Brooks Stevens 1965 Concept Design

[StudeMichael]

Does anyone have a picture of the front of this car? In Ed Reynolds Lark book there is a picture of the car but it is from the rear.













1957 Packard Clipper
1958 Golden Hawk
1963 Daytona Convertible
1963 R2 Daytona
1963 R2 GT Hawk
1963 R1 Wagonaire
1963 R4 Avanti
1964 Champ
1966 Cruiser

[lstude]

I have seen those photos, but I have never seen the front end. I hope someone has a picture and can post it.

Leonard Shepherd

http://leonardshepherd.com/

[stratovue]

I don't believe a photo of this car was in the "Lark" book. er

[StudeMichael]

The car is on page 110 of your "Studebaker Lark 1959 to 1966 Photo Archive" book Ed. Do I have your permission to the post the picture?

The cars in your picture Jim are of the later concept cars that Studebaker hired Brooks Stevens to work on for the 1967 and beyond models. Brooks Stevens did the concept renderings for the art work I own to show the 1965 proposal and it was done in 1963. The two prints hanging on my wall were in the office of Bill Moeser. Bill was the VP of Manufacturing at Studebaker in Canada up until the end of Studebaker's automobile production.

1957 Packard Clipper
1958 Golden Hawk
1963 Daytona Convertible
1963 R2 Daytona
1963 R2 GT Hawk
1963 R1 Wagonaire
1963 R4 Avanti
1964 Champ
1966 Cruiser

[8E45E]

quote:Originally posted by StudeMichael
Brooks Stevens did the concept renderings for the art work I own to show the 1965 proposal and it was done in 1963.

I am almost wondering if there was any rendering of the front. According to Ed Reynolds Sr. in his excellent article, Looking Back At Studebaker, the emphasis was on the rear of the car for restyling, and "minor restyling on the front".

Here is the photograph, and the paragraph from the article.






Craig

[StudeMichael]

Used with permission:

"The clay mockup is on page 110 is similar to the drawing but obviously has
some differences. It is fine with me if you want to post the picture on
the Forum". Ed Reynolds






1957 Packard Clipper
1958 Golden Hawk
1963 Daytona Convertible
1963 R2 Daytona
1963 R2 GT Hawk
1963 R1 Wagonaire
1963 R4 Avanti
1964 Champ
1966 Cruiser