Auto ID Quiz #3 FINISHED!

[Harry P.]

Remember... to get it right I need year, make and model.

Send your answers to me via PM or to harrypri@att.net... do not post your answer (or any hints) here!

This one should be pretty easy...

The answer: 1956 Studebaker Transtar

[dimaxion]

I know , I know . Thanx Harry ..

[Foxer]

Looks chopped and sectioned already!

[MrObsessive]

I know the answer to this one too! Lets just say I used to "live" above a vehicle like this for a bunch of years in a garage apartment I once had.

Those that know me on the board and knew when I lived there, might remember what type of garage that was------------thus they may know what this vehicle is.

[Nick Winter]

Way too easy Harry

[gbdolfans]

:lol: I KNOW THIS ONE Harry!!!!

It is one uuuuggggglllllyyyyy truck of some year and some make.

Other than that I have no idea.

[Modelmartin]

You forgot to block out the hubcap badges. Knew the make anyway.

[diymirage]

do i get points for knowing there is a Piece a Trash Loser in the back ground ?

[Harry P.]

A lot of you got this one partly right. Many of you got the "Studebaker" part... but missed on the model year and model name.

It's a 1956 Studebaker Transtar.

New features on 1956 2E-series trucks included

a revised hood and triangular parking lights.

External door sun visors were made standard equipment on the line in an apparent effort to make the cabs appear wider. Taking a cue from the public, which in 1955 was buying 80 percent of its new cars in two-tone combinations, Studebaker offered its half-ton in Shasta White and Cherokee Red with a "passenger car" interior trimmed in Shasta White.

The 1956 Studebaker truck got a new name, "Transtar." Though the basic styling dated from 1949, several significant changes were evident. A new, more rounded hood with a large, open "Studebaker" nameplate in the front was the most obvious.

Several new two-tone paint combinations were offered in an eye-catching pattern that distinguished it from anything else on the road. The "Transtar" name was placed on the front edge of the doors. Eight-cylinder models had a V-8 emblem on the back edge of the hood. A "DeLuxe" cab option was offered at $31.82, and those so equipped had the word DeLuxe below the Transtar nameplate.

The pickup box was widened by three inches for 1956, necessitating a new tailgate and rear tread. For the first time, an eight-foot box was also made available on the half-ton. The electrical system was changed from six-volt positive ground to 12-volt negative ground and key starting was adopted. Prior to this, all standard-shift models had the starter button under clutch. A limited-slip differential, which Studebaker called Twin Traction, was a $26.52 option (the first time any manufacturer had offered this option on a truck). Engine options were essentially the same as in 1955. The 1956 trucks were designated as 2E models.

Those who got it right:

AutoID3

Kenny

Spyder

promodmerc

MrObsessive

Mark Taylor

Donnie Boger

mdlman1

mountaindewd

NJWayne

draggon

Frank

Thom

[mountaindewd]

"Wouldn't ya know it, You show up early for a change and everyone else decides to sleep late. Figures!!", Les says to self.

Self replies, "I guess being in this(auto quiz) room, We'll have to yell perty loud to get their attention, soooo. With Costello in mind, Les bellows, ""HEEEY!, YOOU GUUYYYS!! I got the lights cut on. No coffee though. Where are ya?!"

Edited May 24, 2010 by mountaindewd