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Drive-By Musings
The perils of a four-way
Curbside Classic recently posted an unusually detailed discussion in a comment thread about why a merger did not occur between Hudson, Nash, Packard and Studebaker (Shafer, 2015). While the speculation is interesting, I’d question the underlying assumption […]
Design Notes
1966-70 Studebaker: Putting lipstick on a pig?
(EXPANDED FROM 8/28/2020) Studebaker’s prospects for survival as an automobile manufacturer arguably ended when it shut down its South Bend plant in December, 1963. The biggest reason why is that the corporation’s board of directors […]
Quotes
Should Richard Teague have walked away from American Motors?
“I went to American Motors as assistant director of styling in September 1959. I saw the ’60 Rambler, and I almost walked out the front door. It looked like it was chiseled out of marble […]
Well, it’s about time! My grandson can’t understand why there are vehicles you have to manually shift into gears. I had a truck with roll up windows. He wanted to know if my truck was older than me. It took awhile for him to master the door lock. Push down the button. Hold the outside button in as you slam the door. Voila! Locked up solid! Now how do you get this thing unlocked???