Starting off in cool, cloudy weather |
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| Chief CPA [Car Parking Attendant] waves arriving vehicles into place. |
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| Front row beauties | ||
| Another chorus line | ||
| For a time, Studebaker had distribution rights in the US to Mercedes-Benz autos. This grill and hood ornament seems to reflect a little stylistic cross- fertilization. |
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| This beautiful Packard Super Clipper has many special- order options. |
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| And now for something completely different. |
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| When floorboards were boards. | ||
| Everything opens up! | ||
| A large car, but the luggage capacity of a Corvette. |
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| Studebaker's timeless Avanti. | ||
| I really do not understand the reason for these doors. |
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| This car is owned by a guy who really, really hates bug splatter. |
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| Coming ... | ||
| ... and Going. | ||
| Hey kid, the car's stopped and you're still going to hurl? |
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| Just the facts. No fancy badges or phony coat of arms for this sturdy pickup. |
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| I love these stodgy Mopars. Chrysler's CEO at the time wanted cars with "chair-high seats" and "enough headroom for a man to wear a hat." |
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| And plenty of legroom, too. | ||
| OK, let's see ... A/C? Check. CB radio? Check. Giant fuzzy dice dangling from the rear- view mirror? Check. Dice for lever knobs? Check. Betty Boop necker's knob on the steering wheel? Check. Ready to cruise! |
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| Studebaker set the post-War automotive world on its ear with a bold design --- both front | ||
| and rear. | ||
| Yes, '57 Chevy hardtops are great stuff. No, they're not cheap. | ||
| The classic first-generation Mustang. | ||
| I wish we could still buy cars in Turquoise and White. | ||
| Hi, doggy! Like the car? | ||
| Hey! Stop that! | ||
| A really nice '38 Chevy. Note that it has backup lights. That is, one set of lights is a backup in case the other set goes out. | ||
| Hmm .. the tag frame says "Early V-8." Chevy had a V-8 in 1938??? |
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| Apparently so. | ||
| The El Camino was lousy for hauling much stuff, but it looks so neat. | ||
| A good policy. | ||
| Purple? There were purple '55 Fords? | ||
| Yes, there were. | ||
| To create the Lark, Studebaker took a six-year-old design and gave it a great fresh look at very little cost. | ||
| Now, you don't see one of these very often. This is a '63. | ||
| Purely functional. World's easiest heater fan to work on. And you could check the coolant level in the radiator without leaving your seat! |
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| Fins were big in the '50s. Literally. |
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| Cool! | ||
| May I have your attention? Everyone, please gather 'round. | ||
| It's Trophy Time! | ||
| Well, that's all folks. See you later .... I gotta split. |