It was "International Drive Your Studebaker Day" today...
My youngest daughter inherited a 1959 Studebaker Lark from a family friend; it had been trashed and sitting in a field for quite a while when she was given it. Her uncle, who is a professional mechanic/auto body guy who specializes in Studebaker restoration, restored it for her as a gift. She took her mom and I for a ride up to Castello di Amorosa today.
I thought this worked well in black & white:
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Selective color, using Nik Silver Efex Pro2:
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It could easily be a magazine ad for the car.....complete with the beautiful young woman!
since I cut off part of the front tire. 
Other than that, I was pleased with the way it turned out. I liked the selective color also but I should have had her mom get out of the car with me, as she is framed too close to a focus line, and it distracts from the driver. 
You gotta love Studebaker. It's an American classic.
I have a 1950 Studebaker Champion in 1:43 scale. In honor of "International Drive Your Studebaker Day" I will take it out of its box long enough to photograph it tomorrow.
She loves that car.
They're so adorable.
It's sad that so many great manufacturers have gone the wayside:
Studebakers are very staid and conservative:
The cold air plumbing goes to an ice chest on the front seat:
Tubbed for speed:
Was that a Studebaker meet, or a hot rod meet?
My in-laws are Stude maniacs. My father-in-law owns six of them; one 1963 Wagonaire, and one 1960 Lark convertible, both immaculately restored. Those are his meet cars. The other five are daily drivers: two Hawks, another 1963 Wagonaire, and a 1960 Champ pickup.
My brother-in-law is the true fanatic. He owns thirteen of them, IIRC, including three Hawks (two Goldens, and one Silver), a Daytona, and the rest I can't bring to mind.
He also has restored the coolest Studebaker M29 Weasel.
I'm a Chevy man meself...
I never heard of a family owning so many of one kind of car. I can only imagine what family get-togethers are like. Better be ready to talk about Studebakers. hahaha
That was at a hot rod show here in NE Ohio. It's sponsored by a local church and is free to the public. The Christian church that puts it on has a minister with a '64 GTO. Every year they have a car show where there's free admission and registration, free amusement rides, and even free food.
The event has outgrown several venues and is now held at the Trumbull County fairgrounds. This year there were nearly 2,000 cars on view. I'm not very religious, but these are the best people in the world, and I always make a donation.
Speaking of Chevys, here are some pix of my favorite Chev from last year's Rock & Roll Cruise in Sharon PA. Vegas were built near here in Lordstown Ohio, and I've never seen a nicer one:
That's a lot of silver flake, but I don't know where he salvaged the grille and headlights:
I can see what inspired the rear facia:
This pro-street Vega looks like it can tear up asphalt by the ton:
He did a gorgeous job on my wife's 1963 Nova SS, which now sits in the garage after a 180* encounter with a light pole... 
Once in a while I get one that I really like. I was pleasantly surprised when this came up in Lightroom.
