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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2023
- Stretching the wheelbase for extra comfort was the recipe behind this 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser - and Toyota’s super-sized FJ40 SUV spin-off. But which one came first? And what happened to folks who purchased Studebaker stock just before the South Bend shutdown? It’s all right here.
Love each one of your videos! It’s amazing that these beauties still exist in this yard! Thanks, Steve for educating us gearheads!
Another great video Steve. As a boy I thought Studebaker‘s were strange and stodgy . now at 62 years of age I think they have more character than any other SUV load plowing down the road. maybe 100 hp gave folks time to enjoy the ride and scenery ,instead of people now racing with 300 hp just trying to get through the trip. Indeed simpler times.
Katie’s eating your lunch Steve!😂
Thumbs are for losers!
Steve brings kadie roast beef.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmfao!😂
That Stude has the Borg Warner Overdrive, I noticed the relay for it on the firewall. I'm a big fan of those transmissions, they were used by almost every manufacturer back in that time, but Studebaker had the most of them. Great transmissions.
More on "STP" - while owed by Studebaker, the product was advertised as "Studebaker Tickled Pink" for some time - I have an original can with that slathered all over it. As always, thanks for this video, Steve.
That’s a good looking car. Love the suicide doors. The stories of the old independent carmakers are interesting because they competed for decades against the Big 3, and had to be different and innovative on a tight budget. Love the videos, Steve. Thanks!
Sometimes, with an old car, the vacuum wipers stopped completely until you let up on the gas. Horrible.
I almost bought a property that had barns and garages parceled out all over. They all had Studebaker's sheltered in them. Every one in new condition. One barn was caved in with a studie underneath the rubble.
Every Studebaker Land Cruiser I come across only has surface rust at most; they seem to have been engineered for very long life.
Loved all the little details in these old Studebaker cars. Wish we still had glass light housing.
It is a 48, not a 49. The 49's had two section taillights, the 47/48 had four section taillights. The glass grill mounted signal lights were new for '48/ The 47's did not come stock with signal lights.
The 48 was the car in which my brother came home from the hospital. I was born two years earlier and didn't make it to the hospital. I was born in the rear seat of a '37 Studebaker "Dictator" and therefore always a big fan of the Company!
In 85 me and my friends were getting our driver's license as we turn 16 that year and my buddy's brother had one that he had put a Chevy 400 in and changed the rear end and it was handed down to him and we used to outrun everything in it, i did some free hand pinstriping on it for him and I took the emblems off and made it into the doodiebaker, it was brown and looked like a turd. Lol. The wiring was halfass done and it would just stop and take a break when it wanted to 😂 and the reared was a Plymouth posi and the car would fly but it also was equally as bad looking. Finally we pulled it in the autobody class we were in behind the high school and bondo, d it up and painted it and it looked good, I repainted the stripes and the doodiebaker on the sides and back, two months ago I went to my friends house and he still has it in his basement and we poured some gas in the carb and fired it up and did doughnuts in the field beside his house lol. His wife came out and made us stop and told me to go home until I could act right lol, it was kinda like a flashback cause his mom used to come out of the same house and tell me that exact same thing, lolol. I made him a offer for it and I think he's gonna sell it to me Monday
That's awesome. Hope you have a great time with the car.
@@geoffkeller5337 I'm sure we will, myself and two other friends that used to ride around in it with us are gonna repaint it and put the pinstripes on it again just like it used to be, they are still on it but looking rough, and were gonna give it back to him on his birthday, his brother passed away last year and I thought that would mean more to him than any gift we could buy since his brother is the one who built the car
@@coinslotsandjoysticks2572 That will be an amazing gift for him.
The Land Cruiser was a body code "Y" in 1949. I always found their vehicles to be a bit stodgy, but that's just my two cents. The body tag is just out of view on the right side firewall. Possible code 8303 Midnight Blue exterior paint.
I remember starting out in automotive parts and those older fuel pumps could be rebuilt with kits. At the time, "Motor Laboratories" was one company that did it. A quick lookup even at that time revealed it was part of KEM Manufacturing in Fair Lawn, NJ. They were located at 18-35 River Road.
