stupid questions revisited

[55Studebaker]

well I've had that 289 in there is a Ford argument about a hundred times

another one I've heard is that a Lark only came with a 6 cylinder when the person making that argument was standing next to a '62 Lark VIII

I've also heard that a Lark was a Rambler and that a '50 Starlight coupe was a Ford


But people misreading car's is not just limited to Studebakers and Packards, I have a '78 Plymouth Super Coupe (Volare) and I even put a big MOPAR Decal on the back windshield because everyone asked "Thats a Chevy or a Pontiac right?", I still get asked that even with the big decal on the back! Some people are just plain ignorant even when things are blatantly labeld


1955 Studebaker President Street rod
1960 Studebaker Lark 6 (project)
1971 Avanti II (For Sale)
1978 Plymouth Super Coupe (For sale in the near future)
1978 Dodge Super Coupe (For Sale)
1973 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Survivor (For Sale)

[55Studebaker]

well I've had that 289 in there is a Ford argument about a hundred times

another one I've heard is that a Lark only came with a 6 cylinder when the person making that argument was standing next to a '62 Lark VIII

I've also heard that a Lark was a Rambler and that a '50 Starlight coupe was a Ford


But people misreading car's is not just limited to Studebakers and Packards, I have a '78 Plymouth Super Coupe (Volare) and I even put a big MOPAR Decal on the back windshield because everyone asked "Thats a Chevy or a Pontiac right?", I still get asked that even with the big decal on the back! Some people are just plain ignorant even when things are blatantly labeld


1955 Studebaker President Street rod
1960 Studebaker Lark 6 (project)
1971 Avanti II (For Sale)
1978 Plymouth Super Coupe (For sale in the near future)
1978 Dodge Super Coupe (For Sale)
1973 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Survivor (For Sale)

[hank63]

John, you're supposing people know how to read. Not always the case, it seems.
/H

[hank63]

John, you're supposing people know how to read. Not always the case, it seems.
/H

[1950Champ]

On saturday at a car show a lady mistaked our 1950 Champion for an Edsel, I guess she isn't the only one to have done so.

[1950Champ]

On saturday at a car show a lady mistaked our 1950 Champion for an Edsel, I guess she isn't the only one to have done so.

[Carl Purdy]

You might tell them that the 289 Studebaker weights 650 pounds and the 289 Ford weights 460 pounds. How could the parts interchange.

[img=left]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s197/wagon56/49.jpg[/img=left] 48 7G-Q1 49 2R12 51 10G-F5 56B-D4 56B-F2

[Carl Purdy]

You might tell them that the 289 Studebaker weights 650 pounds and the 289 Ford weights 460 pounds. How could the parts interchange.

[img=left]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s197/wagon56/49.jpg[/img=left] 48 7G-Q1 49 2R12 51 10G-F5 56B-D4 56B-F2

[kurtruk]

One other element may feed the "Studebaker always used Chevy engines" belief: Young bucks looking at engine parts catalog listings see at the end of the Chevrolet listings this... (65-66 Studebaker) using the same parts...and we all know the conclusion...

KURTRUK
(read it backwards)

[kurtruk]

One other element may feed the "Studebaker always used Chevy engines" belief: Young bucks looking at engine parts catalog listings see at the end of the Chevrolet listings this... (65-66 Studebaker) using the same parts...and we all know the conclusion...

KURTRUK
(read it backwards)

[acolds]

Studebakers attract the "car experts" and people who knew or were related to some one that owned car just like the one you have. If this had been half true Studebaker was the second best selling car in the USA. If ignorance were money car shows and swap meets would be full of millionares. The fact is that a small amount of knowledge or worse wrong information tends to upset people that have a real understanding of the cars they own. My grandfather told me its of no use being stupid unless you can show it, best way to do this open your mouthand prove it.

[acolds]

Studebakers attract the "car experts" and people who knew or were related to some one that owned car just like the one you have. If this had been half true Studebaker was the second best selling car in the USA. If ignorance were money car shows and swap meets would be full of millionares. The fact is that a small amount of knowledge or worse wrong information tends to upset people that have a real understanding of the cars they own. My grandfather told me its of no use being stupid unless you can show it, best way to do this open your mouthand prove it.

[glen]

These are what "urban legends" are made of..........

Glen Brose
East of Chino Valley, AZ
The Home of "Charlene"
53 Champion Tudr Sedan

[glen]

These are what "urban legends" are made of..........

Glen Brose
East of Chino Valley, AZ
The Home of "Charlene"
53 Champion Tudr Sedan

[8E45E]

I know that both of those examples are not real cars, but names can be confusing sometimes. I owned an Imperial that was not a Chrysler Imperial

Was it an Imperial made by Chrysler Corporation, or a Humber Imperial that was made by Rootes Group; a wholly owned subsidiary of Chrysler Corporation?

Craig