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1930 Studebaker Model 53 
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
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◊ 2009-09-04 11:07 |
Some pages in internet say 1927, other ones 1928. |
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◊ 2009-09-04 14:34 |
James Garner's character, Murphy Jones the druggist, owns this car in the movie. There's a scene in which he shows it off to Emma's son, right down to the engine, the eight day clock and the etched glass, then takes him for a ride in it.![[Image: murph32.9919.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is42/murph32.9919.jpg) ![[Image: murph33.4708.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is30/murph33.4708.jpg) ![[Image: murph35.9308.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is42/murph35.9308.jpg) |
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◊ 2009-09-04 14:35 |
..and I almost forgot, in the movie, Murphy says it "came off the showroom floor in South Bend, Indiana in 1927." |
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◊ 2009-09-04 14:38 |
I'd rather go for a 1929 Studebaker Dictator because of the hood louvres pattern in separate rows ,the bright cranking hole case in the form of a rounded inversed V ,and small sun visor. |
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◊ 2009-09-05 00:29 |
I always thought it was something of a plot hole, that Murphy would be so fussy with his car ("No one touches that car but me!") but then sticks bumper stickers all over it. I can understand his wanting to blow the horn for his causes, but on such a collectible car? |
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◊ 2009-09-05 10:22 |
This is a 1930 Studebaker Model 53 - the model that replaced the last of the Erskines. The clue is the lack of a badge on the headlight tiebar and the older style windshield posts. From May of 1930 all Erskine 53s in stock were rebadged as Studebakers. |
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◊ 2022-04-21 07:12 |
The Studebaker experts in another forum (who agree "NZCARNERD's identification) note the mentioned 8 day clock should be mounted in the dash, not below it. Also, the etched glass would not have been standard. Engine color is all wrong, not in the character for Garner's fussy character. I also doubt if the body color is correct However it does have the correct radiator cap/mascot. I agree with the earlier comment about the bumper stickers, also, everyone slams the door on the car. In real life, you don't slam the door on a wood framed body...especially in dry Arizona! |
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