A quick funny story is that I interview there around 1998-2000 while working for another parts manufacturer at the time. I quickly got an interview with them, to which the hiring manager gave me a "competency test". I had just finished my MBA, so I was still "school and test sharp" with those types of skills, and I easily passed. Then the interview started, but it was more of a fishing expedition with questions such as, "How do you do your catalog?" "What systems do you use?" "How do you do new products and introduce new items?" "Who does your competitive interchanges?" With that, I realized it was nothing more than a fishing expedition, but I let the interviewer talk.
When he said, "Ok, I'm done..." (and trying to end the interview) I said, "Well I have some questions for you." With that I turned into a fishing expedition, but only to find out if the job was real or not and what the job would entail.
I didn't get the job and I later found out why....my current salary at the time was much more than the hiring manager was making and willing to offer me. All the better, as KEM went out of business in 2005, about the same exact time as I started my current job. There's a bank and other businesses on that property now. Yes, Delco was part of GM by the time that Studebaker was made.
I remember KEM. Still have a brand new set of points in a blister pack from KEM.
@@LongIslandMopars As I do. I bought a "mystery box" of their parts off Ebay and sell them now and then. A few sold, because I have figured out all of the applications. KEM made some parts and bought from the same sources as many of the other aftermarkets. Their yellow MAG ignition wires were rumored to be Bosch wire in bulk made for them and terminated in Paterson, NJ.
@@googleusergp Cool. That's awesome
I’m getting excited for you because you are getting close to that 100,000 mark
Stude also sent Conestoga's overseas to other markets. During WW1 they sent a lot to France. I shared a house with a guy who had a '49 Stude the same as that .Really weird front suspension angles when cornering fast along with really small brakes meant it was ripe for a engine etc swap.
Another good video professor Steve I remember my father having a Studebaker and man was that thing cool to drive I think I was like 16 years old at the time
I remember Studebaker !!!!
Love these historical automobile artifacts ❤
At ~07:17 Steve Magnante explains that Studebaker's STP stood for "Scientifically Treated Petroleum"!
The first car I remember my family owning was a 1950 bullet nose Studebaker. Maybe that’s why they don’t look that strange to me! 😎
Love the Simon and Garfunkel reference 😊
Another great video! I’ve seen this one before too! But always great to watch again!👌😎👍
Studebaker afficionado her. I almost missed this one as I was out of the country. Excellent and highly accurate video. The underfloor master cylinder is, as you said, most inconvenient. Unfortunately, Studebaker kept it long after, as in my 1955 President. The vacuum wipers are infamous but electric wipers were offered on some models as early as 1941. The difference of four inches in the wheelbase is not enough to really distinguish the Land Cruiser from the Commander by a cursory glance. A spotting tip is to look for the small window behind the rear door rolldown window. Only the Land Cruiser has them. Great video, thanks again.
Cool lesson on the STP connection and what it stands for, I never knew that!👍
The Edsel and Studebaker joke gave me a good laugh. My first time hearing it.
Morning Steve how did Toyota get to use the Landcruiser name. Also can’t believe the good chrome on that car. My dad’s 73 Buick Electra bumpers didn’t look nearly as good as those. Thanks for the history lesson 👍
Cruising in '49 Studebaker Cruiser, the times were good back then!
That grill bullet was on all commander models 1947--49. Its purpose was for a dealer fog light option. My 48 Stude Landcruiser is shown on my sight with that option.
The glass signal and tail light lens are a neat item!
8:52 1954 was the last year the "Land Cruiser" name was used by Studebaker. They would have a "Cruiser" model from 1964 through March 1966, their last year. After 1 January 1964 Studebakers were built in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
GoodMorning!🇺🇸
Good morning the way to start a Saturday morning
Another great video professor Steve I hope you are feeling well I heard you were in the hospital get well soon we miss you
Blurred doggo face😂
One day I've got to get a car with a flathead. There's just something so pure and simple about them. I really want a flathead V8. But I'll take a straight 8, 6, or 4
Those glass taillights are why they are still there
Scientifically Tested Products. (At least that's what the magazine ads said at the bottom of the page.)
