Anybody know more about this car? Winner of the first Press On Regardles Rally

[JRoberts]

I am familiar with the Press on Regardless Rally from my sports car days, but I never knew about this.

http://detroit-scca.org/e107/e107_files/downloads/por_fact_sheet_-_final.pdf

[rockinhawk]

Never heard of it! But I sure do like that car.

[StudeRich]

It looks like a stretched here and shortened there, '49 Commander Roadster, definitely different.

[STEWDI]

Isn't that the "Vince Gardner Special"? He was a gifted man. He also designed the "fully competitive" face-lift on the '56 sedans and wagons at a VERY low price for the corporation.

I saw it at the '92 zone meet in South Bend. Don't know who owns it now, but they are very lucky!

[55 56 PREZ 4D]

Isn't that the "Vince Gardner Special"? He was a gifted man. He also designed the "fully competitive" face-lift on the '56 sedans and wagons at a VERY low price for the corporation.

I saw it at the '92 zone meet in South Bend. Don't know who owns it now, but they are very lucky!

The picture was taken at a much later date than 1949. It looks like the Special. The Vince Gardner Special was based on a 47 Stude.

[64V-K7]

Has similarities to this one too,

http://www.studebaker-info.org/uniq/uniq1111/50Indy/50indy.html

[56H-Y6]

Hi

It's the Vince Gardner Special built by him based on a Champion when he was in Loewy's design group at the time. There is a good detailed article in a back issue of Turning Wheels on its creation. This photo was taken before its recent restoration. It was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours in 2012.

Steve

[rkapteyn]

This is an other Vince Gardner roadster.
One was restored by Roxas in Bridgeview Illinois and shown at Amelia Island.

http://www.chubbcollectorcar.com/classic-car-photo-gallery/amelia-island-concours-2012/1947-studebaker-vince-gardner-prototype

Robert Kapteyn

[8E45E]

More here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...w-even-existed

Craig