Critique Welcomed Studebaker Lark

[Brian Moore]

Spotted this on a street in Torrance while on a walk one day last week during lunch. (No, not Tuesday,...Thursday.)

Olympus XA3 and Rite Aid 400 film.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

It's very pink!

I like the side-on view - looks like a photo from a catalog for the house or car

 

[Brian Moore]

It's very pink!

I like the side-on view - looks like a photo from a catalog for the house or car

Thanks Chris. Much obliged.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You would have to be a seriously cool dude to carry off a car like that. Very 50s.

 

[Brian Moore]

You're right, Rob. Although I'm guessing the owner is young lady whose lifestyle leans toward the Bohemian. It's not too much into the 50's, though. I read that they built this version of the Lark from '59-62.

 

[Pete Askew]

As Chris says, that side view does look like a 50s catalogue shot. It would make a nice cover for the book on bungalows (there's still a gap on my bookshelf!).

 

[Pete Askew]

Actually, that's a lie - my bookshelves and cases were overwhelmed years ago but there's room on the top of a pile!

 

[Lesley Jones]

I don't go much on cars other than an early 60s powder blue Aston Martin I saw once, but I'll make an exception for this. Very nice Brian

 

[Kev Pugh]

Agree with Chris very 50's brochure, nice

 

[Brian Moore]

I don't go much on cars other than an early 60s powder blue Aston Martin I saw once, but I'll make an exception for this. Very nice Brian

Thank you, Lesley. Much appreciated.

 

[Brian Moore]

Agree with Chris very 50's brochure, nice

Thanks Kev. Much obliged.

 

[Beth Carter]

between the house and the car i do believe you've done a little time traveling. excellent photo.

 

[Brian Moore]

between the house and the car i do believe you've done a little time traveling. excellent photo.

I like that idea. Thanks, Beth!

 

[Paul Lange]

Very pink indeed and seems small for an American car. Did they actually make normal size cars at one time before they realised that unless you had a 5 litre engine it was a real problem?

 

[Brian Moore]

Very pink indeed and seems small for an American car. Did they actually make normal size cars at one time before they realised that unless you had a 5 litre engine it was a real problem?

Yes Paul, the majority of American cars were larger than European or Japanese designs, but small cars occasionally popped out of the American design studios. Perhaps the most well-known of American small cars was the Nash Metropolitan.