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A 'yard art' car and the kids to 'play house' in. About all old Seville is good for, anyway. Craig

Its obviously right from your own home country. It must fit a vintage Peugeot, Renault or Citroen, and I would ask your local clubs for those cars to see if they can identify it. If I am going to guess, I'm going to say Peugeot. Craig

Cunningham also built commercial bodies, including this ambulance: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?47080-Orphan-of-the-Day-12-19-1926-Cunningham-Ambulance Here is an earlier Cunningham: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?47370-Orphan-of-the-Day-12-29-1919-Cunningham-V3-Touring Craig

Thanks for the information. Further proof of one gets what they pay for. If one wants excellent results, its worth paying the price. Craig

It would be interesting to know about the actual 'parts car' he must have used to scavenge all the unique parts to make his 'tribute car'. I would be hard to believe the time and effort that would have gone into making that special front seat from scratch with the divider glass and the controls, if it is equipped with it. Craig

I wonder if it is related to the big machine tool manufacturer of the same name. Craig

Now here is one example where one probably doesn't have to worry about being 'cloned'; unlike 1960 Fords which have been known to miraculously turn into 1960 Edsels!! Craig

I posted a 1903 Cameron here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?50130-Orphan-of-the-Day-04-04-1903-Cameron Craig

The Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened in 1940 with a speed limit of 70 miles-per-hour. It is considered North America's first 'Superhighway''; a precursor to the Interstate Highway system as we know it today. I would say the percentage of cars that could have maintained 70 mph on opening day would have been around 50% or less of what was on the road at the time. Fast forward to 1959 when England opened its first "Motorway" with a speed limit of 80 miles-per-hour. Roughly only 10% of British-made cars on the road at the time would have been able to sustain that speed, which would have been limited to Jaguars, Aston Martins, Austin-Healys, and perhaps an MG or a Triumph with overdrive transmission. (The pre-war Ford Popular was still available at the time which had a top speed of 45 mph.) Craig

The entire F-body (Camaro/Firebird) project was, PERIOD! GM was totally caught off guard by the phenomenal success of the Mustang. Craig

I don't care fake woodgrain on the exteriors either. When the K-car-based LeBaron convertible came out in 1982 with that fake woodgrain, one of the salesman mentioned it comes with its own packing crate. Craig

The 1967 Camaro 'Waikiki. It remained a one-off concept. http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/beach-time-1967-camaro-hawaiian-shouldnt-they-have-shot-it-in-honolulu-instead-of-detroit/ IF you really want a production convertible with imitation wood panels like that from the late '60's either look for a '68-'69 Chrysler with the Sportsgrain option, or a '68 Mercury Park Lane with the 'Yacht-paneling' option. Craig

In all these cases if a car is truly 'rare', it does NOT does not automatically mean that it is desirable and/or brings huge money. For example, they made 702 1964 Studebaker convertibles, 416 in the South Bend plant and another 286 in the Hamilton plant. Of those '64 convertibles, 55 of them were 6-cylinder, all produced in Hamilton. Yes, because its less than 100 units, it does qualify as 'rare' to most people, but as far as desirability, the 8-cylinder Studebakers of any body style in those years are the ones that bring the higher prices for obvious reasons. Not to mention, Studebaker's OHV six was not exactly a powerhouse, and there were inherent problems with head cracks that the factory never got resolved by the time Studebaker closed down their South Bend plant. Considering a convertible body style is heavier in weight than its sedan counterparts did nothing for performance in the 6 cylinder, and their known engine problems keeps the prices low on them despite them being rare. Craig

An 'Elite' version of a Marti Report for Ford vehicles reads exactly that way until it gets to a low-digit figure in the breakdown-by-model/option/color column.. Craig

The Build Sheet from BMHIT will provide the answer if it came with discs all around. Craig

That was true with Oldsmobile up into the 1960's, with turbocharging (Turbo-Rocket F-85 Jetfire), and front wheel drive (Toronado). Of course, turbocharging wasn't new and neither was front wheel drive, but Oldsmobile was the first GM division to offer each. The 425 cubic inch Toronado did manage to prove BMC Mini innovator, Isaaic Issagonis wrong, with his statement, about it being impossible to have a front wheel drive car over 2 liters. And the split-case Turbohydmatic FWD transaxle proved to be bulletproof, even being used in the 1973-78 GMC motorhomes. Craig

Looks close to the one I saw in Bellingham in 2010: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?32472-2010-Can-Am-Zone-Meet-(Bellingham-WA)/page2 Craig

It is a well-known fact the newer generation Dodge Challenger is a good 30% heavier than the original 1970-74 E-body cars upon which the styling is based. Craig

FOG lamps are for when there is FOG present; night or day. DRIVING, ROAD, or RUNNING lights are for when the car is moving forward on the road regardless of the weather; night or day. Starting in Canada with the 1990 model year, daytime running lights became mandatory. Sweden had that law in place many years previous. In the 1960's a RUNNING light was a somewhat popular option, and my dad's 1964 Plymouth had one. Full-size 1969 & '70 Dodge Monacos had a built-in running light they referred to as a 'Superlight'. Mustang offered a light-up accessory horse running light on 1967-68 models which is worth a fortune now. Craig

"Rare" can also be used by the location of a given vehicle. Sure, they made a million or more 1972 Chevrolet Caprices for sale in the USA and Canada, but how many right-hand drive versions were sold new in England? I suspect a UK-market version of a full-size Chevrolet would be considered 'rare' on that side of the pond. Craig

One can park it next to a 1970 Mopar (or a brand new Challenger) in Panther Pink at a car show and fit right in!!! Craig

Would GM have allowed its pride to be hurt by allowing Pilot Ray to supply accessory directional-beam lamps? Knowing GM, their Guide division would have no doubt made them for their cars. Craig

No question, the sales are there for Tesla. Right now, Tesla's management's biggest issue should be on complacency. Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, and other manufacturers have woken up and now seriously proceeded full speed ahead in the R&D of 100% EV vehicles. So far, Jaguar I-Pace is showing very favorable comparisons with Tesla, and has exceeded it in a couple of categories. Tesla MUST keep well ahead of the competition to remain successful. Craig

I would just be thankful that they still are available. That also the same in Alberta, where the old paper copies are all stored in a provincial building in Edmonton, where an appointment has to be made to access them. Craig

A buyer of that caliber of an automobile was usually a prominent citizen. I would not be surprised if a write-up and a photo of his car appeared in the local newspaper in 1914. It might be a trip to the main library and go through the newspaper microfilm and see if this is the case. Craig