Weekly Dumb Question (accessory antennas)

[Daan]

So someone on one of the Facebook groups posted something about rebuilding Stude antennas. So… does this look like a stock antenna, or something added later? If I pull it all the way out, it’s like 2 feet taller than the roof Oh and are these accessed from inside the passenger compartment? I couldn’t see anything in the wheel well area. (But I haven’t cleared enough crap out of the way to get into the car.

[RadioRoy]

If you can pull it up from the outside, it is probably not the type that is internally controlled. royvaldez would have better information about it.

[rockne10]

So someone on one of the Facebook groups posted something about rebuilding Stude antennas.

That someone on Facebook IS Roy Valdez, who will probably join this thread momentarily.

The original internally controlled antennas do extend over five feet; quite long.
If it's internally controlled there would be a black plastic knob protruding from the kick pad at the driver's left knee.
Also, if it's internally controlled and you have been pulling it out, you may well have slipped the winding cable off the spool.

[StudeRich]

To answer your Question, YES that is definitely an Original Studebaker Accessory Antenna.
As has been said it Could be a Internal Control Type, but to me it looks like a Manual Type.

Studebaker Antenna's are unique in the type of Chrome Nut, half round Cup and the Later (Last Version '59-'66) had that Black Plastic Seal on top of the Nut on the Shaft.

These Newer Type are not the ones Roy usually works on, he specializes on 1947 to about '52, a Totally Different Type.