64' Toter Pics and Video

[4961Studebaker]

Don't worry, you'll make it out this way again on some adventure.

Oh in the post above I said I saw a post from a grandson of the guy who made the toters? Or was a dealer who sold them.

His post was deleted [:0] But not before I saw his post count of 5 and searched through the 3 pages of posters with 5 posts and recognized the screen name. 492R5, He said to email him, his grandfather had found 6 that he new of.

Forum statistic sidenote......23 pages of screen names that have never posted........Thats a lot of lurkin [:0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amOqFg-NQtw

Original was done by ROCKWELL, and a remix by michael jackson...then most recent GEICO

ChopStu

[Roscomacaw]

When I first moved to the central valley about 1990 or so, I spotted an 8E C-cab tractor sitting half disassembled in a country front yard. After a few months I went to investigate.
There was a mexican fella living there and he mechaniced out of his garage. He told me that the Stude had been there when he rented the place and that he knew nothing about it. Told me I could take whatever I wanted from it, and so I did take what I thought I could use or sell.
It had a HD 289 in it, but I can't recall what, if any, tranny it had. Sheet metal and mechanical parts were strewn about the yard and I made at least two trips hauling stuff off. I wish now, I'd just hauled the whole thing off.[V]


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1963 Cruiser
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President two door

[r1lark]

quote:Originally posted by 4961Studebaker

Don't worry, you'll make it out this way again on some adventure.

Oh in the post above I said I saw a post from a grandson of the guy who made the toters? Or was a dealer who sold them.

His post was deleted [:0] But not before I saw his post count of 5 and searched through the 3 pages of posters with 5 posts and recognized the screen name. 492R5, He said to email him, his grandfather had found 6 that he new of.

Forum statistic sidenote......23 pages of screen names that have never posted........Thats a lot of lurkin [:0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amOqFg-NQtw

Original was done by ROCKWELL, and a remix by michael jackson...then most recent GEICO

ChopStu

Stu,

That post is in this thread: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...TOPIC_ID=32787

Here is a paste of the post:
John,
I am the grandson to the original dealer that sold all of these cars. In fact my grandpa, Jim Huntoon still has the book with all the sales of these trucks. He will be able to tell you in great detail everything about these trucks. On something of a side note, they were featured in the Dec 1963 Studebaker News because they had sold so many trucks to Detroiter Mobile Homes based out of St. Louis, MI. Send me an e-mail and I will get you his contact information. It has been somewhat of a goal of his to track down as many of these trucks as possible. I think right now we have already found 6 or so of them.

Paul
Winston-Salem, NC
Visit The NEW Studebaker Skytop Registry website at: www.studebakerskytop.com

[289stude]

I sent him an email thanks.


John

63' R1 Wagonaire

63' 8E45 Detroit

53' 2R5 R1 Powershift TT Under Construction

57' Transtar 304 NP540 4:09 TT Under Construction (in Picture)

58' 3E6D Stock

59' 4E2 122 Scotsman Deluxe V8 4spd curb side fender

61' 6E7 122 Factory Auto

[492R5]

My grandfather Jim Huntoon was the selling dealer, Huntoon Motor Sales from Alma, MI. The toters were actually taken directly from the factory in South Bend and taken to a factory in Elkhart, IN where the conversion was completed. For those that were wondering, they were all painted white & grey. If there are any more questions on the toters I will try to get you as many answers as possible. If any of you feel that you may have one of the "Huntoon" toters I can confirm if you give me your serial number.

Niall Olling

[8E45E]

quote:Originally posted by 492R5

My grandfather Jim Huntoon was the selling dealer, Huntoon Motor Sales from Alma, MI. The toters were actually taken directly from the factory in South Bend and taken to a factory in Elkhart, IN where the conversion was completed. For those that were wondering, they were all painted white & grey. If there are any more questions on the toters I will try to get you as many answers as possible. If any of you feel that you may have one of the "Huntoon" toters I can confirm if you give me your serial number.

For an additional $9750, you can have a real 1964 Detroiter Mobile Home to pull behind it:

http://www.mobilehome.net/az/8062765/

Imagine showing up at a Stude meet with that combo!![:0][^]

Craig

[4961Studebaker]

Thanks Paul, missed it.

Glad Niall posted here again, could be a wealth of information.
Welcome Niall

ChopStu