Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[BKE]

At least a couple here.

[studejohn]

I'm thinking post #10453 is Durango Colorado Main Avenue looking north the mountain looks very familiar

[JimK]

Corner of Townsend and Main, Montrose, CO looking northeast. The highway signs at the far right are the clue.

Confirmed with Google Maps looking northwest. The mountain is the same.

[Blue 15G]

Although a little too blurry to tell for sure, it looks like it could be a Pennsylvania plate (yellow background with blue border and letters/numbers) that was in use from 1965 to early 1971. It doesn't look like there are front license plates on the fronts of the other cars, which also could suggest PA as a possibility.

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Yellow Plate, orange letters. FL?

[8E45E]

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Looks to need a shine.

A '51 Starlight coupe which is not commonly seen in Custom trim, .

Craig

[BKE]

During Studebaker's best years C. 1950, they sold what...2-3% of the market? That is really illustrated in some of these shots, that's why Stude "spotting" is so rewarding!

I'm actually surprised at how often Studebakers are seen in photos where the car(s) are not the intended object of the image. Seems like more than the 2-3% production numbers would indicate. Another part of the equation may be that if the owners of Studebakers chose to do the needed and extraordinary maintenance to keep them on the road longer than the Brand X's, then the proportion of them on the road could exceed the 2-3% expected.

Or, maybe photographers of any type of scene arranged to have at least one Studebaker in view, just because they are so darned attractive compared to any thing else that may be in the image. See post #10365, for example.

[BKE]

Statesboro GA

[BKE]

Four Flags Hotel, Niles MI

[BKE]

Victory Field Indianapolis. I would expect to see more than the one I'm seeing, in this state.

[BKE]

Los Angeles. A rare picture where the Stude is Not really the most attractive car in view. Maybe it's just my color preference.

[studegary]

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Los Angeles. A rare picture where the Stude is Not really the most attractive car in view. Maybe it's just my color preference.

Hard to compete with an Eldorado and a Turnpike Cruiser. I do see a Renault Dauphine.

[BRUCESTUDE]

Another from Spokane, WA:

[StudeRich]

In 10465 the Stude. is one of the Older Cars there, most are 1958 Era or Mid 1950's, and the Stude. is an Old 1950, of course less bright Colors from that Era.

Between the '56 T Bird in the center and the '55 Buick is I believe, an English Ford Consul.
When dad worked at the Coberly Lincoln Mercury Dealer in L.A. we had a New '52 Consul 4, they sold Zephyr Sixes as well.

We had more fun with that Car going around Corners with People waiting to cross the Street and flipping the Right side "B" Pillar mounted Amber Lighted Turn Signal ARM almost in their FACE!

[WinM1895]

In 10465 the Stude. is one of the Older Cars there, most are 1958 Era or Mid 1950's, and the Stude. is an Old 1950, of course less bright Colors from that Era.

Between the '56 T Bird in the center and the '55 Buick is I believe, an English Ford Consul.
When dad worked at the Coberly Lincoln Mercury Dealer in L.A. we had a New '52 Consul 4, they sold Zephyr Sixes as well.

We had more fun with that Car going around Corners with People waiting to cross the Street and flipping the Right side "B" Pillar mounted Amber Lighted Turn Signal ARM almost in their FACE!

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I spotted that "limey" Ford when I first looked at the pic. The largest English Ford dealer in the L/A area was Larry Temple in Glendale.

Ford mechanics hated working on those cars, when the Cortina was introduced, a mechanic at Ralph Williams Ford said to me...do you know how I spell Cortina? s-h-i-t-b-*-x

Coberly L/M was located on 8th Street several miles west of Figueroa, which was downtown L/A's "auto row." But Coberly did not become a L/M dealer till after the war.

Coberly was a Ford dealer originally, then added L/M. When Ford was signing up Edsel dealers, Coberly wanted a franchise, but didn't get it.

The president of the new Edsel Division was James J. Nance, formerly Packard's president. He named Earle C. Anthony, the long time CA Packard Distributor as the Edsel Distributor.

Since Anthony was close by, Coberly could not get the Edsel franchise and was so mad, he cancelled his L/M franchise and took on Buick.

When the Edsel didn't sell, Nance was fired, the Edsel Division was folded into the L/M Division that was renamed M-E-L. Edsel went bye-bye in November 1959.

Coberly later dropped Buick, but continued to sell Fords until the dealership (located at Washington/Figueroa) folded in the 1980's.

[BKE]

Bears at Yellowstone. In the 50's, we were there in a solid line of cars stopped by bears - one of the bears went from car to car and quickly removed the outside antennae from each car. Had piles of antennas along the center line of the road. We lost ours too, from my dad's almost new '55 Cad.