I had my '68 LTD rigged so the back of the fr seat would recline down and
meet the lower rear seat to make the whole interior into a bed. It was great
for drive-ins...

I had a '41 commander in High School ( in the late 70's). While I regret
not keeping the aftermarket "car bed" ( different front seat back that
would remove and have legs so it could be spanned between from and back
seats), I can confirm that the conventional back seat had adequate space
for more than one person - more easily "stacked" than side by side.

I can tell you that a single bed mattress will fit beautifully into
the trunk of the 1939-41 Champions. The width and length are perfect.
The only problem is height. It will easliy accommodate one person
lying flat but "stacking" is not possible. I have considerable
experience esp. during the years 1962-67.

Sorry, but my '39 Studebaker doesn't have a back seat...
Barry'd in Studes

In a May 8 letter to the editor commenting on "Hook-Up or Shut Up," a review
of the book "Sex and The Soul," Wall Street Journal reader Dorothy Moore of
Queens NY writes:

"...but does he really want to take the stance that students had less sex
back then? Or, more believably, is it simply that academicians at that time
weren't writing about the 'goings-on' in the back seats of 1939 Studebakers,
and they weren't using casual, conversational terms to describe them?"

I have no brief (woohoo) on this issue. But Ms. Moore, who clearly knows her
way around a 1939 Studebaker, has struck a blow for The Old Brand and
deserves our thanks and respect. Anybody in the neighborhood care to call
her up and, um, offer her a ride?