This event caught my imagination right away; a couple ideas have come to mind, and since several other Hamilton area Studefolk are on the forum here I think I'll float 'em for feedback...
1. This'd be very easy: An impromptu "muster" and photo shoot of Studebakers at the site of the old Stude plant, followed by a cruise somewhere (maybe the Flamboro Downs Saturday cruise, if that's still running this year?)...we needn't be at the plant more than a few minutes, and it would be really neat to get pix of a row of Studes "at home" on Drive Your Stude Day.
2. 2009 is the centennial of powered flight in Canada. One of the celebratory events is an airshow at CFB Trenton, which happens to fall on the weekend of July 4/5. One of the participating airplanes will be Mike Potter/Vintage Wings of Canada's gorgeous Sabre painted in RCAF Golden Hawks markings. Could we scare up some Golden Hawks of the four-wheeled variety too...? (Incidentally, the GH car was already out of production by the time the GH jet team flew its first airshow. I wonder, did the car inspire the team's name?)
I have a specific reason for thinking of the Trenton link: it would provide a pretext for me to drive my Lark through the part of Ontario where she spent her first 40 years, and visit the town (Campbellford) where she was sold new in spring 1962. Trenton is in the same vicinity, and how much more right could the timing be...
Over to others...I'm really looking forward to this season!
S.
1. This'd be very easy: An impromptu "muster" and photo shoot of Studebakers at the site of the old Stude plant, followed by a cruise somewhere (maybe the Flamboro Downs Saturday cruise, if that's still running this year?)...we needn't be at the plant more than a few minutes, and it would be really neat to get pix of a row of Studes "at home" on Drive Your Stude Day.
2. 2009 is the centennial of powered flight in Canada. One of the celebratory events is an airshow at CFB Trenton, which happens to fall on the weekend of July 4/5. One of the participating airplanes will be Mike Potter/Vintage Wings of Canada's gorgeous Sabre painted in RCAF Golden Hawks markings. Could we scare up some Golden Hawks of the four-wheeled variety too...? (Incidentally, the GH car was already out of production by the time the GH jet team flew its first airshow. I wonder, did the car inspire the team's name?)
I have a specific reason for thinking of the Trenton link: it would provide a pretext for me to drive my Lark through the part of Ontario where she spent her first 40 years, and visit the town (Campbellford) where she was sold new in spring 1962. Trenton is in the same vicinity, and how much more right could the timing be...
Over to others...I'm really looking forward to this season!
S.
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