My wife and I just got back from a 2-week trip to Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada. We drove out to Scottsdale AZ in a Penske rental truck to bring my younger son his furniture/stuff that he had stored at our house (figure that was the most efficient way of getting it out of our house ), then rented a car and toured AZ, NM, and NV for about 9 days. We flew back from Phoenix yesterday.
I had hoped to tell everyone that we saw lots of Studebakers on the road, but alas we did not see any driving. We did see one being towed behind a fancy motorhome on I-40 near Gallup New Mexico -- a nice '66 Daytona Sport Sedan. Anyone on the forum recognize it or own it?? It had Arizona plates:
On the east side of Moriarty NM, right alongside I-40, we saw several Studebakers sitting in a yard (possibly for quite a while): a Champ pickup, a 1-ton or larger '57 thru '64 truck, a white '64 or '65 sedan, and some type of C/K body (maybe a '56 Golden Hawk but couldn't tell for sure). Unfortunately no pictures, since my request to backtrack and photograph would not have been met with enthusiasm .
In Show Low AZ, we spotted a metallic blue '59 or '60 Hawk at what looked like a custom/hot rod shop. Looked like this one was being driven. Again, no pictures..........
In Santa Rosa NM, at the Route 66 Museum, there was a M-Series Pickup sitting out back in a line of other derelict vehicles:
At the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, there is what is supposedly a '32 Studebaker sitting on the old Route 66 roadbed. Can anyone verify the year? I have a few more pictures but didn't want to load too many:
In Winslow AZ (yes, the 'standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona' place) there was what looked like a Studebaker Scotsman pickup with a patriotic paint scheme sitting on a Brand-X four wheel drive frame. Don't get too excited, there were wooden blocks helping support the body on the frame, no steering box, and only part of an engine, but it would make for a neat vehicle if finished:
Finally, also in Winslow AZ is a picture that was hanging on the wall of the café where we had breakfast, showing a street scene from Winslow in the '50s or '60s.......with a '55 V8 Studebaker pickup taking a prominent position in the forefront:
We saw a lot of other interesting cars, including Kaisers, Willys Aero, Crosleys, etc. In Santa Fe we stumbled on the annual Santa Fe Concurs which is a three-day show. On Saturday morning they have a 'show' in the square before the cars leave on a driving tour; there were Packards, Auburns, a very early original unrestored Shelby Cobra, a Cunningham, Sunbeam Tiger, a Glasspar G2, and many other neat cars. Wish we had more Studebaker pictures to show, however, but I hope you enjoy them.
I had hoped to tell everyone that we saw lots of Studebakers on the road, but alas we did not see any driving. We did see one being towed behind a fancy motorhome on I-40 near Gallup New Mexico -- a nice '66 Daytona Sport Sedan. Anyone on the forum recognize it or own it?? It had Arizona plates:
On the east side of Moriarty NM, right alongside I-40, we saw several Studebakers sitting in a yard (possibly for quite a while): a Champ pickup, a 1-ton or larger '57 thru '64 truck, a white '64 or '65 sedan, and some type of C/K body (maybe a '56 Golden Hawk but couldn't tell for sure). Unfortunately no pictures, since my request to backtrack and photograph would not have been met with enthusiasm .
In Show Low AZ, we spotted a metallic blue '59 or '60 Hawk at what looked like a custom/hot rod shop. Looked like this one was being driven. Again, no pictures..........
In Santa Rosa NM, at the Route 66 Museum, there was a M-Series Pickup sitting out back in a line of other derelict vehicles:
At the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, there is what is supposedly a '32 Studebaker sitting on the old Route 66 roadbed. Can anyone verify the year? I have a few more pictures but didn't want to load too many:
In Winslow AZ (yes, the 'standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona' place) there was what looked like a Studebaker Scotsman pickup with a patriotic paint scheme sitting on a Brand-X four wheel drive frame. Don't get too excited, there were wooden blocks helping support the body on the frame, no steering box, and only part of an engine, but it would make for a neat vehicle if finished:
Finally, also in Winslow AZ is a picture that was hanging on the wall of the café where we had breakfast, showing a street scene from Winslow in the '50s or '60s.......with a '55 V8 Studebaker pickup taking a prominent position in the forefront:
We saw a lot of other interesting cars, including Kaisers, Willys Aero, Crosleys, etc. In Santa Fe we stumbled on the annual Santa Fe Concurs which is a three-day show. On Saturday morning they have a 'show' in the square before the cars leave on a driving tour; there were Packards, Auburns, a very early original unrestored Shelby Cobra, a Cunningham, Sunbeam Tiger, a Glasspar G2, and many other neat cars. Wish we had more Studebaker pictures to show, however, but I hope you enjoy them.
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