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As per Post #4 here-----> First car radio was installed in a Studebaker - Studebaker Drivers Club Forum 1931 was the first year Studebaker offered radios for the cars, although they were prewired from 1930. I posted a photo of a Philco Transistone radio in a 1931 President in Post #9 here--------------> auto history - Studebaker Drivers Club Forum Craig

Yep, Now we're being shown how to make our own fake Tucker. Craig

It is similar in design to the 1982-86 LeBaron Town & Country convertibles. At the new car autoshow when one was on a turntable, someone remarked "it comes with its own packing crate". Craig

I was going to say the lowest-price 'economy' model with only one windshield wiper, but it does have a passenger sunvisor. Craig

Probably meant for Used Car dealers to have cut, with their name and address on the opposite side of the make designation. Advertising for them each time the new owner started the car. Craig

And there are now more 1970-'71 B-body Mopars painted 'FC7' than were sold new!!! Craig

False stories do happen from time to time. There was a famous instance within Packard and Studebaker circles involving a former Studebaker-Packard employee who embellished a story about reviving a 'real' Packard in the early 1960's with a V-12 engine, employing a ton of photoshop, which was a rather new technology in the early 2000's. His article made it to the August, 2002 issue of Turning Wheels, and a similar article on one of the Packard newsletters. It didn't take long for the article to be dissected and all the discrepancies pointed out. Both newsletter editors expected the story to be 'creditable' as the auther, Paul McKeehan, was an employee at the time, and he actually did design the AC-3155 accessory wheel covers that did make production on 1964-'65 Studebakers. V12 Packard,the final word (google.com) Paul McKeehan's "Last Packard" (TW 8-02) - Studebaker Drivers Club Forum TW's V12 Reply (google.com) PACKARD V12 - Packard Club (google.com) 60's Packard V12 (google.com) Craig

That is why the 1967-'68 Imperial Mobile Director had to be a 2-door. The seat would not clear the B-pillar on the four door. Craig

The 1987 Car Classics article:

Good one! Your comment reminds me of a 1957 Plymouth dashboard. The same, thin, textured aluminum gauge surround also appeared on Philco TV sets, and General Electric cooktops from the same era. Craig

I will have to re-read the article, but if I remember correctly, it was Formica, or a similar thin laminate material in a woodgrain finish that was used, and not Di-noc. Craig

Funny you ask this! Not long ago, a friend of mine who's daughter had a small fender-bender with her second generation Mercury Topaz (it qualifies as a bona-fide antique here.) which was a medium metallic blue in color, original paint & interior. In the local PnP yard was a similar Topaz in the exact same color, and in worse condition for wear because of much higher mileage, and presumably "used up" mechanically, though the body was still presentable, aside from rust on the rear quarters and the rockers. The front fenders were still in excellent shape with the still-shiny, unfaded original medium metallic blue paint on them, and it was a perfect match that didn't need repainting. That's my autowrecker story of the day. As I stated in this post previously, cars don't 'age' like they did 50 years ago when it was 'the norm' to WAX a car after washing it!! (I haven't heard a Turtle Wax 'Hard shell finish' ad on the radio for years) May I inquire: Does your 2000 RAV4 still have its original paint on it that still looks like new? As far as my "postion", its not up to me to make a judgement call on what car is considered 'antique' when it turns 25. Craig

Have you been to the autowreckers lately? Nearly every 25-30 year old car, SUV, or pickup in there still has unfaded shiny paint on it!! Craig

Never saw it in person, but it was on the cover of Car Collector magazine, accompanied by an article inside in the 1980's. Craig

I'd be more concerned about residual road salt than anything else; especially if Edmonton piles it on the roads like Calgary does!! Craig

As long a SHE didn't also give you a 'garage addition', meaning kitchen, and 'double stainless steel Varsol tank' as in a sink to wash the dishes with those new shop towels/dishrags!! Craig

One of the movie cars in Tucker: The Man And His Dream. is a fiberglass replica. It is in the AACA Museum.

This same photo is shown on page 79 in the #4 issue of Crankshaft magazine. Craig

In the Studebaker world, 1946 is considered 'prewar' for cars as the '5G Champion' was based on a 1941 design, and the trucks are considered 'prewar' until 1948, as the M-series was also a 1941 design. Craig

Rolls-Royce also offered whitewall tires on Silver Clouds.

Some forums unintentionally filter out supposed 'bad' words, especially if a certain term is not familiar to North American English dialect. Many years ago on one forum, one could not state Wankel engine as 'Wankel' was on that particular forum's automatic 'bad' word list. Craig

It appears to be a Bel-Air, not a lesser trimmed Biscayne. Craig

Locating history on a vehicle like that will be far easier than trying to information on a run-of-the-mill 'lesser Buick' from the same year. 90L limousines were not sold every day, and would be easier to track. First is to find out what city it was old new in. A car like that may have generated some news; especially in the depths of the Great Depression, and there may be a newspaper article on a prominent business own with his recent purchase of it. Craig

I was at that swap meet, and had a great time! The excellent new facility was well laid out, and has additional room for expansion if needed. Only complaint I heard was parking, but was not an issue for me as I was there early with 'Fargoguy' and his dad, and friends of theirs who were vending. The old facility is awaiting to be demolished, which will alleviate much of the parking problem, but its going to cost almost as much to level it with asbestos and other hazmat concerns as it did to construct the new facility!! Craig

As I thought; at least for US availability as its the only way they will pass emissions legislation in North America. Craig