We had a nice turnout of Studebakers at our local car show (Cruise The Gorge) last month. I counted a total of 8 out of the 300 or so cars in attendance-pretty good considering I frequently see only 2 or 3 other Studes (if that many) at much larger events.
What was really cool is that those 8 cars went home with 6 trophies! That's a 75% win ratio in a show in which only 15% of all the cars in attendance took home awards. Then the next day at the smaller "second chance" show a few miles South, 3 of the 4 Studebakers there took home awards, including best-in-show.
No too bad!
See the winners at www.sdc-nw.org
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?)
What was really cool is that those 8 cars went home with 6 trophies! That's a 75% win ratio in a show in which only 15% of all the cars in attendance took home awards. Then the next day at the smaller "second chance" show a few miles South, 3 of the 4 Studebakers there took home awards, including best-in-show.
No too bad!
See the winners at www.sdc-nw.org
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?)
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'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight, '53 Commander Starlight
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