
          Wow, thanks, Bob! That's just what I wanted. Amazing how this forum can produce even the most arcane information in a short period of time. Your time today was 1 hour, 3 minutes, 5 seconds, by the posting times. Fantastic!

          I was working on a little take-off on Gus Wilson and the Model Garage from Popular Science for my next Ocean Bay chapter newsletter edition. Remember him? See http://www.gus-stories.org for some good memories.

          [img=left]http://www.studegarage.com/images/gary_ash_m5_sm.jpg[/img=left] Gary Ash
          Dartmouth, Mass.
          '48 M5
          '65 Wagonaire Commander
          '63 Wagonaire Standard
          web site at http://www.studegarage.com
          Gary Ash
          Dartmouth, Mass.

          '32 Indy car replica (in progress)
          ’41 Commander Land Cruiser
          '48 M5
          '65 Wagonaire Commander
          '63 Wagonaire Standard
          web site at http://www.studegarage.com

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          • #6
            I tried that number Bob, it's always busy!

            Miscreant adrift in
            the BerStuda Triangle!!

            1957 Transtar 1/2ton
            1960 Larkvertible V8
            1958 Provincial wagon
            1953 Commander coupe
            No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.

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            • #7
              I tried that number Bob, it's always busy!

              Miscreant adrift in
              the BerStuda Triangle!!

              1957 Transtar 1/2ton
              1960 Larkvertible V8
              1958 Provincial wagon
              1953 Commander coupe
              No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.

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              • #8
                Attached are two scans of Studebaker letters from 1963 & 1965. They are from my vast collection of material I own that came from a distant relitive who co-owned Roth Plating in South Bend. I still have the vast majority of studebaker engeering blueprints of all diecast trim pieces Roth was to supply.

                In 1963 the Phone number was listed as "Alantic 9-71 11"

                In 1965 Studebaker Automotive Sales Corporation (in South Bend) was listed as "289-7111".

                Just for kicks I looked up 574-289-7111 to see who might have studes old number and google came up with no results. Who has the guts to call it and find out? [}] LOL

                Kent Fedor




                [img] http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h1...uskenny/63.jpg [/img]

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                • #9
                  Attached are two scans of Studebaker letters from 1963 & 1965. They are from my vast collection of material I own that came from a distant relitive who co-owned Roth Plating in South Bend. I still have the vast majority of studebaker engeering blueprints of all diecast trim pieces Roth was to supply.

                  In 1963 the Phone number was listed as "Alantic 9-71 11"

                  In 1965 Studebaker Automotive Sales Corporation (in South Bend) was listed as "289-7111".

                  Just for kicks I looked up 574-289-7111 to see who might have studes old number and google came up with no results. Who has the guts to call it and find out? [}] LOL

                  Kent Fedor




                  [img] http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h1...uskenny/63.jpg [/img]

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                  • #10
                    I dialed it! I got a fax machine.[}]

                    Miscreant adrift in
                    the BerStuda Triangle!!

                    1957 Transtar 1/2ton
                    1960 Larkvertible V8
                    1958 Provincial wagon
                    1953 Commander coupe
                    No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      I dialed it! I got a fax machine.[}]

                      Miscreant adrift in
                      the BerStuda Triangle!!

                      1957 Transtar 1/2ton
                      1960 Larkvertible V8
                      1958 Provincial wagon
                      1953 Commander coupe
                      No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.

                      Comment

                      • #12
                        quote:Originally posted by Mr.Biggs

                        I dialed it! I got a fax machine.[}]

                        Miscreant adrift in
                        the BerStuda Triangle!!

                        1957 Transtar 1/2ton
                        1960 Larkvertible V8
                        1958 Provincial wagon
                        1953 Commander coupe
                        You well could, Bob[:0]: "AT" becomes "28" prefix in the new system: That's still a valid prefix in South Bend. [}] My friend Don Galeziewski's home phone has a 28 prefix, for example. BP
                        We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.

                        G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.

                        Comment

                        • #13
                          quote:Originally posted by Mr.Biggs

                          I dialed it! I got a fax machine.[}]

                          Miscreant adrift in
                          the BerStuda Triangle!!

                          1957 Transtar 1/2ton
                          1960 Larkvertible V8
                          1958 Provincial wagon
                          1953 Commander coupe
                          You well could, Bob[:0]: "AT" becomes "28" prefix in the new system: That's still a valid prefix in South Bend. [}] My friend Don Galeziewski's home phone has a 28 prefix, for example. BP
                          We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.

                          G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.

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                          • #14
                            Who wants to be the first to fax them an order for the upcoming 2007 Studebaaker?

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                            • #15
                              Who wants to be the first to fax them an order for the upcoming 2007 Studebaaker?

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