After dinner mint 11-12-11

[klifton1]

The fit of the hood and grill look pretty good also.
Klif

[Chris_Dresbach]

WOW. If I ever had a C body, I think I'd paint it like that.

[BobPalma]

WOW. If I ever had a C body, I think I'd paint it like that.

That's simply the first-series 1955 two-tone, Chris.

Good luck finding all the little moldings around the bottom and sides of the backlite if you want to have that effect! <GGG> BP

[8E45E]

That '55 is owned by Indy Chapter SDCer Steve Jones, photographed at the 2009 SDC International Meet in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It started out life as a Champion, but has been properly "Commanderized!" BP

Doesn't this one also belong to someone in your chapter as well?



Craig

[mbstude]

That's simply the first-series 1955 two-tone, Chris.

Good luck finding all the little moldings around the bottom and sides of the backlite if you want to have that effect! <GGG> BP

I know where a couple sets of those wrap-around pieces are.

Heck, I've even got the prototype pieces of those.. Came off of a '55 coupe in the Proving Ground Graveyard.

[BobPalma]

Doesn't this one also belong to someone in your chapter as well?

Craig

Good memory, Craig, because it did belong to Sam Roberts of Warren IN many years ago. Sam sold the car maybe 7 or 8 years ago and exited the Studebaker hobby entirely.

We still have yet another 1955 Commander DeLuxe Coupe (not Regal; no butterknives) in the first-series two-tone in our chapter; that of Dale and Barb McPhearson. If you remember, it is turquoise with a black roof. And before anyone asks: No, I have not touched bases with Dale for several weeks and must get to that pronto. BP