Recently a friend sent me a photo inquiring what kind of car is in the picture. He said he can't remember the name of the car but it's name goes like "Stuffmaker" or something near to that. Seriously I was laughing about that "stuffmaker" thing. I won't play like I know everything about cars just by looking at them, but based on what he said, I'm pretty sure that the pickup truck on the right is a Studebaker. And it's very unlikely for him not to remember the vehicle's name if it is very popular in our time, that makes me more sure that that is the used-to-be-popular Studebaker.
I know a little about Studebaker. I think I've seen one in a vintage car exhibition about 2 or 3 years ago. But to back up my intuition, I made some research and found some interesting facts about Studebaker cars.
From the looks of it, the photo contains a Studebaker truck that is manufactured between 1935-1955. But if I were to choose, it's most likely a 1955 model. It stands beautifully in its blue shade and it can be clearly seen that it was maintained perfectly or maybe repaired perfectly.
Interestingly, I found out that Studebaker also manufactured vehicles for special use during the World War II, including Weasel snow trucks. Studebaker trucks are also the favorite based vehicles during the war for mounting rocket launchers. They must have been very popular to soldiers and their cars are really strong to hold such weapons.
Unfortunately, they ceased genuine car productions in 1966. The shutting down of the factories resulted in more about 700 laid off jobs, and it shocked the whole Hamilton, Ontario because Studebaker was at that time one of the largest employee maker in the vicinity.
But do not worry, because of the success of the Studebaker vehicles, many have been an avid fan of it. Some even organized Studebaker Drivers Club not to mention that it also has its own museum.
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