WHO REMEMBERS THE STUDEBAKER AUTOMOBILE CO. FROM SOUTH BEND INDIANA? .... I USED TO RESTORE A FEW AND DRIVE THEM ON WEEKENDS ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO THE CAR SHOWS. .... THEY WERE CALLED ORPHAN CARS ... BECAUSE THE BIG 3 CAR COMPANIES PUT STUDEBAKER, NASH /HUDSON RAMBLER ....KAISER / FRAZIER, ALL OUT OF BUSINESS! .... BASIC STURDY CARS ... BUT MY 1964 DAYTONA SHOWN BELOW COULD NOT COMPETE WITH THE NEW FORD MUSTANG OR THE NEW PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA ETC. .... DID YOU KNOW THAT IN THE DAY ... YOU COULD ONLY BUY A MERCEDES BENZ FROM A STUDEBAKER DEALER? .... BOTH COMPANIES WERE OF GERMAN ORIGIN AND MERCEDES DID NOT HAVE THEIR OWN DEALER NETWORK IN THE U.S.A. SO THEY SOLD THRU STUDEBAKER DEALERS ... IMAGINE A GULLWING 300SL MERCEDES, NEXT TO A STUDEBAKER LARK! .... AFTER STUDEBAKERS LAST YEAR (1966) ... MERCEDES BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA WAS FORMED. ALSO EVEN AUNT BEE ON THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW DROVE A STUDEY.... GREAT MEMORIES ... GREAT OLD CARS ... ENJOY MY PICTURES OF MY BLACK BEAUTY ... YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED ...THANKS RICH .... BY THE WAY ... MY BLACK BEAUTY IS ALL ORIGINAL ... 46K. MILES ... ONLY REPLACED CARPET & TIRES .. ORIGINAL PAINT & INTERIOR ...AT THIS CAR SHOW IT WON "THE PEOPLES CHOICE" AWARD! ... NO MONEY ... ONLY A NICE BIG RIBBON ... I LOVE CLASSIC CARS ALMOST AS MUCH AS CLASSIC CHIPS!