Studes in Roadside Americana photos

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[8E45E]

Wasn't someone asking about this car here? http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...ctric-runabout

I suspect it was from Studebaker's own collection, looking at that '997M' plate. There are a number of factory photos showing Studebakers around the plant with that prefix.

Craig

[BobPalma]

Wasn't someone asking about this car here? http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...ctric-runabout

I suspect it was from Studebaker's own collection, looking at that '997M' plate. There are a number of factory photos showing Studebakers around the plant with that prefix.

Craig

That is undoubtedly correct, Craig. A verification of that is the number 55 after the 997M.

The Indiana Dealer number in this case is 997. The numerals after the M designate the individual plate number. Smaller dealers might have, say, only 10 plates, so their largest number after the M would be 10.

Larger dealers would have more plates, but 55 is a terribly high number and would be for a really large dealer or, in this case, a manufacturer who needed a "dealer" plate for testing and demo purposes.

Today, Manufacturer Plates are issued and would be denoted as such, but the plates in the above photo are 1951 when no such plates were issued. BP

[8E45E]

Larger dealers would have more plates, but 55 is a terribly high number and would be for a really large dealer or, in this case, a manufacturer who needed a "dealer" plate for testing and demo purposes.

Thanks for the confirmation, Bob.

Now is that TH in photo 4007??

Craig

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[BobPalma]

Thanks for the confirmation, Bob.

Now is that TH in photo 4007?? Craig

Yep; "for sure!" BP.

[r1lark]

Now this is really groovy! Note the VW bus in the background.

[8E45E]

Note the VW bus in the background.

I guess the artist/painter missed his target....

Craig

[christophe]

Here's a nice '52.

[JRoberts]

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