How many of you out there remember these pickup trucks? Plymouth, Hudson & Studebaker. I had a Studebaker, a 1950. Not much for power but as dependable as the day is long.

 

I have a good friend who used to own a Plymouth truck. Man, what a heap. The only cool thing about it was the improperly aimed washer fluid nozzle. It would over-shoot the truck and hit whatever has behind you.

The Law

 

i got a buddy who has a stupidbaker truck biggest P.O.S. this side of the atlantic ocean!!!!!

 

In defense of Studebaker, many Jeeps in Colorado use the old Stud motor bacause it has a reputation as a reliable high altitude starter. I used one in a 49 ****** truck and it never let me down. Also, my ex-boss had one of the last 4x4 Studebaker pickups made, and it was a very smooth-riding truck and performed well.

 

im way to young to have ever rememebr them, but i do know they exist. just don't know that much about them

 

I saw a studebaker truck driving around a couple of weeks ago. I have to give the guy credit because it was in really nice shape.

 

My first automobile was a Plymouth pickup. Dad bought it new in 1982. 'Corse it was a rebadged mitsubishi. Man, I drove the dog pee out of that truck. I put 140,000 on it, gave it back to dad and he put several thousand more on it. When we were done with it, it was DONE!!!

 

I am talking about the Plymouth pickup trucks made in the 1930s.

 

Windshield washers during the 30's?? Wow that just proves that forward thinking won't guarantee success!

As I posted somewhere before, my dad bought a new 46 Studebake 1 1/2 ton flatbed. I "drove" it while sitting in his lap around 1950. He hauled hay and grain for farmers, and even a little pulp-wood before he got a real job with the Civil Service. He declares that it would out-pull all the other brands working in the woods. I do remember having to use the mule to pull it to start it because of poor battery qualitiy.

Winford

 

The one that I had was a 1950. It had a 170 cu in flathead engine in it that you could not harm. One time I was driving it from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Key West, FL and I was on the Florida Keys on the 7 mile bridge and steam started coming out from under the hood, well, there is no place to pull over, it was two lane road so I just kept going till I was off the bridge and pulled over. Well, the temp gage was pegged out and the engine was getting sluggish when I got near the end of the bridge so I cut it off and coasted to the side of the road when I got off the bridge. I raised the hood and the cylinder head was red hot on the rear part! I let it sit and looked, I had blown out a freeze plug! It was easy to see as there was not much for accessories or any smog devices on them trucks. After a bit I tried the starter to see if it would turn over, it would not turn. I figured that maybe it would turn after it cooled so, I started walking and found a small marina and got a piece of tin, tin snips and hard drying permatex from the kind fellow that was working there and walked back to the truck. Well, It had cooled off considerably by this time so I tried the starter again, the dam thing turned and started! Wow, I shut it off, cut a circle about the size of the freeze plug out of the piece of sheetmetal I got, pasted it heavy with permatex pressed it in place, and let it dry for about 20 minutes. I had nothing to put in the radiator but the sea water that surrounded me so, that's what I did, filled it up, started it up and drove all the way back to Key West without a problem. From Big Pine Key to Key West, 40 miles! I drained it, flushed it, installed a new freeze plug and drove it for another year and a half and sold it!

 

thats awesome manta... sea water...haha

 

I guess that makes it a well-seasoned truck!

Winford

 

Sorry folks, didn't know those plymouths were mitsubishi. My buddy's was a late 70's/early 80's one.
The fact it was a mitsubishi explains why it sucked so much.

The Law

 

In my hometown I have seen a couple of Studabaker trucks. You can spot'em a mile off. Every one I have ever seen has been restored and fixed up nice. The old man I use to work with always talked about his Studabaker Golden Hawk. Seemed like a good automobil. Did these cars have Ford engines in them?