1953 Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner Hardtop Coupe

1953 Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner in Mon oncle, Movie, 1958

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2005-10-12 21:21	..à propos de l' existence de 2 Studebaker dans ce film:
pilou ◊ 2005-10-31 14:50	Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner Hardtop coupe from 1953.It has the 1953 grille ,the " S" on the hood and -as far as I can see- on the rear quarter panel , identifying it as a six cylinder Champion rather than an eight cylinder Commander.The second two-tone Studebaker left of the 1955 De Soto on the small picture is more puzzling.In this case , the left half of the grille ( the right has gone...) is 1954 but it has a beltline separating the two colours with a small incurved V behind the rear door similar to the layout seen on the 1956 Golden Hawk.I suspect it may have been a retrimmed and repainted 1954 Starliner Hardtop coupe.
Saturn Simon ◊ 2005-11-01 18:48	As Pilou said above, Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner (the Champion bit is important!).
antp ◊ 2005-11-01 18:53	Yes I forgot a word in my copy/paste
Commander 57 ◊ 2010-02-15 19:05	Appears correct as best I can tell. All Starliner hardtops carried the Regal trim line. There were "V"s (stars, actually) on the hoods of both Commanders and Champions. It was combined with an "S" on Champions and an "8" on Commanders. The quarter panel emblem does appear to be in a circular shape, so would stay with Champion. -- Last edit: 2010-02-15 19:05:33