Coming or Going ?

[blackhawk61]

At shows I always get people telling me that You used to "couldn't tell whether Studebakers were coming or going"...I don't remember any model quite that bad.Late 40's early 50's maybe ?

1961 Hawk 4BC,4-SPEED,TT

Lewisville,NC

[Guido]

The '47's when they first came out.

[Guido]

The '47's when they first came out.

[tbredehoft]

Picture a 47-8-9 Business Coupe from the side. I remember the comment and it probably was in 47 or so.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe
'60 Lark VI
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All three Indiana built OD cars

[tbredehoft]

Picture a 47-8-9 Business Coupe from the side. I remember the comment and it probably was in 47 or so.

[img=left]http://www.alink.com/personal/tbredehoft/Bothcars1.jpg[/img=left]
Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe
'60 Lark VI
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All three Indiana built OD cars

[Skip Lackie]

The multi-piece wrap around rear window on the coupes made some people think of a windshield. I recently heard a rebroadcast of a Jack Benny radio show from the fall of 1947 in which the question of whether a new Stude was coming or going was a running joke. So the story was obviously commonly understood. And BTW, the show was sponsored by Lucky Strike, not Studebaker.

Skip Lackie
Washington DC

[Skip Lackie]

The multi-piece wrap around rear window on the coupes made some people think of a windshield. I recently heard a rebroadcast of a Jack Benny radio show from the fall of 1947 in which the question of whether a new Stude was coming or going was a running joke. So the story was obviously commonly understood. And BTW, the show was sponsored by Lucky Strike, not Studebaker.

Skip Lackie
Washington DC

[Roscomacaw]

I think I've read somwhere where this joke was started by some BrandX competitor. Since the Big 3 were all fielding more or less facelifted prewar designs, they figured if they could make a joke out of the first new postwar car, they'd dampen the obvious advantage.[}] After all - who wanted to be seen driving a joke?[:0][)]

Edit: for spelling

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

I think I've read somwhere where this joke was started by some BrandX competitor. Since the Big 3 were all fielding more or less facelifted prewar designs, they figured if they could make a joke out of the first new postwar car, they'd dampen the obvious advantage.[}] After all - who wanted to be seen driving a joke?[:0][)]

Edit: for spelling

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[blackhawk61]

Kinda what I thought.

1961 Hawk 4BC,4-SPEED,TT

Lewisville,NC

[blackhawk61]

Kinda what I thought.

1961 Hawk 4BC,4-SPEED,TT

Lewisville,NC

[studegary]

Brings back memories of when I first saw a 1947 five passenger coupe (they weren't Starlights then) parked at the curb in 1946. It certainly stopped foot traffic.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[studegary]

Brings back memories of when I first saw a 1947 five passenger coupe (they weren't Starlights then) parked at the curb in 1946. It certainly stopped foot traffic.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[52-fan]

In regards to the coming or going thing. I remember years ago following a 52 Starlight though the hills and at certain distances, especially if the car was climbing a slight rise, it looked as though I was looking at the front of a car. I never got that effect if the car was very close.

1952 Champion Starlight since October,1971. 1962 Daytona
since May, 2007.Searcy,Arkansas

[52-fan]

In regards to the coming or going thing. I remember years ago following a 52 Starlight though the hills and at certain distances, especially if the car was climbing a slight rise, it looked as though I was looking at the front of a car. I never got that effect if the car was very close.

1952 Champion Starlight since October,1971. 1962 Daytona
since May, 2007.Searcy,Arkansas