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I like the Slingshot. I have a friend who has one tricked out with a turbo. She has also done something to the suspension. It is the closest thing to a formula car that I have ever driven. I raced formula Fords and a Lotus Super 7 back in the 60s. Her Slingshot blows the doors off my Shelby--and my Shelby is a Stage 3 (as far as you can go and still be naturally aspirated)
 
I completely understand the attraction of a tight winding road and a race track.
I have done them both on four fast wheels and two.
Although four wheels may sometimes be faster in the twisties my preference is for two.
I would rather lean into the turn than be thrown sideways into the seat belt or side cushions.
To each his own. I also have a lot of trouble understanding sunroofs and convertibles. Either you have a roof or you don't. I would never own one.
Just my opinion though.

Macka
 
Macka, I agree with you on sun roofs and convertibles. My Shelby is a hardtop also equipped with a roll cage--love that car. Looks like I will be up on my two wheelers both motorized and pedal. I can hardly wait.
 
Good on you, Bear. Get back into it as soon as you safely can. (y)

Macka
 
I have tried out a Slingshot. One of the gals in our club has one with a turbo. Closest thing to a formula car you can ride on the street ! In the 60s I ran formula Fords and this thing would blow them away. It is a beautiful piece of technology and about the most fun you can have with your pants on.
 
If I remember right, you also had a SAAB once. A man of impeccable taste.
How do feel about Studebakers?
 
A 53 Raymond Lowery designed President is one of my favorites followed by the Avanti.. My SAAB was a 71 Sonnet III with the rally V-4. Sold it in 74 to pay for my Masters Degree.
 
The 53 - 54 Studebaker coupes were high-water marks in US automotive design...especially for the period!
 
My uncle was a pharmaceutical sales rep and was a Studie nut. He would get a new one every other year, a Champion businessman's coupe. If you are ever in South Bend, IN, there is a great Studie museum there.

Mike
 
My dad worked at a Studebaker dealership as a mechanic. I owned two of them, many years ago and VERY used cars. The Avanti could go up against any car built today as far as style. A couple of Paxtons under the hood would be nice.
I had a 1969 SAAB and a 1974 SAAB. Great cars for Iowa winters. If you got one of them stuck, you were there under spring. No would (or could) come to help.
A side note to this already side noted thread, having a father who was a mechanic was a blessing. He would not touch our cars. He sat on a chair and supervised. You learn a lot more doing than watching someone else fix your stuff. You also were taught that, if you couldn't find a part, make it. We lived in a small town and we were POOR. I made or "repurposed" a lot of parts.
 
How many people do you know that have one of these hanging from their basement ceiling?!?!? REAL METAL. It weighs as much as my wife's Civic.
Elvis, Earnhardt and Studebaker. Does it get any better?

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mikesim said:
My uncle was a pharmaceutical sales rep and was a Studie nut. He would get a new one every other year, a Champion businessman's coupe. If you are ever in South Bend, IN, there is a great Studie museum there.

Mike
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Back in '89, a guy from my church in Ogden, UT, married a Catholic girl from South Bend. She wanted to get married in Ogden at our church, but her parents, who had seven daughters, said that she would get married in South Bend at a Catholic church. She was the IT manager for the Holy Cross hospital system and had many, many frequent flier miles. She flew 27 of Brian's family members and my wife and I to South Bend for the wedding. She put Carolyn and I up in a real nice residential inn. The wedding was at Little Flower RC Church. A priest officiated and I did the sermon. Their reception was a lunch and dance at the old South Bend Train Station (on the north side of the tracks next to the old Studebaker factory and the Studebaker Museum was caddy-corner from the station. After we ate, I snuck away and went across the street to look at Studebakers!
 
suvcw04 said:
How many people do you know that have one of these hanging from their basement ceiling?!?!? REAL METAL. It weighs as much as my wife's Civic.
Elvis, Earnhardt and Studebaker. Does it get any better?

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Which Studebaker did the grille ornament come from? We had a '52 Champion 4-door until '57, when my dad bought a '56 Ford station wagon with (Woo-hoo!) a Thunderbird V-8 and safety belts!
 
Phil Tarman said:
Which Studebaker did the grille ornament come from? We had a '52 Champion 4-door until '57, when my dad bought a '56 Ford station wagon with (Woo-hoo!) a Thunderbird V-8 and safety belts!
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Not sure. A friend of mine used to go junk yarding on his days off looking for '55, '56 and '57 Chevy chrome and other small parts. He would overhaul a Chevy V-8 every winter in the adult ed class at a local community college. He had a bunch of them slathered in cosmoline and wrapped in plastic wrap. One day, I told him, "If you ever see a Studebaker bullet nose, I want one." Years later, that one showed up on my doorstep. Must have cost a fortune to UPS it. By that time, he had moved from Iowa to Minnesota, but he never forgot my request. I had a time tracking him down and getting his number. I called him and said, "Guess what just showed up at my front door?" I think he had a better time than I did. Reconnecting after 20+ years over a car part. Car and bike people are a different breed. But, we already knew that, didn't we?
 
suvcw04 wrote: "Car and bike people are a different breed. But, we already knew that, didn't we?"

I believe we did! I think it's great that a Studebaker bullet nose reconnected to you to an old friend.
 
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