Article on one family owned 1932 Dictator Coupe in Hemmings Classic Car

[Studebaker Wheel]

The latest HCC Jan 2014 has a six page article and Drive Report on a 1932 Dictator Coupe owned by my friend Roy Asbahr of Gresham, Oregon.

[BobPalma]

'Just got it today, Dick, but have not had time to read it. It looks very nice.

Any errors of which we should be aware? BP

[Studebaker Wheel]

Nothing serious. Intro paragraph refers to it as the "lowest price model." It wasn't the model 55 Six was. This of course if you are not including the Rockne. They clarify it later saying it was the lowest priced Eight. Somewhat confusing dialogue in page one re the engine but all pretty minor. I rode in the car during the ASC tour when we had the Intl meet in Spokane in '05. The owner Roy Asbahr has a beautiful collection of very nicely done cars, mostly GM (Oldsmobile a specialty) and a Flying A gas station in his back yard along with a curved glass showroom. His '53 Olds Fiesta may be the nicest in the universe. I was instrumental in a small way in him getting the car. It was rough at the time. Now 100 pts in the Olds Intl meet.

[avantilover]

Great article, read it last week when the iPad version came out.

[SN-60]

Nothing serious. Intro paragraph refers to it as the "lowest price model." It wasn't the model 55 Six was. This of course if you are not including the Rockne. They clarify it later saying it was the lowest priced Eight. Somewhat confusing dialogue in page one re the engine but all pretty minor. I rode in the car during the ASC tour when we had the Intl meet in Spokane in '05. The owner Roy Asbahr has a beautiful collection of very nicely done cars, mostly GM (Oldsmobile a specialty) and a Flying A gas station in his back yard along with a curved glass showroom. His '53 Olds Fiesta may be the nicest in the universe. I was instrumental in a small way in him getting the car. It was rough at the time. Now 100 pts in the Olds Intl meet.

Correct!....Lowest priced EIGHT CYLINDER model...as explained in the article.

[Studebaker Wheel]

Here two photos taken of Roy and his Dictator in 1953, shortly after he got the car from his grandfather, and in 2005 at the Spokane Intl meet.