Orphan Car show today (the car Studebaker never built)

[greg g]

The show for no longer made brands is hosted at the home of a fellow who is familiar with orphaned brands, having an AMX, and Henry J, a Cord, and a Studebaker concept car that Studebaker drew but never modeled or prototyped.  Some of you may be familiar with the Studebaker Speedster, an up trimmed President hardtop, special trim, special leather interior, spoke wheel covers, a bit more HP and some Snazzy paint. But apparently the design dept penned a two seater roadster version which never even got to clay model stage.  Vic and his son and a couple of helpers rectified that over the past year and it was on display today.  Craftmanship, fabrication skills and determination are evident in his project.  Apparently discussions are underway to have the car on the Turntable at the Studebaker Museum at South Bend.  Show is a blue and silver Speedster as Studebaker sold them, and the Speedster II as Vic translated it from drawing to metal. 

[greg g]

The show for no longer made brands is hosted at the home of a fellow who is familiar with orphaned brands, having an AMX, and Henry J, a Cord, and a Studebaker concept car that Studebaker drew but never modeled or prototyped.  Some of you may be familiar with the Studebaker Speedster, an up trimmed President hardtop, special trim, special leather interior, spoke wheel covers, a bit more HP and some Snazzy paint. But apparently the design dept penned a two seater roadster version which never even got to clay model stage.  Vic and his son and a couple of helpers rectified that over the past year and it was on display today.  Craftmanship, fabrication skills and determination are evident in his project.  Apparently discussions are underway to have the car on the Turntable at the Studebaker Museum at South Bend.  Show is a blue and silver Speedster as Studebaker sold them, and the Speedster II as vic translated it from drawing to metal. 

[Dave72dt]

Very nice work, and a lot of it.  Conversions and body mods take a lot of time to get right.  Two tone looks right at home also.  I'd take either one.  I assume the drawings show the more defined tail fins for the Speedster II, almost out of place with all the soft contours of the rest of the body.

[casper50]

Dave I agree on the tail fins but they keep it from looking real similar to a vett.

[rb1949]

Snazzy Studebaker.

[Plymouthy Adams]

while different and sleek in his work...I can easily visualize why Stude did not build this...a two seater would have them closing the door much sooner than they did....America's buying public at large was not economically ready for a personal luxury car of that degree...Stude could not afford an assembly line on such foreseeable limited sales..but then that is all my thinking...

[mike hutchison]

in my opinion it looks more like a Packard.  and it already has a Packard built motor. but a classy ride.  wish I had my 55 commander back.