The BEST day, Glendale!

[Johnnywiffer]

See you all next year in Springfield!



John

[studeclunker]

Oh... Please bore me with some pictures of that gorgeous Land Cruiser! The problem with Gorgeous girls like that is you get slapped by the owner, not the temptress, for drooling on her. Though some owners are more understanding than others. If ever I make it to a national, you will be able to identify me by the towel I carry around for drool control (LOL)!

[4961Studebaker]

I'd like to say thanks for taking the time to post some pictures,
and adding a little flair/humor with your captions on the pictures.

[Johnnywiffer]

I enjoy posting these little tidbits. Keeps me outta bars.





But I had one interesting occurrence. I had a chance to talk with the owner of the green Land Cruiser, whose pic I posted yesterday.





But finally, it is TRULY a beautiful car!







John

[studeclunker]

He thinks backup lights make the trunk lid too busy, and yet he has (absolutely super) fog lamps on the front bumper along with the (really neat)... what do you call that thing... bumper guard? Whatever, LOL, this car is just... beautiful. From any angle too! It's even more wonderful when one thinks where the poor thing had gone.

[clonelark]

Very nice Landcruiser, but he needs fender skirts for it with all the other accessories he has.

[Johnnywiffer]

Well PERSONALLY, I like the skirts.



But they are kinda rare. AND you really have to lie on the ground to remove/install them. Better not have a flat in the mud! But I think they do add a smoothness to the rear fender line.

As for the front bumper/grille guard, my personal opinion is that it breaks up the line of the grilles.

I'm thinking ol' Ray Loewy had one of his underlings design it. "Hey, just figure out a way to add a bunch of chrome to the front of the thing." It certainly looks different from the '52 grille guard, which I think is a great addition to the looks of the front end. It looks almost like a part of the grille. Dunno how effective it would be in an accident but...



But the '53-'55? Hmmm, well it looks like part of the grille, too.


But in my opinion, just not the grille of a Studebaker.

I think there could have been just as good a grille guard in '53, 54 or '55. There just wasn't.

OK, I'm outta here!

John

[barnlark]

I liked Thursday!

[COMMANDERPINK1]

So how cars were in attendance this year?

TOm

[Johnnywiffer]

Hasta la vista, Baby!

John

[41 Frank]

I heard there were 365 vehicles on the concours Thursday but can't confirm it. The exact count will show up here at some point.

So how cars were in attendance this year?

TOm

[8E45E]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Oh... Please bore me with some pictures of that gorgeous Land Cruiser!

Like most, I feel the W-body should have been discontinued in 1953; not 1962. The Y-body Landie is much better proportioned IMHO.







Craig

[Milaca]

Anyone ever modify one of these into a stretch limosuine? I'm curious how it would look stretched and painted black.

[StudeDave57]

uhhh-- sorta

Anyone ever modify one of these into a stretch limosuine? I'm curious how it would look stretched and painted black.

I saved a pic of a '55 from a recent (2008?) Can-Am Zone Meet, but it's not black.
Once I can figure out where the pic is, I'll try to get it posted here.

[StudeDave57]

Once I can figure out where the pic is, I'll try to get it posted here.

It's not my pic, but here it is~



It was for sale at the Can AM Zone Meet, 2008.
I never did get any contact info, BTW...


StudeDave '57