Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[8E45E]

Right, Bob: A stage full of beautiful girls, a $1.57 buffet, and a 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire...is this a great country of what? (Well, at least it was at the time...IIRC, the photo was dated 1969.

Fast-forward to 1989 when the International Meet was held in South Bend, I recall one could have a steak dinner for $4.95, or wait until midnight, and the price dropped to $3.95. And an all-you-can-eat breakfast was $1.99.

But as Bob M says, those days of inexpensive food are now gone!

Craig

[tstoj38]

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[6hk71400]

It must have been rare that an eighteen or nineteen year old car was in use in 1951. Most people after WW2 could not wait to get their hands on a new car. I have seen the picture several times on TV. Great picture, great stars, great director Robert Wise, who was born in Winchester, Indiana.

Bob Miles

[rockne10]

I believe this ad came from our local high school yearbook in the early '60s.

[Studedude]

[Bob Andrews]

[kurtruk]

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Looks like the RH fender light lens is gone.

But check out the car in the background: It appears to be a Kaiser convertible! You can see the little rectangular chrome-framed filler window that replaced the B-pillar. A silly arrangement (but necessary), and it was removable when the top was down.

[Greenstude]

1964 Studebaker at Napoli PIzzeria, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. The pizzeria is still in business, with two much more prosperous-looking locations.

[6hk71400]

Looks like the RH fender light lens is gone.

But check out the car in the background: It appears to be a Kaiser convertible! You can see the little rectangular chrome-framed filler window that replaced the B-pillar. A silly arrangement (but necessary), and it was removable when the top was down.

Good catch! Looks like the photo could be titled "Four orphans lost in the city" Desoto, Kaiser, Oldsmobile, and Studebaker. At least in todays world.

Bob Miles

[Greenstude]

This car is believed to be a Studebaker Garford. Could someone please confirm or correct this?

The picture was taken about 1908 in Chatham (now Miramichi), New Brunswick, Canada.

(Photo courtesy the Public Archives of New Brunswick, P671-798, Miller Family fonds)

[8E45E]

But check out the car in the background: It appears to be a Kaiser convertible! You can see the little rectangular chrome-framed filler window that replaced the B-pillar. A silly arrangement (but necessary), and it was removable when the top was down.

It is not the convertible, but the faux 'hardtop', looking at the size of the rear window. The convertible had a much smaller window

Craig

[Noxnabaker]

As I've seen non-American Studebaker photos here before I thought I show you this one now...

(& yes; there's a dog in the backseat)

[BobPalma]

From the Thursday, February 11, 2021 Hemmings Daily: Car spotting in Cincinnati:

[BobPalma]

From the Sunday, February 14, 2021 Old Motor: (And what's the big 1930s car on the far left? Also, look straight back to the fourth row behind the light blue 1964 Fairlane next to the Wagonaire, the white car with a dark roof and no grill, could that be a 1955-1956 Packard or Clipper?)

[Skip Lackie]

Impound lot? Colorado plate on the Fairlane.