Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[BRUCESTUDE]

That bulletnose ragtop is riding kinda low..... probably loaded up with people and luggage for trip to "Sin City".

[JRoberts]

[JRoberts]

This picture by G.D. Fronabarger was taken at the Ted Schott Distributing Co. which sold Pepsi-Cola products in the Cape Girardeau area. The names and date are unknown. Southeast Missourian, June 14, 1941

[JRoberts]

[BobPalma]

I see at least one bullet-nose; possibly two. Anyone else? BP




(Supposedly Milwaukee 1957.)

[qsanford]

This picture by G.D. Fronabarger was taken at the Ted Schott Distributing Co. which sold Pepsi-Cola products in the Cape Girardeau area. The names and date are unknown. Southeast Missourian, June 14, 1941

The sedan looks like a '42. The photo is from the June 14, 1941 issue of the Southeast Missourian,which begs the question, when we're the '42s introduced?

[Lou Van Anne]

1978 Stockton CA

[aarrggh]

Its a New Year and time to spend some more quality time with your Studebakers . . . . .

[nwi-region-rat]

Highland Indiana, 1963. US 41 looking south towards RT6

[tstoj38]

Does that Lark have a rusted out fender already, and it's only 3 or 4 years old.

[aarrggh]

[BobPalma]

Does that Lark have a rusted out fender already, and it's only 3 or 4 years old.

Absolutely, Tom. It says the photo was taken June 1964 in Highland IN. Highland IN is up in "The Region" in the northern part of Indiana; among the worst climates for automobiles in the country due to Chicago traffic and Michigan Lake-effect snowfall, mandating heavily-salted roads for months on end in the winter. The subject car appears to be a 1959 model, so by June 1964, it would have experienced at least four such winters, or five if had been delivered new in late fall / early winter 1958.

Entirely believable that it would have serious front fender rust by then....in fact, highly probable. BP

[Jessie J.]

Studebaker's famous racing stripe.
But then at least the headlight housings usually didn't fall out and dangle by their wires as was then common with the Big Three's products.

[aarrggh]

[skyway]

Ms. 5271 & 5348 sure must be thirsty!