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From: Nate Nagel on 23 Dec 2009 15:47
phaeton wrote:
> On Dec 23, 2:07 pm, phaeton <blahbleh...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 23, 1:28 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.kisberenterprises.com/portals/0/Vehicles/39studebaker/39st...
>> Nice!
>>
>> Any historical reasons why it resembles a 39 Ford, or is that all
>> coincidental?
>>
>> -J
>
> Oh nevermind, I guess it doesn't. I'm high on smack. Still a nice
> truck, though.
>
> -J

It kinda does, but it's actually based on a contemporary Studebaker
Dictator passenger car, which predates the '39 Ford. I think the Coupe
Express itself dates to '37, but I can't say when that pass car body
style was introduced, if it was '37 or earlier. (My knowledge of Stude
history is best from 1955-1966; I'm not really an expert on prewar
vehicles.)

nate

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From: phaeton on 23 Dec 2009 15:52
On Dec 23, 2:45 pm, Nate Nagel <njna...(a)roosters.net> wrote:
> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> >http://www.kisberenterprises.com/portals/0/Vehicles/39studebaker/39st...
>
> Ah, yes, the Coupe Express. quite possibly the most beautiful pickup
> truck ever made.  I don't blame you for wanting one, but if I come
> across one for a reasonable price, I apologize in advance for not
> calling you.  (I'll probably rip the motor out and put in a later 245
> flathead six though - or if it's a real dog, a Stude 289 V-8)
>
> nate
>
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It's funny how that up until the semi-recent "truck craze" that pickup
trucks were considered "unsightly" and it was a serious community
offense to park one out in front of your house.

-J
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 23 Dec 2009 16:19
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:43:33 -0800, in2dadark wrote:

> On Dec 23, 3:09 pm, phaeton <blahbleh...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Dec 23, 2:07 pm, phaeton <blahbleh...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Dec 23, 1:28 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>
>> > >http://www.kisberenterprises.com/portals/0/Vehicles/39studebaker/39st...
>>
>> > Nice!
>>
>> > Any historical reasons why it resembles a 39 Ford, or is that all
>> > coincidental?
>>
>> > -J
>>
>> Oh nevermind, I guess it doesn't. I'm high on smack....
>>
>> -J
>
> You and the OP...


Thanks a lot, guy. Why do you say that? I think it's a cool looking truck!


From: phaeton on 23 Dec 2009 16:36
Actually Mercury did make trucks. Maybe not as far back as the 30s,
but I think from just before WWII on up through the mid 60s. They
were obviously almost identical to the Ford counterpart, but
nonetheless, Merc they be.

I think the "pickup truck taboo" ended in the 60s when people were
putting camper shells on them or towing boats and stuff. That
transitioned them from a farm/work/delivery vehicle to a recreation
vehicle for the more affluent.

-J
From: Ashton Crusher on 23 Dec 2009 16:38
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:28:14 -0500, Hachiroku ???? <Trueno(a)e86.GTS>
wrote:

>http://www.kisberenterprises.com/portals/0/Vehicles/39studebaker/39studebaker.JPG


That's a very sweet ride. Generally I don't like cars/trucks of that
era but that truck is really nice.
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