[EEDUDE]

“their little sedans weren’t comfortable, economical or pretty”

My first car was a hand me down from my Grandfather: a fourteen year old Studebaker Lark.

It was ugly as hammered sh*t.
It definitely wasn’t comfortable.
It surely wasn’t economical.

But I could fix anything on that vehicle, and for its time, it was a very reliable car. An old man who lived not too far from me had a whole field of old Studebakers and I bought parts from him for a song. I think he wanted to help a kid with his first car and he sure did.

I loved that car!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

1960s Studes still carried brakes, steering, water pumps, etc from the 1950s. You could find these same products in Chryslers and Fords. If you were looking for a 1962 Studebaker brake part, you'd find it on a ‘56-59 GM or Chrysler product.

[commish]

MY first car was my grandmother’s 1966 Studebaker Commander. It was one of the last Studebakers off the assembly line. IN 1979 it still looked like it had rolled off the showroom. Ugly as hell, but it had the same engine/Tranny combo as a Chevelle SS, the little box would absolutely fly! Got t-boned by a drunk in pickup and totalled it. I was one sad puppy.