And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If my memory is correct, there were three revisions of this model; R1, R2, and R3. R3 was turbocharged and a prominent racer (maybe Dan Gurney) was responsible for R3 development. It was the fastest production car in the world at the time.
Ugly and charming at the same time, kinda like Wallace Beery . . .
ReplyDeleteFor those interested, the annual South Bend Studebaker swap meet and car show is this weekend. May 3-4. http://www.michiana-chapter-sdc.net/
ReplyDeleteI recall seeing a cou0ple of these when they came out. Gorgeous cars!
ReplyDeleteThe wife of the town doctor had one of these back in the 70's. I always wanted to take out both for a test drive.
ReplyDeleteFront seat behind the wheel then back seat behind the...."censored".
DeleteOne of the most stylish vehicles ever made !
ReplyDeleteUglier than a home-made booger riding on a crippled spider.
ReplyDeleteIf my memory is correct, there were three revisions of this model;
ReplyDeleteR1, R2, and R3. R3 was turbocharged and a prominent racer (maybe
Dan Gurney) was responsible for R3 development. It was the fastest
production car in the world at the time.