FWIW, If you want to experience vituperation, flaming, name-calling and feuds galore, just visit a few other auto groups, especially those which attract the younger import crowd. We can always strive to be more civil, but this is a more gentle and tolerant club forum than most. As a generality, Studebaker owners are older than the average car guy and thus, more mellow. Having said that, everyone here has opinions, but some have the experience and the facts to back them. It should not be considered a personal insult or an attack to request documentation of a statement. We all are here to learn and read about Studebakers. Just read and watch and which is which will sort itself out.
Just a note on a side topic which has taken off here, the 4-door 440 V8 Mopars were made by the thousands for the CHP and other state highway patrols. At an auction in Oakland, CA, in 1973, I saw dozens of them for sale, all with heavy duty suspension, trans, alternator, brakes, tires and wheels. Less than a thousand dollars would get you a well-maintained example guaranteed to run 140 MPH.
thnx, jv.
PackardV8
Just a note on a side topic which has taken off here, the 4-door 440 V8 Mopars were made by the thousands for the CHP and other state highway patrols. At an auction in Oakland, CA, in 1973, I saw dozens of them for sale, all with heavy duty suspension, trans, alternator, brakes, tires and wheels. Less than a thousand dollars would get you a well-maintained example guaranteed to run 140 MPH.
thnx, jv.
PackardV8
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