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And here I thought it was Crosley.....
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From a historical standpoint - yes. Unfortunately they only offered them for six months (1949) because the calipers, which were designed for airplanes couldn't stand up to automotive use. Crosley went back to drums.
But I allowed for this when I said, "Front Disc Brakes (as we know them today)" Last edited by Lee Stewart; 01-27-2018 at 07:27 PM. |
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Studebaker, while bleeding cash, was still working on innovations. My 53 Commander Hardtop is way ahead of most of the other 53's in styling. And, it has Borg Warner built auto trans (DG-200) with a lock up torque converter. How many more years before GM did a lock up converter.
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Last edited by Lee Stewart; 04-22-2018 at 10:11 PM. |
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Great thread, some really funny S%$T.
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About 1983, I bought a 1963 Daytona wagon R1 with the sliding roof. 4speed, all original.
Loaded with high performance parts: t i ign. dual point dist, ft & rear sway bar, dual exhaust, disc brakes, nice gauges, w/160 mph speedo, tach, chrome air cleaner, valve covers, dip stick, ext... Handled great, never felt like I was driving a station wagon. Nice bucket seats/red int. I used it like a truck. I would slide the roof, put the tailgate down, and back 2 dirt bikes in, run out to the desert passing everyone with the a/c on. Also had a blaupunkt radio with a funky reverb setup. Bought fro an eccentric that lived at the top of the world overlooking Laguna Beach. He came to the door with a black leather vest, and two 6 shooters. Strange car, and owner. |
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Studebaker Innovations - First to use or Develop
1921 Molybdenum steel and produce a car using it 1925 Hydrostatic gas gauge and produce Hardtop body 1927 Mechanical Fuel pump 1928 Ball Bearing spring shackles 1929 Rubber covered steel core steering wheel 1930 Carburator silencer, thin steel-backed main bearings, to use free-wheeling, automatic vacuum spark control advance and helical gears in transmission (high and second). 1933 Heat dam Pistons 1934 Celeron spoke-type camshaft gear 1935 Plane wheel suspension 1936 Automatic Hill-Holder 1937 Hancock rotary door latches, variable ratio steering gear, direct action shock absorbers and install double walled pickup boxes 1940 won 1st place awards in all 3 divisions of the Gilmour economy run 1941 First major production of curved windshield (Sedan- Coupe) 1946 produce post-war automotive styling and use self-adjusting brakes 1948 Truck with enclosed cab step 1950 air-cooled torque converter, automatic transmission anti-creep device and inhibitors for Park in an Automatic Transmission 1951 Polyurethane rear spring liners 1953 To produce a low silhouette car 1954 Self-centering and self-energizing brakes 1956 Finned Brake Drums to minimize Fading and Acoustic sound deadening Headlining 1961 Instrument panel safety padding as standard equipment on all passenger cars 1962 US Automotive manufacturer to offer Disc Brakes on a full-sized car and install seatbelt mountings for four belt installations inevery car 1963 Installed seatbelts in the front of every car and produce a stationwagon with a sliding roof |
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I actually moved a ss 2 door upright reach-in to my restaurant with that wagon. 4 speed high performance transportation, family wagon, and tripled as a pick-up. Sitting in the cockpit, was the same as the Avanti. Forward thinking.
Last edited by Astock; 01-28-2018 at 05:55 PM. |
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