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  • View from the roof of building 84

    A picture is worth a thousand words.

    The sign is owned by Tim Janowiak and is currently lighting up the sky high above downtown South Bend from the roof of building 84 like a pillar in the night, just representing Studebaker! The daytime photo gives it no justice, it looks incredible from street view in the dark. When I'm out that way tomorrow night I'll take my camera and get a couple photos.
    Chris Dresbach

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    Chris,
    That puts a stronger pulse back in all of us - Thanks.

    \"QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER\"
    MELBOURNE.

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    • #3
      Just makes me want to cry. What would our cars look like today if they had stayed in business!
      Ed Sallia
      Dundee, OR

      Sol Lucet Omnibus

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      • #4
        I can't wait to see the night time view!

        Chris.

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        • #5
          Thanks for posting Chris.....fantastic !
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          Home of the Fried Green Tomato

          "IF YOU WANT THE SMILES YOU NEED TO DO THE MILES "

          1960 Champ , 1966 Daytona , 1965 Daytona Wagonaire

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          • #6
            Thanks Chris! Looks great!
            sigpic1957 Packard Clipper Country Sedan

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Commander Eddie View Post
              Just makes me want to cry. What would our cars look like today if they had stayed in business!
              I imagine mine would look the same. LOL

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              • #8
                Great pic. Would love to see it lit up.

                Originally posted by Commander Eddie View Post
                Just makes me want to cry. What would our cars look like today if they had stayed in business!
                Well, they probably would have gone the way of the others. Grown to huge gas guzzlers by the mid 70s. Copied the Japanese and Europeans with little ugly econo boxes in the 80s. Perhaps they would have done a retro styled car in the 2000s. Like the Mini, Camaro, Mustang and Challenger. Perhaps a PT Cruiser, HHR, SSR type vehicle.

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                • #9
                  Wouldn't it be great if we could put a sign like that on top of Dover Downs for 2014 International Meet. That would be a sight to behold. I'll bring the extension cord if somebody brings the sign and a really big ladder!
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                  1961 Flamingo Studebaker Hawk

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                  • #10
                    awesome!!!
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                    Mike Barany

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                    • #11
                      Nice.. So its on wheels?

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                      • #12
                        No, It is on a scissor Jack now and is anchored with cables to the roof. To get it there it was put on a large cart, taken up to the roof where we had to remove about a city block of snow, pushed to the northeast end of the building and gingerly lifted onto the Jack while sliding around on the icy rubber membrane coating the roof and secured. It was a bit of a pucker factor as fragile as those glass letters are and it being pretty dear to me as it was off the Freeman-Spicer Studebaker Dealership in South Bend. Getting it down will be another adventure but it's all worth it.

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                        • #13
                          The neon signs are really cool and I can understand your enthusiasm and pride..

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                          • #14
                            [QUOTE=SScopelli;805683]The neon signs are really cool and I can understand your enthusiasm and pride...



                            Looks like SScopelli found one of the clues in the dry southwest that pointed the way to the Whistler!
                            Mike Lynch
                            Sunnyslope, AZ

                            "Be kind and civil. Allow that you may be mistaken; allow that others will make mistakes, be gracious. If you're going to contribute, try to make it worthwhile."
                            Alan Taylor

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                            • #15
                              Super-mighty-heavyduty-cool ! ! !

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