I like Reheats, Repeats, and Reverse ◀️ Lights. 🥝✔️
The first time I heard of Studebaker I was 10, watching the Muppet Movie (1979) Fozie Bear drove a 51 Commander, which incidentally is displayed at the Studebaker National Museum in Indiana.
Great video, brother. The car has nice lines.
Awesome video again. I get smarter everyday watching you thanks man.
Get better Steve! I will continue to click on and watch all of your videos that show up in my suggestions.
My dad had a 1941 Commander and he bought my mom a 1947 Champion - the new body style. My mom hated it and called it the Stupidbaker. But my dad’s best friend owned the Studebaker dealership in our town, so we were a Studebaker family. In 1953 my dad got transferred to Houston, and in 1954 he bought my mom a Bel Air coupe and we became a GM family.
Only 100 hp for all that weight, for sure not a speed demon, but I can envision that boat cruising down the road, just rolling over any bumps and potholes without a problem. 🇨🇦👍
Probably not as bad as you'd think - we've gotten spoiled by rising hp numbers in the last decade or so. Top speed for a car back then was usually somewhere between 75 and 80 mph - but the lower gearing meant they didn't drive badly despite the low power (low by today's standards, anyway.) But most cars back then were designed for cruising along country roads at about 40-45, rather than the more common 55 or more we see these days. Remember, in the late '40s the huge interconnected network of high speed interstates we all enjoy now was just getting started.
To compare: the '49 Stude specs out with a top speed of 85 mph (87 if you got the 4-speed), a weight of close to 1 3/4 ton, and a 0-60 of 17.7 secs. A '49 Chev Fleetline looks to be a comparable-sized 4-door car, is about 200 lb lighter, but with a top speed of only 73 mph, and a 0-60 of 21.6 secs. Makes the Stude look to be pretty swift by the standards of the day, both in acceleration and in high speed cruising.
www.automobile-catalog.com/make/studebaker/commander_4gen/commander_4_land_cruiser/1949.html#gsc.tab=0
www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/full-size_chevrolet_2gen/full-size_2gen_2100_fleetline_4-door_sedan/1949.html#gsc.tab=0
Thanks Steve. 🙏🏻
What a great old car, I want one Steve!
Steve must off on assignment. Don’t mind the reruns.
The performer, Unknown Hinson, billed as "The King of Country Troubadours", was born with the name, Stuart Daniel Baker. Get it? "Stu D. Baker". I'd wager his dad drove one.
Hi Steve, I really enjoy your videos. Being from Mass also, it’s great to see local salvage yards. One thing, though, I’m fairly certain that add on Delco item in the cabin is an auxiliary heater, not a radio. Keep up the great work!
Mr. B. Here ! ☕️☕️🍳🍳🥩. Even Steve has to have re-runs ; LOL ! Have a good day guys !
Morning
@@tomwesley7884 👍👍☕️☕️🍩
Wasn't Studebaker credited with the first all new design after WWII? I remember when the major auto manufacturers got to resume automobile production they went back to the same tooling they were using before the war.
Yes, I believe so! The '47 Studebaker was an all new design. Went on sale in May (?) of 1946.
Thank you Steve
How on earth did you manage to include Simon and Garfunkel?
Brovo!
A Canadian good morning everyone.👍👍🇨🇦
🤓👍🏻just read a great book where the main characters take a cross country trip in a Studebaker Landcruiser, called The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles. A great book. Your video review was excellent and made more meaningful after reading the story. Thanks!!
Steve says ' a pretty much unmolested' under hood region. Any one else notice the orange juice can? Its located between the auxiliary oil filter and the metal loom that keeps the spark plug wires together. I'm not sure Steve noticed.
LMAO! Dog is pixelated to protect her identity!
That opaque radio dial is a little eerie looking!
Thank you so much Steve for the history on Studebaker. I really did think they had died whenever they quit making cars. Little did I know that they work in so many other entities. Nice to know they lived on at least for quite a while before being absorbed into a larger market. I do have a question tho, How come you guys are starting to blur our Katie's face? Jw.
Studies are the coolest!
Excellent Steve as usual, I was just wondering if there was any Ford Gran Torino's in that yard?
