Today was the 16th annual March Madness Studebaker Meet in Arizona. The Grand Canyon and Southern Arizona Chapters of the SDC alternate hosting the event each year. The Southern Arizona Chapter hosted this year's event at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park in Tucson.
Hmm...what to do, what to do? Three Studebakers at our disposal and a show 100 miles away. We decided to get a sitter for the kids and make it a Studebaker Date Day with LuLu the wagon. It would be her first road trip with us and our longest Studebaker-powered drive yet. We alerted friends in Phoenix and Tucson to be on call in case we needed some help, then loaded up the lawn chairs and hit the road!
LuLu proved what a special wagon she is by effortlessly escorting us to our destination! We took a group picture using the camera's timer function and settled in for a day of Studebaker comraderie.
Jeff Jones brought his awesome orange truck. We know our son will be happy to hear it was there...it's his favorite!
This Commander appears to be the color that George (our '57 President Classic) was originally.
The Avanti Club was also well represented.
This was Tracy's mom's favorite car at the Meet today.
A beautiful sky top Daytona.
Blue seemed to be the color of the day and was very well represented!
Very nice '56 President.
We always enjoy seeing the trucks.
The Avanti owners had this great set-up for their meeting. The shade was probably much appreciated...it was a sunny 74 degrees today!
This car got a lot of attention as it drove in. All ages appeared to really enjoy it.
Another sleek Avanti.
Every Toyota's dream?
Avanti engine compartment.
LuLu and her new friend, The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Desert Ark. Tracy's sister was at the show and made a comment about the two cars being alike except for the fact that LuLu is older than the Ark. We explained to her that they are actually both '60 models, but she persisted in saying that LuLu was older. "Look," she said, pointing to the side of each car. "LuLu has a VI and the Ark has an VIII...doesn't that mean that LuLu came first? You know, like Windows versions on the computer? The lower numbers come first." We couldn't fault her logic, but needless to say, we took a few minutes to educate her about Lark engines.
After the Meet, we decided to drive around town a little bit and let LuLu have a bit of an adventure. Our first stop...the ferris wheel at a neighborhood carnival!
Since we aren't that daring when it comes to rides that spin you around in circles, we took a few pictures and continued on our way.
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Hmm...what to do, what to do? Three Studebakers at our disposal and a show 100 miles away. We decided to get a sitter for the kids and make it a Studebaker Date Day with LuLu the wagon. It would be her first road trip with us and our longest Studebaker-powered drive yet. We alerted friends in Phoenix and Tucson to be on call in case we needed some help, then loaded up the lawn chairs and hit the road!
LuLu proved what a special wagon she is by effortlessly escorting us to our destination! We took a group picture using the camera's timer function and settled in for a day of Studebaker comraderie.
Jeff Jones brought his awesome orange truck. We know our son will be happy to hear it was there...it's his favorite!
This Commander appears to be the color that George (our '57 President Classic) was originally.
The Avanti Club was also well represented.
This was Tracy's mom's favorite car at the Meet today.
A beautiful sky top Daytona.
Blue seemed to be the color of the day and was very well represented!
Very nice '56 President.
We always enjoy seeing the trucks.
The Avanti owners had this great set-up for their meeting. The shade was probably much appreciated...it was a sunny 74 degrees today!
This car got a lot of attention as it drove in. All ages appeared to really enjoy it.
Another sleek Avanti.
Every Toyota's dream?
Avanti engine compartment.
LuLu and her new friend, The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Desert Ark. Tracy's sister was at the show and made a comment about the two cars being alike except for the fact that LuLu is older than the Ark. We explained to her that they are actually both '60 models, but she persisted in saying that LuLu was older. "Look," she said, pointing to the side of each car. "LuLu has a VI and the Ark has an VIII...doesn't that mean that LuLu came first? You know, like Windows versions on the computer? The lower numbers come first." We couldn't fault her logic, but needless to say, we took a few minutes to educate her about Lark engines.
After the Meet, we decided to drive around town a little bit and let LuLu have a bit of an adventure. Our first stop...the ferris wheel at a neighborhood carnival!
Since we aren't that daring when it comes to rides that spin you around in circles, we took a few pictures and continued on our way.
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