Since I got such good answers about the wheels, I have another question I've sometimes wondered about. When was the first year Studebaker offered a heater in their cars?
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"Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche. -
Gee, I didn't think this one would be so hard."Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche. -
Gee, I didn't think this one would be so hard."Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.Comment
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My books seem to indicate that '39 was the first year for the Climatizer option (heater-defroster).
Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle!!
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.Comment
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My books seem to indicate that '39 was the first year for the Climatizer option (heater-defroster).
Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle!!
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.Comment
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I remember my dad saying the climatizer was a $76 option of the '60 Lark. Pretty expensive for a $2050 car.Comment
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I remember my dad saying the climatizer was a $76 option of the '60 Lark. Pretty expensive for a $2050 car.Comment
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AC was a $500[:0] option in 1958. (Something like that) I've seen/driven a '58 Golden Hawk that had it.
I'm not sure about heaters. Had to be pretty early though.
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AC was a $500[:0] option in 1958. (Something like that) I've seen/driven a '58 Golden Hawk that had it.
I'm not sure about heaters. Had to be pretty early though.
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Wow, do you really think Studebakers had no heat until 1939?? By then they already had self starters, radios, interior lights, cigarette lighters (probably), and who knows what else. If I had been an engineer back then, heat would would have been a close second to having an engine."Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.Comment
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Wow, do you really think Studebakers had no heat until 1939?? By then they already had self starters, radios, interior lights, cigarette lighters (probably), and who knows what else. If I had been an engineer back then, heat would would have been a close second to having an engine."Madness...is the exception in individuals, but the rule in groups" - Nietzsche.Comment
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Come on guys, even F--d had a heater by 1928.
Klif
55 Speedster
42 Champ Coupe55 Speedster/Street Machine
63 Avanti R2
64 Convertible R1Comment
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Come on guys, even F--d had a heater by 1928.
Klif
55 Speedster
42 Champ Coupe55 Speedster/Street Machine
63 Avanti R2
64 Convertible R1Comment
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1939 may have been the first year for a factory heater installation. Before that, if you wanted one, you had a universal heater installed by your dealer. Arvin was a famous brand that I've seen in lots of different cars. They were really nothing more than a small radiator core and fan in a box hanging under the dash. By the mid-30s, most had provisions for mounting flexible hoses to feed defroster outlets.
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1939 may have been the first year for a factory heater installation. Before that, if you wanted one, you had a universal heater installed by your dealer. Arvin was a famous brand that I've seen in lots of different cars. They were really nothing more than a small radiator core and fan in a box hanging under the dash. By the mid-30s, most had provisions for mounting flexible hoses to feed defroster outlets.
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