Although my NG posts receive little, to no responses, I thought I would pose a question to the group. Does anyone think that a Wiki about Studebaker cars would have any interest? What I was thinking about was for instance, a Wiki about my interest- Sky Hawks. It would include the usual stuff like it is a one year car of low production, etc. But then it would include the really detailed stuff that may interest someone perhaps doing a restoration or trying to get ready for judging. i.e., a resource to find out what type of philips screw was used to attach the taillights to the housings- filister type if I remember correctly. Also did anyone know that some (all?) Los Angeles built SH came from the factory with '55 taillight lenses? Mine did and for what reason, who knows, possibly the '56 supplier was late to ship the correct ones and '55 were leftover and would fit. Or what type of carpet weave was used in '56 Hawks- Daytona. Another example is that great discussion and chart this past week on another topic based on Avanti carpet colors- that would be a great addition to an interior section on an Avanti Wiki. As some may know Wiki's can be added to and edited by anyone who is "in the know". They could also include pics like what the weave looks like for year specific trunk mats (not truck mats). There could be sections that list parts that would be available for other models and years. Links to other web sites and be added too. Heck, someone could do a section based on the year specific booklets for differing model years. I realize that lots of this info has been published before in Turning Wheels, but finding past editions may not be easy or readily available. In my opinion, maybe the SDC could be the sponsor of such a project. I also realize this would be a HUGE undertaking, but there are enough "experts" (JP, BP, 8, Studeman, etc) here that post that It could be doable. Again, this is just a thought.
Don C.
Don C.
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