Beautiful 1953 Commander Custom

[GriotsGarage]

Hello all. I thought the current Griot's Garage cover car might be of interest (or maybe even familiar) to some of you. It's a one-of-a-kind '53 Commander Custom. Paxton supercharged, air ride suspension, wire wheels... quite a beauty.

Take a look by following the link in our RSS news feed (and feel free to subscribe to the feed to get more great content updates).

http://feeds.feedburner.com/GriotsGarage

Have fun in your garage!
-mike

[41 Frank]

That would be Steve Hudson's car who frequents this Forum.

[GriotsGarage]

Correct!

[JDP]

Mike, welcome to the forum, I'm a fan of your detailing stuff, I have a shelf full of the stuff. I started with the clay, went to the polish and waxes, and then there was no turning back.

JDP/Maryland

[JDP]

Cool, just got the Groit's catalog today, the Studebaker is on the cover.

JDP/Maryland

[barnlark]

"Mike, welcome to the forum, I'm a fan of your detailing stuff, I have a shelf full of the stuff. I started with the clay, went to the polish and waxes, and then there was no turning back."
JDP/Maryland


Mike,
If you had any idea what a compliment that is, you'd send him a free case of supplies toward the next Stude cover car! That explains why the pictures I've seen of your work, JP, is impeccable. I have some of those products too, but not any of the body work talent.
Welcome, Mike and please come to Lancaster, PA in September for our SDC International Meet.

[S2DSteve]

It was an interesting experience, starting with constant heavy rain all the way there and back. On the way back, there was a pretty big pile up just a few hundred yards in front of me. When I arrived at their shop in Tacoma, the car was a mess (totally cancelling the several hours spent detailing the day before). They had 3 other cars in the shop, 2 for photo shoots and Mr. Griot's GT350. I had expected they would place some products around the car, take some shots, and that would be it, but there was a whole lot more to it. At one point, there were 5 or 6 guys dealing with various aspects of the shoot, and it took 2 or 3 hours just to get set up. They have a full time crew of people just working on the catalog, and it's obvious high quality photography is a key part of their marketing philosophy. Again, an interesting experience and of course it was definitely a thrill to see our car on the cover when the catalog arrived in the mail today.
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Steve Hudson
The Dalles, Oregon
1949 "GMOBaker" 1-T Dually (workhorse)
1953 Commander Convertible (show & go)
1953 Champion Starliner (custom/rod project)
1954 Champion Coupe (daily driver)
1960 Hawk (future project?)

[rockne10]

Mike,
I've used more than a few gallons of your microbial floor cleaner as well. When the jug is empty, it makes a great scoop for the oil-Dri!

Welcome to our little forum.

It would be great if you could join us in Lancaster.

Contact Avantidon on this forum if you would be interested in vending.
There would be no dearth of testimonials to your products.

Brad Johnson
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight, '53 Commander Starlight

[mbstude]

A car worthy of gracing the cover of any magazine. Well done, fellas! [8D]

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[JDP]

I have to admit, I sort of stumbled onto the Groit's stuff. Like many products, I'd seen the ad's, but resisted spending the extra money compared to the normal parts store stuff, but then I got some of the products when I bought out a detailing shop and was hooked.
I don't know if I'll even pop for a $100 car wash hose nozzle, but I did buy the special wash bucket. Like Eastwood tools, the catalog gets me in trouble buying stuff I never knew I needed.


JDP/Maryland

[Dick Steinkamp]

quote:Originally posted by S2DSteve

It was an interesting experience,

Nice going, Steve! A great experience, I'm sure. They couldn't have picked a prettier car []!

[GriotsGarage]

Always great to hear from customers who are enjoying and getting great results with our products. We're always on the lookout for testimonials for the Handbook and the website... so if any of you want to share your car with the world, please send in a few photos and a write-up to sales@griotsgarage.com

You can see some other testimonials here: http://tinyurl.com/4ttllc

Thanks for the feedback, and thanks Steve for sharing your amazing car with us. I've forwarded your event invitation to our Events Coordinator.

Have fun in your garage!
-mike

[JBOYLE]

I ought to stop by their Tacoma HQ next time I'm across the street getting my wife's Mini Cooper serviced.

She bought me their clay kit for Christmas and I used it on the Bearcat for its post-hibernation clean up and it worked great.
Also, it got lots of winter grunge buildup off the Mini's white roof.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State