what cars are these?
#1846
Lexus Champion
Thanks for posting this. I remember when these Studebakers were on the streets, and they were considered a bit odd, but IMO they've aged very well and look really interesting these days. Some of their other models have held up well too.
#1847
Lexus Test Driver
#1848
Pole Position
The one I saw was colored just like this, a ‘57 - ‘58 Golden Hawk. It was really attractive and aged well, as you said. I’ve seen them at shows and auctions, but never “in the wild.” That was a treat.
#1849
Lexus Fanatic
#1850
Pole Position
I did not know about that; much more my dad’s generation of car knowledge than mine. In fact he thought it was pretty cool I saw that Golden Hawk when I texted him about it.
#1851
Lexus Test Driver
Someone feel like posting up a car for us today?
#1852
Pole Position
#1853
Lexus Fanatic
I first learned to drive on its corporate vintage cousin, a Plymouth Valiant, of the same vintage. Plain, no-frills compact cars, but with the notoriously durable Slant-Six engine and Torqueflite transmission. (later drove a next-generation 1968 with the the same engine and a 3-speed manual)
Tom Magliozzi, from the late "Click and Clack" call-in auto-talk show (some of you older fans might remember it) had a '63 Dart convertible like that. He drove for decades before he passed away.
Last edited by mmarshall; 09-11-24 at 02:55 PM.
#1854
Pole Position
Early/mid-60s Dodge Dart Convertible.
I first learned to drive on its corporate vintage cousin, a Plymouth Valiant, of the same vintage. Plain, no-frills compact cars, but with the notoriously durable Slant-Six engine and Torqueflite transmission. (later drove a next-generation 1968 with the the same engine and a 3-speed manual)
Tom Magliozzi, from the late "Click and Clack" call-in auto-talk show (some of you older fans might remember it) had a '63 Dart convertible like that. He drove for decades before he passed away.
I first learned to drive on its corporate vintage cousin, a Plymouth Valiant, of the same vintage. Plain, no-frills compact cars, but with the notoriously durable Slant-Six engine and Torqueflite transmission. (later drove a next-generation 1968 with the the same engine and a 3-speed manual)
Tom Magliozzi, from the late "Click and Clack" call-in auto-talk show (some of you older fans might remember it) had a '63 Dart convertible like that. He drove for decades before he passed away.
My dad bought it in early ‘86 from the original owner in Clearwater, Fla. He paid $2,500 for it, iirc. A few weeks or a month later he was driving it in St. Pete and while stopped at a light, a guy waved him over and offered him $5k JUST for the two plastic/chrome “GT” emblems on the front fenders. Apparently rare and go on other Dodge muscle cars; impossible to find in order to make a complete original (he did not sell them).
#1855
Lexus Test Driver
I saw this at the store the other day and thought I'd de-badge it and post it up.
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#1856
Lexus Fanatic
A passion pink Rolls Royce SUV also known as a crime against humanity.
#1857
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