Hi . . . been working on a project regarding hi-po Studebakers. Bob Palma and George Krem have been extremely helpful, but now I'm faced with some confusion regarding timelines and I'm hoping someone here is able to clarify.
As far as I can tell, Studebaker ran Bonneville on these approximate dates:
- August 1962 (broke Mickey Thomson's record)
- Feb 1963 (Super Lark and Super Hawk)
- [more.....see below]
Now this is where it becomes confusing:
- In August 1963, a collaboration with Sears Allstate led to several cross-country jaunts, with the car eventually heading to Bonneville for a two-way average of 145.99 mph. However, I can't find the date of this run.
- Then there were several runs where 72 records were broken. I have a Studebaker News issue from October 1963 that talks about it and shows several ads created to commemorate the event. Since the issue is 10/63, I can only guess these runs were before September 1963, correct?
- And then in October 1963 there was another run, this time with Due Cento. However, I am unsure what other Studebakers were run - in my notes, I have Granatelli bringing a dozen cars, but I think that's mixing up the above (72 records broken).
If someone is well versed in Studebaker's Bonneville efforts and can help me sort out the dates (I don't need exact dates, so "Aug 1963" is fine), it would be much appreciated. I simply don't want to mix up the visits to Bonneville and the results - cheers!
As far as I can tell, Studebaker ran Bonneville on these approximate dates:
- August 1962 (broke Mickey Thomson's record)
- Feb 1963 (Super Lark and Super Hawk)
- [more.....see below]
Now this is where it becomes confusing:
- In August 1963, a collaboration with Sears Allstate led to several cross-country jaunts, with the car eventually heading to Bonneville for a two-way average of 145.99 mph. However, I can't find the date of this run.
- Then there were several runs where 72 records were broken. I have a Studebaker News issue from October 1963 that talks about it and shows several ads created to commemorate the event. Since the issue is 10/63, I can only guess these runs were before September 1963, correct?
- And then in October 1963 there was another run, this time with Due Cento. However, I am unsure what other Studebakers were run - in my notes, I have Granatelli bringing a dozen cars, but I think that's mixing up the above (72 records broken).
If someone is well versed in Studebaker's Bonneville efforts and can help me sort out the dates (I don't need exact dates, so "Aug 1963" is fine), it would be much appreciated. I simply don't want to mix up the visits to Bonneville and the results - cheers!
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