Had to run this photo of a very nice early '53...I think the wire caps and back up lights really add to the 'look'! QUESTION....Did ALL '53 Commanders have that angled 'Commander' script on the deck lid?
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Wow. Accessories plus. The back up lights and rear bumper guard are add-ons. The Commander script at the paint break I have seen before and I've seen the script on the trunk, too. Just don't know if both were appropriate for that year.Dave Warren (Perry Mason by day, Perry Como by night)
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Yes, all production 1953 Commanders had the "Commander" nameplate on the trunk.
The script on the pictured car does not appear to be placed correctly.
Some pre-production pictures show the trunk lid without the "Commander" script.
How do you know that it is an "early '53"? What is the S/N? As I have posted many times here, ALL Vernon (LA) CA 1953s had the tri-star emblems.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Originally posted by warrlaw1 View PostWow. Accessories plus. The back up lights and rear bumper guard are add-ons. The Commander script at the paint break I have seen before and I've seen the script on the trunk, too. Just don't know if both were appropriate for that year.
The rear bumper guard, with the license plate lights, is standard equipment.
At the paint break is "Studebaker", not "Commander". All two-tone 1953 C/K models had this and ALL Vernon (LA) CA 1953 C/K models had it.
See my post (#3) about the "Commander" script on the trunk.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Originally posted by studegary View PostYes, all production 1953 Commanders had the "Commander" nameplate on the trunk.
The script on the pictured car does not appear to be placed correctly.
Some pre-production pictures show the trunk lid without the "Commander" script.
How do you know that it is an "early '53"? What is the S/N? As I have posted many times here, ALL Vernon (LA) CA 1953s had the tri-star emblems.
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Also, the pictured car is missing its rear quarter panel "V8" emblem.
I always left these off. Is this a car that I owned or worked on?
Bob Bourke didn't want those emblems and new, replacement quarters came without holes for these emblems. To me, that was plenty of reason to leave them off.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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