DM Studebaker 1953 Starliner

[Gramps46]

I have been waiting for a Danbury Mint 1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner and finally I found one I could afford and it is a beauty.  What an amazing iconic car.

[cobraman]

That's a looker. I like it.

[THarrison351]

Great looking car! 

[TransAmMike]

Very nice looking Stude,  always thought those were neat cars. I can vaguely remember my Dad test driving one a verrrrrry long time ago. He didn't buy it.

[Geno]

That is sweet, nobody done them better than DM.

[randyc]

THat's the one Studebaker I would like.   Others don't do much for me.

[kilrathy10]

Pretty cool... I like the color of this one..

[drodg]

That is beautiful

 

[PappyD340]

On 1/20/2021 at 9:43 PM, THarrison351 said:

Great looking car! 

I agree!

[slusher]

Beautiful Studebaber!

[ewetwo]

That looks like the real deal. Nice.

[W Humble]

The '53-54 Stude Starlite/Starliner was such a beautiful design that it often overwhelms the manufacturers attempt to replicate it!  It's still my fave, even adding in monsters like the competition M-B 300SLR, various 'Rarri's, etc.  I am 'rebuilding' a Maisto 1/18 Stude Starlite: changing o.d. green to red (like on my factory brochure cover), correcting the 'drip-rail' line on the roof (it's corner is too abrupt), and making the fakey 259 V-8 look more real, plus adding a scratch-built 'McCulloch' blower.  This will be a low-key diorama, with a Stude dealers billboard in the background (save that for a surprise when I have photos!) something I'm getting into at the ripe old age of seventy-six.  Also, I'm beginning a 1/1 scale '53-54 Stude 'roadster' conversion of a rusty 4-door: to be 2-doors, shortened wheelbase -- mounted on a modified S-10 chassis with IROC Z TBI V-8 and T-5 five-speed, all of which I have on hand -- and probably Moon discs, as a tribute to the Stude Bonneville record holders over the ages.  Wick

[Gramps46]

Now there are two very interesting projects you have planned.  Really looking forward to seeing pictures of both.

P.S.  I am your age.

Edited April 21, 2022 by Gramps46

[Ace-Garageguy]

Beautiful model. I'm still in awe of the quality of most of the DM offerings.

[Bugatti Fan]

A very nice die cast model. That particular Studebaker looked very European in styling compared with most of the contemporary American Fins and Chrome monsters from that era.

[Earl Marischal]

Probably the best looking American car of the time.

steve

[W Humble]

Steve (et al) the Loewy/Bourke '53-4 Stude coupes are my choice for best looking American car post-WWII, followed by the '61 Pontiac 'bubble-top' coupe, and the '55 Chevy two-doors; coupes and Nomad.  The Chevy's I've owned 1:1, and a '62 Stude Hawk GT which drove very well, but was even a joy just for how it really dressed up my driveway!  Never landed the Pontiac, tho I have a '62 LeMans ragtop, a cutie.  

One good feature about some of the Maisto V-8 cars; they come with spark-plug harnesses for a V-12!  My Stude and '58 Cad both had nice ones; very useable on other projects, like my in-progress Miller V-12 phantoms.  Wick