Hamilton Built 1963 Lark Horn Button

[bjackameit]

I took this picture of a horn button with a maple leaf (see below) on a 1963 Lark 2-Door Sedan at a meet in October --

The car was assmbled in Hamilton, Ontario (according to the information placard with the car).

Is this a Canada market item or some kind of a custom horn button?

It looks like a regular 1963 horn button except for the maple leaf and the word "Studebaker" under the leaf.

If custom it is nicely done --

[8E45E]

That is a 'custom' horn button.

There is a member in Edmonton who places those 1953-58 Hamilton-only maple leaf dash emblems in the later Lark horn buttons. It may have come from him at one time.

Craig

[StudeRich]

A Major clue is those Black surrounds were not available yet in '63, but that IS a very impressive looking Horn button.

[qsanford]

Canada adopted their new (current) flag in 1965. It might have been a nice touch to use the new stylized maple leaf somewhere on the '65 and '66 models.

[64LarkLover]

Back in the day, probably around 1980, I had a 65 Lark model with the maple leaf logo on the horn button as well. I hadn't thought about this until a few days ago which led me to this thread. However, my horn button wasn't black and gold, but a large solid bright green maple leaf with a gold/silver background. I wish I could provide more information about the logo or the car but 1980 is just ages ago.
Best,
Rick

[kmul221]

-15-20 yrs.ago I scrapped a 56-57 Champion that had one on the glove box door,I see them now & again will let U know if I do

[candbstudebakers]

Back in 1968 when I first joined the club and had a 57 Silver Hawk the came out of Canada and there was a gold maple leaf in the glove box door, I removed it and later put it in a 64-66 horn button, I think I still have it some place around here.

[junior]

Intresting to note that there are 3 different part nos. for this emblem...at least if I'm reading the body parts catalog correctly...

2999994vp
311039vp
1314986vp

I wonder what the difference was...I can't find any illustrations of the parts.
cheers, junior

[57pack]

Please forgive me for the non Studebaker post.
Had a argument with a longtime friend years ago about me buying a VW. He was vehemently against buying a foreign car.
I showed him that my VW was built in Pennsylvania. And that he in fact had bought a foreign car! He was driving a Mercury Gran Marquis. To prove it I opened his drivers door and there as big as life was the Canadian Maple Leaf and the words “assembled in Canada” all you hear were the crickets.

[StudeRich]

Intresting to note that there are 3 different part nos. for this emblem...at least if I'm reading the body parts catalog correctly...

2999994VP
311039VP
1314986VP

I wonder what the difference was...I can't find any illustrations of the parts.
cheers, junior

I sure don't have one of each to compare, BUT what I can tell you is they are all from different years, 299 & 311 are Pre-1956 and 1314 is '56 and Later Part Number Series, AND All are Gold and Paint (VP).

UPDATE: I just found ANOTHER Maple Leaf Emblem!
The Tiny little Emblem on the '56 and '57 Sedan and Wagon Radio Speaker Grille is: 1540791.

These are close to 1 Inch in size, like the Stude. Crest on the U.S. Cars.