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Appears to have been built by a committee made up of 20 individuals each designing their own body panel with no communication from one another on how it should look when finished. Craig

That is a gorgeous car! I recall seeing it at the 2012 International Meet in South Bend.

Must have been owned by a priest at one time. Craig

Here is another one in Sacramento: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?46653-Orphan-of-the-Day-12-04-1910-Cartercar Craig

Studebaker made both RHD and LHD cars for certain markets in North America, including British Columbia which was RHD until 1920: From the 1917 Vancouver Auto show. More photos of BC Studebakers here: https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/informationobject/browse?topLod=0&query=Studebaker Craig

Possibly the configuration; to define which color is on the lower body, and which color is above the chrome side trim. All the two-tones were available in a reverse configuration. Craig

Salmon & Sons body? There is a local car collector here who owns a 1922 Minerva that was sold new in New Zealand, but bodied in England. His has a very nicely appointed interior with a lined convertible top, concealing all the framework. Also, the rather large rear quarter windows lower, and then pivot inwards to clear the rear wheelwells, making for a rather narrow rear seat, but at least they lower fully. Craig

I agree. 1904 is the cutoff date, as it is limited to 'Edwardian' cars only. One of the British vintage car magazines featured that Darracq from the 1953 movie 'Genevieve' not long ago. Craig

Contact your local DVLA office. They will have all the answers you need. Here is their main website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency Craig

Here are the poll results so far: If you lived in this neighborhood, would you want this car to be towed after 25 years of being parked in the same spot? 31% Yes, absolutely 49% No, absolutely not 15% I wouldn't really care 5% No opinion / Other I'm one of the 15%. Craig

My best stories over that involved Mazda MX6's and going to a Ford dealer for parts for it. A customer of mine complained the Mazda dealer couldn't get a front end component for his daughter's MX6 right away, and it was something like $495 from the Mazda dealer, and had to be ordered in. (If I remember right, it was a tie rod, or something she bent when she hit a curb.) I suggested that he remove it and take it to the Ford dealer and ask to look at one for a Probe. Sure enough, it was identical, and it was around $100 for the exact same part. On another occasion, someone else with an MX6 had a broken plastic clip-on hinge for the hood prop, and same thing, the Mazda dealer didn't have them in stock, and wanted $9.99 for it. Again, I told him to go to the Ford dealer and look at one for a Probe. The parts man came back with a plastic bag full of them, and asked him how many he wanted, as they were 99 cents apiece!! Craig

That 'plug & play' mentality was learned from the electronics industry in the later 1970's. Snap-in modules, without soldering started to become the norm before much of the smaller appliances became throwaway items. Also in some cases, it may be a safety-related item to prevent lawsuits, where to replace the entire assembly as a 'matched set' is supposed to be safer than an individual component, such as the hubs in 4 wheel drive vehicles, etc. Craig

Here is a 1906 Cadillac with a leather plate: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?48981-Studebaker-Electric-Wagon-Restoration/page4 Craig

A place to put children who misbehave? Craig

I thought the leather ones were all made by the owner, not state-issued. Craig

A restored Sharknose here: https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?107731-Portland-Art-Museum&highlight=portland Craig

In the 'Longer, Lower, Wider' look of the day, they did what it took to achieve it. Craig

Agreed, it will look tons better without it. What may be required are a standard set bumper brackets where it attaches to the frame, as they could have been replaced with longer ones made to extend that bumper. Craig

I posted a 'flush-mount' Transitone head here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?34276-auto-history&highlight=transitone Craig

That is correct. 1967 was when they became standard. Emergency flashers became a mainstream option for the general public starting in 1966, where previously, it was mainly reserved for fleet and public service vehicles. Craig

I know it was 1968 for the flat dash knobs. Even Joe Lucas had to change to rocker switches from the long slender toggle switches on nearly all the British cars, including Jaguar, Triumph, Sunbeam, et al. Also, a glove compartment door latch that would not open on impact and seatback latches on two door models and station wagons were also required for 1968. Tire pressure decals in a visible place, (some on the inside of the glove compartment door, others on one of the door pillars, depending on the make) were mandated on January 1st, 1966. This no doubt in response after Ralph Nader's chapter on the Corvair tire pressure differential between the front and the rear, which was commonly ignored. Craig

I don't think one see's THAT anymore!!!! Craig

A number of years ago, I had a customer with an older Ford F150 1/2 ton work truck which had the opening vent windows on the doors. One Sunday, she went to one of their account customer's house to drop off an invoice for some work they had done, and she left her copy in the glove compartment. When she got home, she parked it in front of their house just before dinnertime, and left it UNLOCKED as she had a couple of bags of groceries she bought along the way, and with her hands full, she was planning to retrieve her paper copy of the invoice from the glove compartment when they were done eating. In the end, she never went back out to the truck to get the invoice copy, and the truck was left unlocked all night. The next morning when she went to drive to the office, someone had smashed the vent window to 'break' in. What really pissed her off was, the would-be thief (who left empty handed as there was nothing in it of value to steal), didn't try the door handle first! Craig

Its not that its unattractive, its also VERY crudely built. Having had the opportunity to look at one up close, there is little or no attention for comfort or quality detail. (see my previous post with the link.) One will cook inside it on a hot day as not one window opens for ventilation, not to mention, the doors do not go all the way to the floor, making a very high stepover. Unlike a Pacer, or a Messerschmitt, there is no attention to build quality or attention to detail, with those thick rubber gaskets around the windows, and the top speed of it less than what many will tolerate on the freeway. A vintage electric car of any kind is an expensive liability, even If one wants to place it into service as a seldom used "collector car", as replacement batteries are expensive, and still go bad while parked in the garage between uses. Craig

And if you get asked to drive your Chief or Police, or some other dignitary in a parade? That seat would be the ideal spot for someone to ride in a parade. You won't be going any faster than 5mph. Crag