1949 studebaker commander
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- Today on what it’s like 1949 Studebaker commander convertible what an absolutely stunning car
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With those designers, no wonder it's a good looking car! Definitely the Beach Boys... Pom Pom Play Girl?
Yeah buddy congratulations you got it. That is a really good song. That never got radio play. I used it two other times but I don’t know what videos they were.
Did you notice that in the photo of the engine, the battery is an 8 volt unit? Not an uncommon thing to see on 6 volt cars. You can adjust the voltage regulator to put out about 9 volts to keep it charged, and the 8 volts gives the starter a bit of extra oomph. WYR= 49 Ford convert is the car I came home in as a newborn. And the Hudson is gorgeous! Still don't know the song, tho.
Nice vid 🤜🤛
Chevy, Jeepster ("Girl, I'm just a Jeepster for your love....") though I'd probably get the later model Jeepster for useable power.
Studebaker featured the same sheet metal from 1947 til 1952, with the bullet nose for '50 & '51. Even though the '52 had a toothy grill which differentiated it, It looked a lot like a late 40's Studebaker. my favorite Studebaker would be the '51. I would also choose Studebaker over any of the other cars shown, but would pick Hudson as runner up.
I liked the Stude but could you do an episode on the blue Z28 on your left??
Studebaker afficionado here. Great video about a beautiful car. It is truly fascinating to watch these videos and see the evolution of the American automobile. Sometimes that evolution proceeds in fits and starts. The 1949 Commander you showed had an expansive single piece windshield, an item possessed by only a minority of lower cost vehicles. In 1950 Studebaker reverted to two piece windshields for some reason. The sales figure you showed is somewhat deceptive. Studebaker was anxious to bring out their restyled 1950 models so cut short the 1949 production year. Apparently a good choice as sales soared to over 320,000 for 1950. Kudos for an exceptional presentation.
Thanks a lot Charles happy you dig this video
I'm sure Bill of Curious Cars would love this! It is quite a car.
Great car!
I’m stepping aside from my GM favoritism and going for the Studebaker!
awesome the interior of this was awesome =)
You mean post war. Sharp car.
Jay you demonstrate cars better than anyone I've ever seen
Thank you it means a lot the ads is the part I love the most
One beautiful automobile!🤩 I love the steering wheel, dash, and interior! All great WYR's, I'd pick the Commander in both!😎
I never realized how stylish the 49 Studebaker was they were beautiful car's back in the day 5:43
The heater control looks like the Chrysler unit used in Dodge, DeSoto and Plymouth during those years. Outsourced, maybe?
If you haven't driven a car with vacuum-powered windshield wipers through the mountains in bad weather, you have missed out on one of life's adventures. When you drive on level ground, or downhill, you are mostly okay. When you start climbing a hill, the wipers slow down...a lot. In a heavy rain, you can barely see at all. Heavy summer storms in the South often made people fill the parking lots along the sides of the roads. Trying to continue was just too dangerous, especially with the tires and brakes of the era.
Lol! Oh yeah, I remember those "variable" wipers. Seemed like the heavier the rain, the slower they went.
@@bobdillaber1195 Yes indeed!
With vacuum wipers, starting from a stop can kill the wipers, so before you pull off you have to look at everything up the road a piece because you won't be able to see much till you get there. I don't know if the parts are still available but you could rebuild your vacuum wiper motor on most cars and ad a vacuum reservoir with check valves which helped a lot. Some AMC cars had vacuum wipers into the mid 70's and maybe later!
Stuebaker had electric wipers since 1940
@@kmrerk But not on this one!
Funny how the champion 6 came out in 39 and used the same design till 60, other then some upgrades, the higher compression head and couple years a different crank. 39 they claimed to average 27.5 mpg. Funny how it dropped to 20 mpg. My 59 best I got is 25-26 mpg without OD.
I like to see videos on the M series, R series, and E series trucks
I really love all the various contours all over the body on this vehicle. I'll never prefer a convertible though. Beautiful interior with a lot of detailed touches everywhere. The steering wheel alone is impressive. The only real downgrade for me is it being a convertible, just not a fan of them, sorry. Overall - flathead-6, beautiful body contours & comfy interior - a sweet ride though. LOL none of the choices appeal to me this time. Ragtops....you know. 😉
Second on the interior, looks first class like the old Chrysler Town &Country interiors. first pick 49 Studebaker , second 49 Jeepster, seen a few of the early 60's Studebakers back in my childhood in the early 60's, they was beginning to disappear off the roads back then, just used cars glad a lot of them has been preserved . Watch Charles Phoenix , and classic car investments channels, I am amazed at all the pristine original older cars that are still out there
Ford and Hudson, but that was a nice Studee.
HI Jay, I can already see a thematic resemblance in the boot/ trunk lid to the 'Studebaker Hawk', which is a feature I have always liked. Exner's design language certainly extended so much influence across brands, only to be possibly exceeded by Mitchel's at GM later. One nice thing, apparent in all the early vehicles, is the absence of plastics, apart from vinyls. Now, virtually all of a car's interior can be plastic lined, to the point where you could hose them out when cleaning. I know they are far safer now (smashing into a metal dash isn't funny, no matter how pretty the colour.) Between them, these industry giants created themes that define eras. One give away that these are not yet modern vehicles, is always the pedals, where they dip into the floor, instead of coming out from below the dash. It seems to indicate the height of the cars are not set low at this stage of development.
Simply to the Max! 💋
I just watched vice grip garage get one running I’ll be it was a champion but nonetheless got it running after sitting for 47 years
Like the 49 dash better. Hood ornament looks like a torpedo shooting out of submarine's tube. Popular actor Edmond O'Brien drove one of these convertibles in the 1950 movie D.O.A. WYR: 1. 49 Ford 2. 49 Hudson.
Awesome information great choices as well =)
I remember that movie. There were several cool antique cars in that movie, and Neville Brand, the first time I saw that movie I thought Neville Brand was Satan himself.
It's worth renting or buying that movie.
Some years later in the TV western series _Laredo_ Neville Brand played a comic character, maybe a bit slow, but really likeable.
The 1980s remake of _DOA_ with Randy Quaid, Meg Ryan, and Charlotte Rampling is pretty good, but I like the original better.
Ever since I began watching your episodes, I've become a fan of Studebaker. I was only aware of three models prior to watching WIL, and didn't like any of them, But... not the case anymore! Total fan now! WYR: 1) Studebaker 2) Studebaker.... Little Old Lady From Passedena by Jan and Dean?
Studebaker made some great cars..
It’s not little old lady from Pasadena. It’s a beach boys song.
Great choices =)
Ford --Studebaker
Sweet choices =)
# 1. Studebaker convertable. #2. Hudson.
Awesome choices
Some "experts" think Studebaker made a big mistake by rushing these new models to market immediately after the war. They should have with held their new design since the nation was just gasping for new cars. They say studebaker should have sold the heck out of the old models and introduced the new stuff after a few years when the demand for cars starts to slacken. That's what the big three did, and when they did they left stude to try to sell their 2 or 3 year-old designs against the competition's brand new models.
Also, did you notice the 8 volt battery?
Also, some distant relative of my mom worked at studebaker- he drove the cars off the end of the assembly line to the parking lot. My 13-year old brain thought that might be the coolest job in the world!
Studebaker produced some '46 Champions using '42 bodies and trim just to get in on the sellers' market until they could get tooling in place for the true post-war designs, but there were also issues with what some (with the benefit of hindsight) call overly generous UAW contracts, availability of the materials to build the cars, and other challenges.
Delaying the post-war designs might have been a good short-term strategy, but would that have delayed or eliminated the highly popular bullet-nose designs of '50-'51 (remember, the '52 clam-digger grille looked like an evolution of the '49 design).
Where would that have left the certified Milestone designs of the '53 Bob Bourke Starlight and Starliner coupes?
Again, we have seventy years-plus of hindsight to imagine what might have been, but....
1952 model was the last version of the 1947 design!
Yes I should’ve said the last of the original design before the facelift
You are forgiven, my son. Now, go in peace. @@What.its.like.
In 1949 there was also a Studebaker Land Cruiser(through 1954), which was their premier model.
One of Studebaker's unique features was the hill-holder clutch. Subaru brought it back in the 70's or maybe a little later.
Of interest, if a car had an overdrive unit, when the lever/handle was actuated the car would freewheel when not under acceleration.
You also might notice that this car has an 8 volt battery. People would add these to get a little more electrical power without blowing anything up. When they did this, they also had to adjust the voltage regulator to around 9 volts so the battery would charge.
I would gladly choose the Hudson or Jeepster.
The hill holder (no-rol) came out in 36
@@nummnuts22 And Studebaker used it for decades afterward, including the 1949's.
My '23 Crosstrek has a hill holder, though they call it _Hill Start Assist._
It works all right, though nowhere near as smoothly as the -NoRol_ brand hill holders in Studebakers.
I've been driving manuals since my first lesson ('51 Commander Starlight, later my first car) and the pedal spacing on the compact Nissan trucks I've driven for the past forty years works almost as well, heel-and-toe and so forth.
Fun fun fun Beach Boys.
Great guess not that song
Yeah, the Dictator nameplace kinda lost favor about the same time...
49...fanicier
49 Stude
49 Hudson
Beach Boys Sufin' USA?
Great guess it’s a beach boys song but not that song
Cool choices =)
"FUN FUN FUN" - The Beach Boys
It’s a beach boys song but it’s not that song
Chevy - Hudson
Awesome choices
Question 1 #1, Question 2 #3,
Sweet choices
hands down the Willys Jeep Convertible
Sweet choice
All but the willys.
Awesome choices
WYR1: Studebaker
WYR2: The Studebaker is a more practical daily driver, probably would prefer the Champion over the Commander for its more maneuverable size), but the Jeepster (technically not a convertible, more than a roadster, often called _America's last phaeton_ ) is so cool, literally. Leaky, drafty, cold in the winter, but what styling! One of those frisky rabbits from a shabby hat.
I learned to drive in a '51 Commander for my earliest lessons and a 1970 Opel Kadett , and took my driving test in a '73 Dodge Coronet with three-on-the-tree.
Hmmm. The Kaiser Virginian convertible sedan might be worth a look, or the Frazer Manhattan. though the K-F convertible sedans had fixed window frames and a fixed glass center post.
Fun Fun Fun by the beach boys 🤷???🤞
Not that song but it is a beach boys song
I would take the Studebaker and the Hudson.
Awesome choices =)
Jan and Dean --Surf City ?
Guess not that song or band it might be a beach boys song
I am thinking it’s Fun, Fun, Fun by The Beach Boys.
It’s a beach boys song, but not that song
I never get these Jay! Here's another try, 'Dance, Dance, Dance' by the Beach Boys. I do so appreciate your featuring the Orphans.
Not that song, but it is a beach, boy song, bubblegum era
WYR Chev
WYR Studebaker
Huge interior space. I must say that the dash is really nice and working on that flat 6 would be simple.Thx Jay . That song escapes me.
Awesome choices The interior of this car is really nice. Really nice place to be the seats were super nice and there was a lot of space in the back if you could just get through the little hole to get there.
49 Chevy 1st
Jeepster. 2nd 👍
Hudson would be a close 3rd 😂
Great looking car but 50s Studebaker are my favorites
Happy Motoring ✌️🤠
Awesome choices =)
Oh come on! Drop a WILLYS in the conversation and that's my answer every time!!(unless there's a Cord lol because duh, Cord). My dad has a '53 Willys
Haha I threw that in as a bit of a curve ball
Hi Jay! What a gorgeous Stude! When a black car has a mirror finish like that and you can see that the body is pretty darn straight, you know it's a good one! Studebaker was one of the first to have a postwar car. Crosley DID make a car right before the war, from 1939 to 1942. They were much different from the postwar ones, having a two-cylinder air-cooled Wakesha engine. The design was quite a bit dumpy compared to the later ones, too.
Perhaps if you were riding with a shorter driver, it would be easier to get in the back seat! I'm pretty sure I might not be able to make it the way it is now!! I often wonder if Studabaker had somehow developed their OHV V-8 during the war and put them in their new 1946 models would they have had a different future. Now they would have had to produce a LOT of them with reasonable quality, but still, one does wonder. By 1949, though, the styling was looking pretty dated, especially with the introduction of the 1949 Ford. Still, all in all, a VERY nice car! WYR's (boy do I wish I could pick the Stude!) #1 1949 Ford! 6 OR V-8!! #2 Gosh that HUDSON!! Those were GREAT cars, too!
Great insight and information. Thank you so much for sharing all of that great choices as well.
WYR The 49 Studebaker Commander convertible, and the Hudson convertible. As for the song, you got me! 😂 But speaking of the Beach Boys, one of my favorites is from their psychedelic period, "Feel Flows". I'll be watching to see if anyone gets this tune.
Awesome choices. It’s an off the beaten path Beach boys song before 1967 but a really good song none the less
A great video of Studebaker's famous post WW 2 automobile with just a slight change on the front bumpers, and I will agree with you that it is an amazing car. For WYR some truly great selections. I love them all except for the '49 Chevy. But for my first choice I will have to go with that Shoebox Ford, and for the second it would have to be the Hudson, even though it is a Super-Six and not a Commodore. I'll take the Studebaker though as my runner-up pick for both the choices.
As for the song, it sounds like it might be an early Beatles song, could it possibly be "I Saw Her Standing There?"🤔
Awesome choices it’s a beach boys song from their bubblegum rock days
Ill take a guess... "I Get Around" by Beach Boys
Great guess not that song
I don't know how familiar you are with Frank Zappa and his music from the 60s, but I always think of a couple of his songs, when ever you cover these now defunct brands. He had a song called "Studebaker Hawk," and one song, which frequently repeated the line, "we can crash, in my Nash" as in sleep.
Haha nice i’ll have to look into Frank Zappa
The battery, mysteriously, has 4 cells, which would indicate it is an 8 Volt system? Meaning that perhaps the Voltage and Amps would be used for the starter, and a step down transformer would provide 6 Volts for all other functions? Just guessing here, I have never seen this before. Have you ever seen how vacuum operated wipers work? The faster you go, the slower the wipers work. Not ideal.
Haha yeah vacuum wiper suck same with generator cars the fast you drive the brighter the lights get
Take the lens off the camera, and glove box door should close.
It would definitely fit in there if I took it apart but I can’t take it apart because I didn’t take it apart for any of the other cars has to be fair across-the-board but I just love showing how ridiculous those glove boxes were you could put ice packs in there and put your lunch in there because most of them are made of steel.. it can be a cooler.. for a little while at least park under a tree
WYR.
STUDEBAKER COMMANDER 49,
JEEPSTER
Awesome choices
Jay I I like the 49 but id rather have a Chrysler airflow
I’m right there with you out of all the Chrysler products I want an airflow 36-37
Early 30s imperials are nice as well and 55-62 300s
"I GET AROUND" - The Beach Boys
Great guess it’s an off the beaten path song from them
@@What.its.like. It was a huge hit for The Beach Boys and one of their biggest hits! "Try "Eight Miles High" or something that might tease the viewers.
No I’m saying the song used was a Beach boys song but it’s a song before 1967 during their bubblegum rock days but wasn’t a huge hit
@@What.its.like. I was a kid then. It WAS a huge hit! It also had an arrangement that sounded a lot like "FUN FUN FUN"> Glen Campbell played guitar on both songs.
lol I know the songs you’ve mentioned were huge hits.. but for name that tune it’s a beach boys song that is a bit off the beaten path great song just never got to play time like the other songs
The look of this particular car is Kaiser-like, at least in my opinion. It is a beautiful car, although I will say I thought the ‘51 you did recently was a little more interesting looking. I really like the leather seats. And the door panels.
Anyway, for WYR, I pick the Ford, and the Studebaker.
Sweet choices =) they do look very similar in Waze, but I think the Kaiser is a wider car
Ford's designers studied the '47 Studebaker Champion closely in developing their '49 models, but the Ford's rear quarters came out closer to the '47-'50 Kaiser with no hint of the rear fender bulge.
Studebakers started with the one piece windshield in 1941.
I think the first brand X car with a one piece windshield was a 1949 Oldsmobile.
Great information but there were single piece windshields before that 1932 Lincoln
@@What.its.like. was it curved?
@@What.its.like.
Ok, I looked up the history of auto glass. Apple glass company. They state the first curved one piece windshield came out in a 1934 Chrysler. I have yet to see one, but I'm researching it. Apparently it's super rare, like hens teeth. Studebaker put them in their Commander Skyway coupe as early as 1941. Studebaker also put them in their Regal delux champions, and Regal delux Commanders. In 1952 Studebakers we're all one piece curved glass, except most trucks. I'm not sure when they started with those. This is Interesting stuff to me. Some of the things car companies did was impressive, and other ideas not so much. 😂
The Lincoln windshield wasn’t curved
WYR: All of them.
Awesome =)
Question what is a car you don’t like?
@@What.its.like. Smart Fortwo. Room for your ass, a gallon of gas, and not much else.
Hahahaha nice yeah those are eh 40 mpg.. it should get twice that
@@What.its.like. Some motorcycles could get that gas mileage if tuned right.
This is one of the types of classic cars that I love to drive. To me the styling is nothing special but I love the interior. The 3 on the tree with non-power steering and a large steering wheel is a combination I enjoy on a nice leisurely cruise and the convertible is a plus. I would rather the 1949 Chevy in the first and the 1949 Studebaker in the second. I used to see Studebaker trucks around Boston regularly when I was a kid. The tune seems so familiar but I just can't pull it out of the cobwebs.
Totally agree it’s a beach boys song from their bubblegum rock days
WYR: 1. Impossible to choose but that Chevy sure is purdy! 2. All of the above, with a slight nod to the Hudson!
Awesome choices =) figured I’d throw the jeepster in there as a curve ball