Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[Commander Eddie]

This dealership is located in Portland Oregon and is still around. The thing that struck me when I saw this was that yesterday I received a really nice full color fold up Studebaker truck brochure that I found on eBay. Right on the front was stamped the name and address of this dealership. The brochure came to me from a seller in New Jersey. Then, I wake up to this photo. Could this be an example of "Syncronicity"?

[BobPalma]

Weren't whitewall tires in short supply during the Korean War?

You're a good history student, Quentin. Yes, they were. BP

[Studebakercenteroforegon]

This dealership is located in Portland Oregon and is still around. The thing that struck me when I saw this was that yesterday I received a really nice full color fold up Studebaker truck brochure that I found on eBay. Right on the front was stamped the name and address of this dealership. The brochure came to me from a seller in New Jersey. Then, I wake up to this photo. Could this be an example of "Syncronicity"?

A funny Don Rasmussen story...they had been Studebaker dealers in the 50s but for 1958 saw a great opportunity to quit Studebaker and become Portland's one and only exclusive Edsel dealer. Maybe they were smug about that in 1958 but even by 1959 Edsel sales were declining. And Studebaker had the new Lark! Obviously they had no more Edsels to sell after early 1960 and they got their Studebaker franchise back.

[dictator27]

This is the J M Brown Studebaker dealership at 1126 West Georgia Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the Vancouver photo archives, the photo was taken July 4, 1946.

Terry

[BobPalma]

Junk Yard video; huge place.

This was on Hagerty's Barn Find Hunter site today. They go fast around this enormous place, but if you freeze frame right at 3:44, you'll see two '55 Studes, a '58 Wagon, and a '64 Daytona hardtop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThClalERfCQ&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Hagerty%20Weekly%20News%205-4-2016

Lots of other Studes about, but you gotta look carefully. BP

[52-fan]

That's right where they speed up the film. I spied the station wagon and then had to back the video up 3 times to stop at the right spot. The Flanders speedster is another interesting Stude related car.

[Dick LeRoux]

This is the J M Brown Studebaker dealership at 1126 West Georgia Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the Vancouver photo archives, the photo was taken July 4, 1946.

Is there a 4th of July in Canada?

[Lou Van Anne]

No, If you look at a typical Canadian calendar you will see that it skips July 4th....from the 3rd to the 5th, no 4th up there.

This is the J M Brown Studebaker dealership at 1126 West Georgia Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the Vancouver photo archives, the photo was taken July 4, 1946.

Is there a 4th of July in Canada?

[BRUCESTUDE]

I like the guy outside walking back to his prewar Champion; probably thinking how sweet those new '47s are!

[kurtruk]

That's right where they speed up the film. I spied the station wagon and then had to back the video up 3 times to stop at the right spot. The Flanders speedster is another interesting Stude related car.

Jerry Turner has had that Flanders listed on craigslist recently, although I don't see it currently.

[8E45E]

Is there a 4th of July in Canada?

We jump the gun, by holding a few days earlier on July 1st.

Craig

[JRoberts]

I have seen pictures of these Studebaker trucks at the World's Fair, but they were all black and white. This is the only color picture like this I have seen.

[kurtruk]

Looks colorized to me...and indeed...look at stamp on the bottom right. That gal does really great work.
(noticed the red bleeding on to the bottom right of the blue field on the flag)

[HAWK64]

These days its nice to see the orderly 48 stars on the U.S flag from times long gone.

[JGK 940]

Anonymous; from Facebook



(Followed by at least ten characters' worth of pointless drivel required to get the post up on the bulletin board. Sorry... I'm more of a visual kind of guy and can never come up with those witty captions the rest of you love so much. It's just a picture of a Studebaker I would like to share. Cheers!)