Studebaker Dude

While my car looks like an original Bullet Nose Studebaker to most people, it wouldn’t fool a single Studebaker aficionado.

Have you seen the old movie, Tucker, about the car and the man that threatened the automobile industry’s Big 3 in 1948? Studebaker played an interesting role in that movie.

So now I find myself with two Studebakers, a car and a truck. Both are potentially very nice classic vehicles. But the question remained: should it be a complete restoration back to its original condition or should I modify it with modern running gear?

By: Jon Stalnaker AKA The Studebaker DudeWith retirement looming on the horizon, I started thinking about what I could do to keep busy. I knew I wanted to get more involved in the car guy world and I heard about this 18-week class at the Towe Auto Museum in Sacramento (later the California Automobile Museum).…

By: Jon StalnakerAKA The Studebaker Dude Things were much different back in the 50s, especially when it comes to cars.  I grew up with a father whose occupation was to repair wrecked cars.  He was a master at it and as far back as I can remember, I wanted to spend as much time as…

By:  Jon Stalnaker AKA The Studebaker Dude My dream of owning a sports car came to fruition when I bought a Fiat 124 Spyder.  I had fun driving that car on the Pacific Coast Highway and it satisfied my desire to own a sports car.  It wasn’t very practical so eventually, I got rid of…

The seed was planted; it’s up to me to make it grow.

By: Jon StalnakerAKA the Studebaker Dude In my first story in this series, I mentioned that I met Dennis Gage a second time at a fundraiser event at the California Auto Museum in Sacramento. I was there with our club chapter Vice President, Johna, and her husband Rick, our Webmaster, Darlene, and her husband Jeff.…

A Very Special Present By Jon Stalnaker AKA The Studebaker Dude (Since this is a Christmas edition of the Sapulpa Times, I will continue my regular series of stories next week. This is a true story of my favorite Christmas present. Merry Christmas, Enjoy) I’m a pretty good photographer, not great, but good enough to…

Most hard-core car guys are aware of the TV show My Classic Car, hosted by Dennis Gage. Let me tell you about the time he and I met.