Postwar Studebakers

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?68805-62-Lark-in-My-Three-- - Sons-Episode

I don't like how the Lark owner seems like such a phony, but the car is interesting and I'm surprised with Pontiac sponsoring the show, a Lark is featured so prominently. Guess by '67 Studebaker couldn't complain much.

The Lark must be a four-speed by the way the father reaches to the floor to shift.

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jljac (Feb 02, 2013 10:06 am)
- uplanderguy (Feb 02, 2013 10:32 am)

#1860 of 2071 Re: '62 Lark convertible and '67 Pontiac Catalina wagon on "My Three Sons" [uplanderguy] by jljac

Feb 02, 2013 (10:06 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Feb 02, 2013 4:00 am)

I'm surprised with Pontiac sponsoring the show, a Lark is featured so prominently.

I do not know who sponsored that show in 1967 because it had a run of more than ten years, but in the early years it was sponsored by Chevrolet. I remember that because at the end of the show the credits would run with different Chevrolets driving down the road as seen below.

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uplanderguy (Feb 02, 2013 10:32 am)

#1861 of 2071 Re: '62 Lark convertible and '67 Pontiac Catalina wagon on "My Three Sons" [jljac] by uplanderguy

Feb 02, 2013 (10:32 am)

Replying to: jljac (Feb 02, 2013 10:06 am)

I remember always seeing light blue metallic Pontiac Catalina Safari wagons from '65 through at least '68 as the Douglas' family car. In the early '70's, I seem to remember seeing Mercury wagons so the sponsorship must have changed. I'm thinking the show changed networks in the last couple years of programming (it went off the air in '72).

#1862 of 2071 . by fintail

Feb 08, 2013 (8:41 am)

Some of these might be past the project car stage:

50 Studebakers lost in fire

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uplanderguy (Feb 08, 2013 8:52 am)
jljac (Feb 08, 2013 8:54 am)

#1863 of 2071 Re: . [fintail] by uplanderguy

Feb 08, 2013 (8:52 am)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 08, 2013 8:41 am)

I heard about that. Sad. I haven't read much about it; I'll have to do that.

#1864 of 2071 Re: . [fintail] by jljac

Feb 08, 2013 (8:54 am)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 08, 2013 8:41 am)

A sad situation. It reminds me of the tornado that ripped through Jon Myers garage and storage reported here earlier.

#1865 of 2071 1964 Studebaker TV commercial by uplanderguy

Feb 15, 2013 (5:48 am)

I'm loving this, because I've never seen a '64 Stude commercial before...'63's, yes, but not '64's.

I know the base Studebaker line was the one extensively restyled for '64, but not a mention of the Hawk, Avanti, or full truck line in this commercial though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_S0RMN6NWM

I'm assuming that's the Proving Ground track about 15 miles west of South Bend on U.S. 2. I've driven my old white '63 Lark Daytona Skytop R1 on that three-mile track once....at a meet there. It was great fun. The Proving Ground is operated by Bosch now.

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uplanderguy (Feb 15, 2013 7:02 am)
- jljac (Feb 15, 2013 9:30 am)
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#1866 of 2071 Re: 1964 Studebaker TV commercial [uplanderguy] by uplanderguy

Feb 15, 2013 (7:02 am)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Feb 15, 2013 5:48 am)

Here's one that includes the Avanti, but not Hawk nor trucks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kww0lKx-xjE

I know this was probably filmed in August '63, but I'm astounded at the mismatch of the shade of color on the LF fender of that four-door sedan!

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jljac (Feb 15, 2013 9:30 am)
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