Great video Steve!
👍👍💯🇺🇸
Morning Steve.....
Cool video that car looks pretty complete what is going in the background are they crushing all the cars and closing.
Got to give some love to the orphan cars. To anyone who cares, people didn't go west in a Conestoga wagon like the movies. That was a frieght wagon. They used regular farm size wagons. Studebaker made a lot of those for the army as well as regular people. Some were locally made. The Conestoga is another Hollywod thing. Although in the 1950s mom and dad could have loaded up the kids in a Studabaker wagon for a vacation in the west. Probably quite a few traveled Route 66.
My ancestor's were on the 1883 wagon train to Oregon that Sam Elliot lead and they all perished.
Ok, what's going on,and where's Steve???
This is third in the row of the re-uloads....
He.made a joke about Katie being airlifted because of a case of botulism but I'm afraid he may be the one that winds up having it. Was Katie chowing down on the tainted roast beef in this video?
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Hope he's enjoying a well deserved summer vacation.
I can't believe that dog walking in the background wouldn't give approval to show his face. 😂
0:30 Steve's afraid of litigation from the dog.
@@TaconixYes, it could be a difficult Clawsuit!😅
DELCO stood for Dayton Electric Company. Dayton Ohio
That's a "Bitchin' Car"!
Thanks Steve
The last owner got their monies worth from the tyres, that front tire seen in the close up is 100% bald!
Good Morning ! 🇺🇸
as i was watching this on my phone..i was flipping channels on TV….home shopping channel is selling RETRO STUDEBAKER BOOM BOXES..i swear…lol..strange world we live in😂
STP = STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
lol 😜
samholdsworth420:
Rock on!
@@hofthomecrap9534 🤘🏻
It's amazing how many of the old cars ended their operational lives on bald tires.
Oh my gosh! It happened again! I love it when I know something that Steve doesn't.
STP actually stood for "Studebaker Transmission Products", not "Super Toilet Paper" or whatever it was he said.
Unless I'm wrong. I'll shut up now
You are SOOOO GREAT!!!
Awesome !!!
Scott from cold war motor has 2 S Backers 1 coupe there trying to start its a V8 the other older 4 door . 👍🏻💯⛽️🇦🇺
Watch your show every day! Sometimes you get a little too frustrated with Katie America loves dogs man.
Dogs are basically Hams,thet get in every picture and video,Katie is part of the show now Steve
That's definitely a cruiser I always thought Studebaker was really cool. I'd rather drive one of them than a lot of these newer things they call cars
Godspeed Steve!
Dog must be in witness protection
Did anyone notice the frozen juice can in place of the oil filler cap?
Give it a bath,put new windows in it and start it up,great video
Berryman she'll run like new
Hope you’re feeling better 😎
Don't wanna pump up your polyplys to much but seeing those dirty scarred hands makes me proud Steve.
Delco
Dayton
Electric
Light
Company.
Charles Kettering and E.A. Deeds
Beat me to it. GM was badd azz back in the day.
First by far with a post-war car
Gravely made a great lawn tractor
Personally I don’t concur with suicide doors branding , front or back swing throw it open without looking on a busy road same result imho 😳🤦♂️ ask any bicyclists that’s been door’d if they wished it was a back swing🤦♂️😂 ✌️🤙
What's with blurring the dogs face? Did it say it wanted to remain anonymous? 😂
Evaporation(inside) and condensation(outside) the water cycle the water cycle /I learned ac component placement from this old school science song 🎵 👌
Bullet nose a classic
Puppy love
How does a longer wheelbase provide a smoother ride anyhow?
Definitely a Cruiser 😊
Canceled? What do you mean canceled?
I have a 1962 Studebaker Cruiser. It's not a Land Cruiser so I fly it. But, I wanna tell ya'....
Another re-upload from 5 months ago.
At 5:28, is that snow under the car??
Theres a beautiful tribute restomod Cruiser on YT
Was the term horse power a studebaker discovery?
“larryroberts4984”:
The term [horsepower] effectively compares how much work a horse can do per unit of time (as early as 1702), & was adopted in the late 18th century by Scottish engineer James Watt to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower