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Old 10-13-2018, 08:23 PM
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Studepackard-benz

Found this rendering over on the studebaker forum:

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Old 10-13-2018, 09:46 PM
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Looks more Buick-y to me .
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Old 10-13-2018, 09:48 PM
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Looks a lot like an old Buick Invicta:

https://dealeraccelerate-all.s3.amazonaws.com/cmc/images/1/2/0/120/7162_1.jpg

Did you know that Studebaker was the post-war US distributor for Mercedes? Studebaker's demise was Mercedes' problem/opportunity to build it's own dealer network.
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Old 10-13-2018, 10:47 PM
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We're pretty lucky it never got built! I'd love to own the rendering though.
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Old 10-14-2018, 05:16 AM
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That's more of a 'Bunkie Beak' than a horse collar.....
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Old 10-15-2018, 09:37 AM
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That's more of a 'Bunkie Beak' than a horse collar.....


My first car was a 1960 Pontiac Bonneville that looked similar
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Old 10-15-2018, 09:50 AM
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I wonder whatever happened to my 1953 Packard? I also had a 1954 Caribbean and a "regular" 1954 convertible. The last real Packards. Wish I kept those cars back in the day. Funny, I just found some of these pictures cleaning out the clutter.
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Old 10-15-2018, 10:07 AM
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They were known for being high quality.....like a benz!
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I really like Packards, particularly late pre-war and the '54 - '56 models. Too bad about the '57 - '58's. What an ignominious end to a great brand.
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Found this rendering over on the studebaker forum:


1961 Buick after head-on collision with a '58 Edsel...
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Old 10-15-2018, 12:57 PM
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I really like Packards, particularly late pre-war and the '54 - '56 models. Too bad about the '57 - '58's. What an ignominious end to a great brand.
Merged with Studebaker in 1954 and that's the end so to speak. All of mine had the straight 8 --- The 54' convertibles had the 359 cu. in. the last and the biggest post war straight 8.

I guess my interest has peaked enough to see if I can track those cars down ...
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Old 10-15-2018, 01:37 PM
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I'm one of those who likes the Bunkie Beaks.....

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