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42 Blackout Champion - a rare sight!
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Air temperature was 10 degrees. Wind chill below zero. Not the best conditions to tell a story in. Did get that the car served as a Civil Defense unit from the era. Current owner saved it from becoming a "Hot Rod". No chrome on the car at all. Don't know all the details, but it truly looks to be a '42 Blackout model.
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Nice to see a rare car! According the RQ, they made 4612 Champion 'Model 90' in blackout trim. http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...-2012-calendar
Being a Civil Defence car, it would have got 'special privileges' at the gas pumps during the war!!
Craig
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It does look like a blackout car built just before auto production ceased to help the war effort. I remember, as a kid, my dad had to tape the upper part of the headlights on his '39 Stude Commander. Supposedly, this would prevent any airplane pilot from seeing his headlights. I guess Civil Defense didn't realize that the headlight beams could be easily seen anyway.
Rog'59 Lark VI Regal Hardtop
Smithtown,NY
Recording Secretary, Long Island Studebaker Club
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It does look like a blackout car built just before auto production ceased to help the war effort. I remember, as a kid, my dad had to tape the upper part of the headlights on his '39 Stude Commander. Supposedly, this would prevent any airplane pilot from seeing his headlights. I guess Civil Defense didn't realize that the headlight beams could be easily seen anyway.
Rog
Well it does have a hood over the lenses. Thanks for posting such a rare car.101st Airborne Div. 326 Engineers Ft Campbell Ky.
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