Brolaw's inquiry about the Atlanta dealership got me thinking about my memories.
When I was a kid I would visit McClelland Motor Co. on Wylie Aveue in Washington, Pa. That's were my Grandfather bought his Studebakers and I got his 62 Lark when he passed away. I lived two blocks up Wylie Avenue and would pass McClelland's walking to and from school. In the fifties they had Studebakers and Mercedes in the showroom.
In the mid seventies I was doing business with Indiana Sales and Service in Indiana, Pa. They were a Mercedes-Nissan dealership that had been Studebaker. When the Service Manager learned of my interest in Studebakers he gave me all the parts catalogs, service manuals, key fobs and some enameled steel signs they had left; unfortunately no car parts remained.
A few years later, Virgil Fowler bought Foltz Buick on Fourth Street in Williamsport, Pa and asked me to look at some parts stuffed in a corner in the basement. I didn't need them and couldn't aford them anyway but I remember among the items were fenders from 1947 on up. I put him in touch with some parts dealers I knew and I think he got rid of the bunch for ten cents on the dollar. I assume Foltz had been a Studebaker dealer. Two of the Studes I own probably were sold new there.
I've found old dealership buildings in JerseyShore, Pa and Newport, Pa.
In State College, Pa. O'Bryan Studebaker was on the 800 block of South Atherton Street. Mr. O'Bryan lived in Huntingdon, Pa and just died about ten years ago. The building is still a garage and towing company. One of my cars sold new there.
If you are old enough, do you remember your local dealers? Are there still any parts or key fobs buried in the basement?
When I was a kid I would visit McClelland Motor Co. on Wylie Aveue in Washington, Pa. That's were my Grandfather bought his Studebakers and I got his 62 Lark when he passed away. I lived two blocks up Wylie Avenue and would pass McClelland's walking to and from school. In the fifties they had Studebakers and Mercedes in the showroom.
In the mid seventies I was doing business with Indiana Sales and Service in Indiana, Pa. They were a Mercedes-Nissan dealership that had been Studebaker. When the Service Manager learned of my interest in Studebakers he gave me all the parts catalogs, service manuals, key fobs and some enameled steel signs they had left; unfortunately no car parts remained.
A few years later, Virgil Fowler bought Foltz Buick on Fourth Street in Williamsport, Pa and asked me to look at some parts stuffed in a corner in the basement. I didn't need them and couldn't aford them anyway but I remember among the items were fenders from 1947 on up. I put him in touch with some parts dealers I knew and I think he got rid of the bunch for ten cents on the dollar. I assume Foltz had been a Studebaker dealer. Two of the Studes I own probably were sold new there.
I've found old dealership buildings in JerseyShore, Pa and Newport, Pa.
In State College, Pa. O'Bryan Studebaker was on the 800 block of South Atherton Street. Mr. O'Bryan lived in Huntingdon, Pa and just died about ten years ago. The building is still a garage and towing company. One of my cars sold new there.
If you are old enough, do you remember your local dealers? Are there still any parts or key fobs buried in the basement?
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This CAN BE challenging as not all of the frames even make note of a Studebaker relationship. Many just have the name of the dealer and the city they were in. This'll be my LAST collection challenge, I figure. There's simply no way I can hope to find such from every Stude dealer that ever used them.[:I]
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