Whenever I see that picture of the Keenan Motors used car lot, I wonder about the fairly large number of imports, mostly sports cars, on that lot. Do you reckon folks traded them in on Avantis, GT Hawks, Daytonas or maybe the kids started coming along they needed the room of a Cruiser.
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Originally posted by JRoberts View PostWhenever I see that picture of the Keenan Motors used car lot, I wonder about the fairly large number of imports, mostly sports cars, on that lot. Do you reckon folks traded them in on Avantis, GT Hawks, Daytonas or maybe the kids started coming along they needed the room of a Cruiser.
A dealer may be able to identify a niche market for some oddball cars and buy 'em cheap at the auction for resale on his used-car lot.
My Dad did that with 1949-1951 Willys Jeepsters circa 1954-1955. He found a good market for them in rural Paris IL and was able to buy them cheap enough at the auction, so he bought and sold several of them...but they all came from the auction, not as trade-ins. BPWe'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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Originally posted by JBOYLE View PostBill Pressler
Kent, OH
(formerly Greenville, PA)
Currently owned: 1966 Cruiser, Timberline Turquoise, 26K miles
Formerly owned: 1963 Lark Daytona Skytop R1, Ermine White
1964 Daytona Hardtop, Strato Blue
1966 Daytona Sports Sedan, Niagara Blue Mist
All are in Australia now
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Originally posted by Bill Pressler View PostI don't think that's a Lark. Too much trunk lid 'overhang'.
Considering the deck lid overhang and shape/contour of the RR tail light in the car behind the white Ranchero, I'd say the subject car is another 1957 Ford...specifically, a Fairlane 500 Town Victoria (4-door hardtop). BPWe'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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Originally posted by BobPalma View PostRight, Bill: Definitely not a Studebaker Lark...not even a Studebaker, as a matter of fact!
The trim line (and roofline) sure looks like a Lark to me though. However, in my defense, I did wonder about the trunk lid overhang.
Great, now I'm seeing Studebakers everywhere. No wonder the shrink thought I was nuts when he showed me the ink blots.
He seemed surprised when I said #4 was obviously a 62 Lark two-door.
Oh, well...I'll stick to airpanes and helicopters.Last edited by JBOYLE; 07-14-2012, 04:59 AM.63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)
Washington State
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Originally posted by JRoberts View PostAre you sure the blue wagon is not a Studebaker?
I've been studying that myself and can't state conclusively what I think it is.
I don't think it's a Studebaker, though; if it was a Stude, it would some type of prominent tail light assembly, I would think. 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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Originally posted by BobPalma View PostJoe: Do you mean the little blue wagon just barely visible to the extreme left of the white Ranchero, cut off by the edge of the image?
I've been studying that myself and can't state conclusively what I think it is.
I don't think it's a Studebaker, though; if it was a Stude, it would some type of prominent tail light assembly, I would think. BP
Terry
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Originally posted by BobPalma View PostJoe: Do you mean the little blue wagon just barely visible to the extreme left of the white Ranchero, cut off by the edge of the image?
I've been studying that myself and can't state conclusively what I think it is.
I don't think it's a Studebaker, though; if it was a Stude, it would some type of prominent tail light assembly, I would think. BP
Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Eastern North Carolina Chapter
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