I wad just reading the thread about Aunt B's 66 Datona and the linked threads and was just wondering what other celebrity owned Studebakers are out there, past or present.
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And not let us forget Mr. Dick Van Dyke's Avanti.sigpic1957 Packard Clipper Country Sedan
"There's nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer"
Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
"I have a great memory for forgetting things" Number 1 son, Lee Chan
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Originally posted by Scott View PostI think Alice Cooper owned or owns an Avanti. I believe my father has talked with him.Ed Sallia
Dundee, OR
Sol Lucet Omnibus
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How does Mr. Van Dyke stand so much automotive coolness? An Avanti plus a c.1910 Paragon Panther!1963 Champ "Stu Bludebaker"- sometimes driver
1957 Silver Hawk "Josie"- picking up the pieces after an unreliable body man let it rot for 11 years from an almost driver to a basket case
1951 Land Cruiser "Bunnie Ketcher" only 47M miles!
1951 Commander Starlight "Dale"- basket case
1947 Champion "Sally"- basket case
1941 Commander Land Cruiser "Ursula"- basket case
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Nearly all the cars on that list above are pre WW2 or Avanti's. I guess except for the Avanti Studebakers had fallen out of favor with the celebrity class. Does anyone know if J Leno, owns a Studebaker? I'm always looking in the background when I watch J Leno's garage but I've never seen one. I've even left comments on his YouTube page for him to do a Studebaker any Studebaker but I guess I'm just a voice in the wilderness.I'd rather be driving my Studebaker!
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Thirties actress Jeanette MacDonald. In the late sixties, I often saw her '56 Golden Hawk in the shop at Frost & French in LA. That was a couple of years following her death. Car was then driven by her husband, actor Gene Raymond. Raymond had been host of the TV Reader's Digest sponsored by Studebaker in '56. He did a lot of the Studebaker, Packard and Clipper commercials. Guessing he got a heck of a deal on that car in '56.Gil Zimmerman
Riverside, CA
1955 Speedster
1956 Golden Hawk
1958 Packard Hawk
1958 President
1963 Avanti R2
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Originally posted by Studebaker Wheel View PostHere is page 3 of the Almanac column I mentioned in post #2 above. Note partial listing on right.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]64695[/ATTACH]Gil Zimmerman
Riverside, CA
1955 Speedster
1956 Golden Hawk
1958 Packard Hawk
1958 President
1963 Avanti R2
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Here is the '62 GT Hawk that Studebaker gave to Mr. Ed TV Show Star, Alan Young:
The Owner of Frank H. Afton Studebaker Packard Mercedes Frank and Mr. Ed.
Inglewood, Calif. handing Alan the keys to his New Hawk.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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