1918 Studebaker Tank prototype

[Scott]

I'm still learning new things about Studebaker. Has anyone brought this up before or am I late again?
It was actually called the Studebaker Supply Tank. Here are a couple of resources. Apparently it had a 100hp engine.

https://books.google.com/books?id=KoeGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=1918+Studebaker+Supply+Tank+prototype&source=bl&ots=SSIAXiL70F&sig=ab-fiLTymOALNKmSZAfQlePdYFM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwn9_M6fvNAhXL4iYKHQ4NBMUQ6AEINDAG#v=onepage&q=1918%20Studebaker%20Supply%20Tank%20prototype&f=false

https://youtu.be/63ipFrfHALc?t=5m25s

[doug]

Thanks for sharing. Now, where can we get one?

[Lou Van Anne]

Thanks for sharing. Now, where can we get one?

Easy, call Bob Peterson, C&B Studebakers. If anybody knows of one, it would be Bob...he was probably around when they were built!

[Bordeaux Daytona]

Very neat, thanks for posting. I might have to order that book.

[jclary]

Another reason to love this forum. As in-artful as we can be in our discourse with one another, petty, trivial, and sometimes dysfunctional...little gems of knowledge, like this, make it worth while. I have copies of Turning Wheels going all the way back to the early seventies, but for some reason, this foray into Studebaker Tank building, is a bit of knowledge that had escaped my attention.

Perhaps, we should take a moment to reflect on these little gems...how much they contribute to our positive experience... diminish and overshadow, any little petty upsets we quibble over.

[Scott]

I've found there's quite a lot of prewar Studebaker stuff that is hardly, if ever, brought up. Some of the most interesting things happened in Studebaker's heyday.