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leveymg

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3. What you saw was probably a '48-51 Studebaker which was also a Virgil Exner design.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:43 PM

Jul 2013

Last edited Sun Jul 21, 2013, 10:54 PM - Edit history (1)

Did it look like this? On Edit: the main designer of the Tucker was Alex Tremulis; he and Exner were part of a small group of visionary designers that included Raymond Loewy who influenced each other as they filtered in and out of the Ford Advanced Styling and other Detroit studios in the 1940s and 50s.

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Was it the missing Tucker car? [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2013 OP

Are you sure it wasn't a Studebaker Champion? onehandle Jul 2013 #1

Is that a stock color? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #2

Dunno. That's not the one I saw today. onehandle Jul 2013 #4

My father owned one when I was young. It was a mustard color. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #5

I remember from my childhood, someone in the neighborhood had a Studebaker and they had fitted a RC Jul 2013 #6

Marta agrees that it was probably a Studebaker Omaha Steve Jul 2013 #7

There was a car show in Des Moines over the 4th of July weekend. Morning Dew Jul 2013 #11

Similar look but quite different side by side. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #8

a bit of trivia: uncle ray Jul 2013 #9

Most all the Tuckers in the film were modified Studebakers Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #10

Cool. I love trivia and am glad to hear that no Tuckers were harmed to make the film. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #12

Are you sure. John82 May 2015 #15

What you saw was probably a '48-51 Studebaker which was also a Virgil Exner design. leveymg Jul 2013 #3

If you & Marta have a spare afternoon, go to Lincoln and see this OmahaBlueDog Jul 2013 #13

It is John82 May 2015 #14

from your link cyberswede May 2015 #16