Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[studejohn]

The date on the slide most likely indicates it is not The Whistler. I have photographs of the Whistler with its original writing in 64. Not saying that photographer missed labeled the photo date. The photographer passed away last year and his daughter has all his photos still that I know of. Will have to get a hold of her and do some investigating. Thanks John

[studejohn]

That's better Now I'm sure it's not. No trim along the body line. Looks to be a Texas inspection sticker on the windshield

[BKE]

There's no writing on the slide frame, only the processors stamp of "DEC 63R".

[Skip Lackie]

That's better Now I'm sure it's not. No trim along the body line. Looks to be a Texas inspection sticker on the windshield

Agree. And 1963 Texas plates were black on white; two letters and four numbers, which seems to match the photo.

[BKE]

Marlboro, VT. First I thought the 3rd car back on the road, two tone, was a Stude, now I think it probably isn't. Some of the various makes from '39 to about '46 look similar to me.

[BKE]

P.C. -Unknown location.

[8E45E]

That's better Now I'm sure it's not. No trim along the body line. Looks to be a Texas inspection sticker on the windshield

And looking through the windshield, it appears to be a four door.

The inconsistent part is the lack of side trim with the Lark lettering on the front fender. If it was a Standard, it should have a 'Studebaker' script in that location, and possibly no stainless trim around the windshield.

Craig

[Skip Lackie]

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Marlboro, VT. First I thought the 3rd car back on the road, two tone, was a Stude, now I think it probably isn't. Some of the various makes from '39 to about '46 look similar to me.

It's a Chevy.

[BKE]

Back to Cripple Creek, CO. District Museum. Two in this View. Not so obvious.

[BKE]

Compare to pic in last post. Probably taken only minutes apart, but now only one Studebaker in view.

[62champ]

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My father and Uncle started drag racing in the early '60s. The closest actual strip was located in Little River/Academy, just south of Temple, Texas. Strip opened up when the state built a new bridge on highway 95 across Little River and traded the land owner the piece of land where the old bridge/road was located - guy got a good 1/2 mile of road on the south side of Little River and decided to make some money off it instead of trying to tear it up to use for agriculture.

They did not build their own car until the late '60s but went there for years. My father told me a couple times that there was a '63 Lark that came out of Killeen, Texas to race. Since WWII, Killeen has been home to Ft. Hood - one of the largest bases in the country. He said it might have been driven by an employee or relative of the dealership in Killeen. At some point, he said people got suspicious about how fast the car was running. Owner said it was a 259 that had been "gone through" (is that 259 on the front fender?). It finally got protested and when they measured the stroke, they found it to be a 289...

Have no idea if this is the same car, but it looks like the "Bell Glass Company" (Both Little River/Academy and Killeen are located in Bell County) was out of Killeen. Photo below is of the car my father and Uncle built and raced starting in about 1968/69. Wish he and my Uncle were still alive, they might recognize it.

[BKE]

That's a very cool story to come out of that picture! Glad you recognized it and thanks for posting.

[BKE]

The one that appears in both photos is the (horse drawn) farm wagon, up against the building on the left. It remained there for many years. It has recently been refurbished and is now kept inside, only used for events, like shootouts/holdups during the annual Donkey Derby Days.

[kurtruk]

The one that appears in both photos is the (horse drawn) farm wagon, up against the building on the left. It remained there for many years. It has recently been refurbished and is now kept inside, only used for events, like shootouts/holdups during the annual Donkey Derby Days.

Good one, Brian.

[Dwain G.]

Look for the Stude