I was talking to my dad's new neighbor this afternoon.  He moved to ND from
Los Angeles last summer and asked me about my Studebakers.  He then told me
about an R2 Avanti he used to own that was Raymond Loewy's personal car (he
had a copy of his registration)... he sold it to John ...

Quite a while back someone offered a studebaker screensaver (for your
computer)that used the various scripts that studebaker used on its
cars.  My hard drive went bad and I lost my copy of it.  Does anyone
still have it or know where I can download it?  Thanks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4538207668

The Blade (Toledo OH, "One of America's Great Newspapers"):
"Texas refinery blast kills 14; prices could go up"
Much as we all enjoy oil conspiracy theories, and Homer Simpson "everybody
f***s off" jokes, would it hurt news writers to hold off just a moment on

A few years ago made a wonderful Studebaker tool out of what appears to be a 3"
dish style (NOT CUP STYLE) freeze plug.
I have no recollection where I found the plug.  Now, to help the rest of
humanity with Studebakers 1950 through 1966, I want to make some more.

Hey Guys,,
Looking for blue door panels for my 1963 wagonaire and a dash pad any
color.  Any ideas on a source?  I have heard the 1964 dash pad at SASCO
will work on a 1963 car but I do not see how as the door opening is

Thanks to J. P. for the advice on ad-writing!
Maybelline is here on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6466&item=4537
800310&rd=1
Bid early, bid often!

Talked to Don Simmons about my exhaust issue today... even though the
whole issue is entirely my fault for not mentioning that my car had a
non-stock drivetrain he is willing to swap me the pipe I can't use for
the pipe I need.  He said he'd "ship one right out to me" and I just

From an eBay listing for an Avanti in Columbia, SC:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6466&item=4538
000395&rd=1
"ATTENTION READ THIS. The car is for sale in several places. Even though you
may be the high bidder here on ebay, you STILL may not be ...

I appriciate everyone's help in finding me a car I can comftably drive
and last night I remembered Mitch Bennett in S.C. (N.C.?) had a '54
wagon for sale, anyone have his phone number?
Thanks!

Wife and I are headed for the serene Quebec countryside. She's going to see
her Mom. I'm going to measure her lot (I said lot, not plot - *g*) for the
garage I'm going to build. Said garage will hold a minimum of 6 cars plus a
large service/restore area. It's part of my ...

  The Studebaker folks quit bidding around $200
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4536133713T

I read a couple of weeks ago in the Automotive News that GM was
discontinuing the GMC XUV that had the retractable roof section, that
Studebaker pioneered over 40 years ago.  Apparently most folks wanted
the extra seat that Envoy had was lost for to produce the XUV.  It was

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10076&item=453
6372769&rd=1
Anybody use one of these before? Do they work?
Best, Joe.

The more I find out about ethanol as alternative fuel, the more I am
convinced that this will be the fuel of the future. At least to those
of us that are interested in driving cars powered by IC engines
http://www.alcohol4fuel.com/id1.html