Studebakers on Magazine Covers

[SN-60]

Here 'tis:



BP

Somewhat easy 'side' question......Anyone know who the driver of this AA/FD is?

[SScopelli]

Somewhat easy 'side' question......Anyone know who the driver of this AA/FD is?

Tommy Ivo..

Barnstormer!

[SN-60]

Tommy Ivo..

Barnstormer!

You got it! I remember the caption to this photo went something like...The photgrapher, (Eric Rickman I believe), was right in front of the car when Ivo nailed it. Ivo then swerved the car at the last second so as not to hit Rickman!

[JRoberts]

[JRoberts]

A book not a magazine but I thought it was unique....

[DEEPNHOCK]

Any relation to Chuck Venable?

[aarrggh]

[JRoberts]

Any relation to Chuck Venable?

Not that I know of. The book is evidently about young teenager's coming of age. The reviews I found were postive, but do not mention anything about the Studebaker.

[DEEPNHOCK]

Hot Rod Magazine - May 1953

[DEEPNHOCK]

Motorsport - 1956

[8E45E]

Is this where they get the term..

"Take a long drive off a short pier!"

From this movie? http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxo...doc_shortfilms

Craig

[JBOYLE]

Go to a bookstore and find the Jan, 2014 edition of Classic and Sports Car from the UK. There is a smaller photo for a red Avanti.

[Rooneytoons]

New magazine picture

[DEEPNHOCK]

Hot Rod Magazine - June 1954

[R3 challenger]

Three Avanti magazine covers:

August 1962: Today's Motor Sports (red prototype, probably Andy Granatelli driving, now owned by Dick Bennett)
July 1962 : Car Life (white R1)
July 1962 : Motor Trend (two Avantis---one Avanti White and one Avanti Turquoise)

George