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Obviously...not a seasoned Studebaker driver.
Otherwise, he would have, by now, been experienced in proper adjustment of the overdrive kick-down switch.
You know...it is suppose to allow only a "momentary" cut-off of the ignition circuit to enable it to kick it down out of overdrive.
Instead, this one must be adjusted to just where it cuts the blasted thing off!
(My story and I'm sticking to it.)
So...while she became engrossed in picking out the perfect "Mums" for the concrete urns that sit on our front porch, I began to wander around. Then, there it was. A ragged old orphan of a yard wagon. Bent front axle, rust...ahem..."Patina" everywhere! Then, I noticed a small label had been slapped on one of the side wooden slats with a barely legible $25 written in pencil. ) I dutifully chunked them on the counter. While she and the lady prattled on about the flowers...I blurted out..."I'll throw in an additional $20, for that old wagon!" "Sold!" Was the reply from the lady behind the counter. Almost simultaneously, my wife..."What!?" "How you gonna get it home?" Meaning..."You are not putting that dirty rusty thing in my Camry!
Of course, the women stick together. The cashier said, "Yeah, how you gonna get it home?"
I replied, "I live only a few miles away. In fact, I might just come pick it up in my Studebaker truck." "You mean one like the one in that Potato commercial?" "Same, except a different color." I replied. Then she added, "If you do that, I'll even help you load it. I love those trucks!" Less than an hour later, Jock (the poodle) and I, had pulled the truck out of the barn, had about a fourteen mile adventure, and were back home admiring my new restoration project. Lots of thumbs up along the way.
Thinking about the time, I'm wondering if that was during the meltdown of "Photobucket," (trying to extort money from us) when we and lost access to our third party host site required for posting pictures in stovehuggers? Anyway, thanks for reminding me. I'm gonna post two pics. One will be of the wagon not long after I tinkered with the running gear, straightened out the front axle, and made it functional. Next pic will be of its final fate, as a hay feeder for my pet goats. 
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