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Studebaker Commander |
1966 4 Door Cruiser |
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This car would be representative of the first to come off the line at the Hamilton plant in 1948 |
This is the last Studebaker produced at the Hamilton Plant. It was painted Timberline Turquoise and came off the line on March 17, 1966. Currently, this car has been restored and is on display at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend Indiana. |
PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE
Greetings,
and welcome to the Hamilton Chapter web-site. The Hamilton Chapter, located in
Hamilton, Ontario, home of Studebaker Canada, received its charter from the
Studebaker Drivers Club Inc. in 1988. There are currently 65 family members in
our chapter. We meet once a month on the third Sunday, 10am, at the Canadian
Warplane Heritage Museum located at the Hamilton airport. During the summer
months we meet at various members' homes on the third Monday of the month
which makes for a nice informal get-together. We publish a bi-monthly newsletter
The Bullet-Tin, which reflects our members, their Studebakers, our activities
and SDC information and events. It provides a great link for those members who
live away from the Hamilton area and who seldom are able to attend club
functions or meetings.
Our
chapter is very social and we endeavour to have fun activities throughout the
year. We have cruises to other automotive related meets, go on various tours, or
sometimes just cruise to a park for a picnic. We organize five or six chapter
events each year, some of which tie in with other chapters in Canada and the U.
S. For the past few years we have had an annual rally and picnic planned and
hosted by one of our members. Every September there is an annual member's BBQ
with lots of Studebakers as well as other guests in attendance, also hosted at a
member's home.
We
currently have quite a few Studebakers which are being restored by our members, most of
whom already have one that they are driving and enjoying. We have a number of
members who have restoration and mechanical skills who help and give advice to
other members when requested. Once or twice a year we have tech. meetings to
help our members understand various components of the automobile and how they
work. Something else that is very beneficial to us is that we still have club
members who worked at Studebaker Canada. This brings a great wealth of knowledge and history
to our club.
The
Hamilton Chapter's agenda is to promote good fellowship within our chapter, to
preserve and maintain the Studebaker name, its history and the vehicles that
they produced. We also endeavour to promote the Studebaker Club whenever we have
the opportunity to do so.
Owning
a Studebaker is not a prerequisite of becoming a member of the Hamilton Chapter,
however, membership in the Studebaker Drivers Club Inc. is.
If you have any questions or wish more information, please get in touch
with us. In closing, I hope you enjoy your "cruise" through our web-site and
that you will find it informative and interesting.
Sincerely,
Barry Leppan
President,
Hamilton Chapter SDC
