Just like Clint Eastwood's!

[rockinhawk]

I drove the GT to town today,getting it limbered up for IDYSD next weekend.I came out of WalMart to find a young couple with a cute little boy about 8 or 9 admiring my car.
Little boy says"I like your car,Mister. It's COOL!"
I responded with a big smile and "Why,Thank you Sir,I appreciate that".
Pretty Young Mommy says"I told him,That's the kind of car Clint Eastwood drove."
My reply,"Well,His was a Grand Torino."
"Isn't that what this one is?"she asked.
"No, this is a Gran TurISmo" sez I.
Dad spoke up" I thought it said Gran Torino too."

I explained the torino was a Ford,and "This car is a STUDEBAKER." with pride.

"A STUDEBAKER!!" mommy almost squeeled with excitement."My Aunt always LOVED those cars!"


Kinda made my Day!

[Colgate Studebaker]

Good story Neil. Hope to someday be able to do the same. Hope all is well with Y'all, Bill.

[WayneXG95]

I get that "Grand Torino" crap in Australia as well..

[alaipairod]

Studebaker

I get that "Grand Torino" crap in Australia as well..

Recently I entered my wife's M5 truck in a local show.
Everything was going fine until a middle aged couple came by.
As they were admiring the truck, the lady asked what make this truck was.
I proudly said it is a STUDEBAKER.......She replied, isn't that German?....You should be in the foreign car class!

[bhapner]

Several years ago on a Sunday I was driving my oasis green '60 Lark regal HT around town. Monday a lady I worked with commented that she had seen me. She told me she really liked my Nash Rambler. She was pretty proud that she was able to identify the make.

[christophe]

Same here. I'm seriously thinking of a bumper sticker which would say: "This is NOT a Gran Torino".

[mike cenit]

Same here. I'm seriously thinking of a bumper sticker which would say: "This is NOT a Gran Torino".

I've got a 64 Marshall painted black and white and 3 out of 4 people at the Woodward cruze think it's straight out of Mayberry, and a Ford.

[Mrs K Corbin]

Ya shoulda Arrested em......Marshal!

[JBOYLE]

At a show Saturday, someone asked if my Avanti was Italian.

[EssexExport]

Amazing how many people speak of a relative or ten that loved & owned Studebakers. Makes you wonder if that many people did why the corporation isn't still producing cars.