Studie lover here. I've owned three Larks in my time, two convertibles and a Skytop. Great cars. No Larks right now but I have a 41, a 50 and a 55. My next will be a Lark. You're right about people not knowing that it's a Studebaker. When you tell them that it is a Studebaker they say: "Who made Studebakers?" Then you have to explain that it was an independent automaker with a long history.
I remember driving a my. friend’s Lark sedan on a road-trip to Great Barrington, Massachusetts 😮Not a speedster but drove really nice. Wish I had one today.
At first glance I thought it was a Rambler as well. But it's a Studebaker that's EXTRA 😎. My Uncle Jim use to work for Studebaker. Very 😎 find. Dennis.
My dad had a ‘59 Lark VIII four door w/ 3 on the tree in that color with a white roof when I was a kid. Those taillights were also on the sedans and were prone to breakage. I recall several trips to junkyards for replacements. They introduced the idea of a compact car for that era.
I'm old enough to remember when there were lots of Studebakers on the road but I can't say as I remember any of these. Perhaps they were rare or perhaps my memory's fading. Anyway, gorgeous car!
My first car was a ‘59 Lark wagon similar to that one. Mine was beige with a red interior. The original front seats reclined to make a flat bed with the back seat! By the time I got it, it had been upgraded to the 289 V8 from the original 259 V8. A lot of good memories driving it and easy to learn and work on!
This was my very first car - same color and everything. Bought it in '65 for a whopping $200. When you're in high school and have a station wagon wagon you have a LOT of friends
Dad bought a new black 63 Lark wagon with small V8 and auto, red wheels. Sliding roof in the back. Indestructible blue vinyl seats. Great for a family of 7. Having the roof open in the summer was worth fighting over. My first car, then the next was a 1964 blue Commander, half the floor missing. Piece of plywood solved that. 39 mpg on the road, manual trans.
My sister had a friend who moved to Texas from Alabama in 1972. He had exactly the same plate design as this 59 Studebaker. 🤔 I can't believe those seats match so well.
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When I was a teen in the early '60s, these and Ramblers were something no self respecting kid would want to be seen in...They are super cool today, would be proud to have one ...
My first car was a 56 studebaker lark. The seats would fold down into a camping bed. Very ingenious. I drove it to high school in the early 70s. Nobody wanted to be seen in or near it 😂. Bamboo yellow with red checkered upholstery. 🫣 No radio, no swamp cooler floor AC. Tranny was a 3-on-the-tree with a below the dash pull-out lever for a lower gear range. This gave you 2 sets of 3 gears. You had to chose one or the other. It was built so sturdily, my dad would borrow it to knock out tree stumps. The straight 6 was so easy to work on. You could stand in the engine compartment there was so much space[. All you needed was a torque wrench and you didn’t need a manual if you knew the gaps, it was that basic. Very easy car to work on. Ugly as they come, but dependable and a tank. 👍
Just saw an old TV rerun of the Mr Ed (the talking horse......my 1 1/2 year old loves watching him lol😂). The main character Wilbur Post had a then new Lark Wagon. The old 60s drag car "Flintstone Flyer" was a lark sedan...neat cars Studebaker also made some of the coolest looking trucks in my opinion
Are you sure about the Flintstone Flyer? I remember a famous car by that name but it was a late 40's Packard driven by Dave Koffel and did a lot of winning.
@@kevinrussell5099 The 2nd car they ran was an orange 59 studebaker lark..... I posted a link to a hemmings article about it but it got pulled down....if you google "flintstone flyer studebaker"......its a really neat looking 60s gasser....the packard was pretty cool too.
@@jasonrackawack9369 wow, that's cool! I can't believe I didn't know about that car, I really dug Koffel mainly because he had such a weird car but now even more admiration for following up with a Studey! I don't know how long you've followed drag racing but Ed Miller, the 1967 SS world champ was partner in a Pontiac powered Lark in the early 60's, built similarly to this one by Koffel. I love the orphan cars, I've had 2 Hudson's and a Studebaker Hawk.
@@kevinrussell5099 Same here I love orphan cars but Im a pontiac guy....I was born in the middle 70s but I still have a love of history and old race cars.....there was a series of books by Don Montgomery on the history of hot rods, gassers, funny cars , alterds etc....I have a few of those books mostly black and white photos but he had some rarly seen stuff in there.....worth a look at the swap meets if you see them for sale....that gasser lark is pretty friggin cool though 😉👍
Is that a C8 on the other side of pickup? I thought these vids weren’t that new but DANG, Dennis ages really well and he’s been doing this show for ever. Love it & please keep up the great work bringing us something we probably never would get to see. I’ve been watching MCC for over 25 years I’m guessing. ❤️
Yup, this is a new video and we just started production on the 28th season! It’s weird, but I still do look pretty much the same. I figure one of these days I’m just going to age 50 years all at once. 😬
@@MyClassicCarTV Season 25? Or is that season a compilation of all the shorts you put out in 2021? I just assumed it was extra from previous visits that didn’t make the final cut.
Knee knocker AC, can't beat it, or maybe you can!! 😂😂😂.. My grandma had a 54 Belair yellow with a green top, it was a looker with bias plies, but that "Fridgedair" under dash AC unit threw icicles out at cha! 😅😅😅
Actually Studebaker ceased as an automobile manufacturer in 1966 however their subsidiary companies remained in operation into the 1980's but just did not use the studebaker name and the subsidiary companies stayed together under the same corporate umbrella until I think 1982. A legal corporate name change happened in 1972 which simply removed the Studebaker name from the main corporations official name although the corporation itself continued. Some of those subsidiary companirs are actually still in business today but under different corporate ownership. The Studebaker subsidiary companies included -- Cincinnati Testing Laboratories (made heat shields for NASA), Gravely Lawn Equipment, Paxton Superchargers, Chemical Compounds/(STP Oil Treatment), Wagner Electric, Onan Generators, Clarke Floor Machines, Gering Plastics, merged with Worthington Corp. The true end to the corporation was when all of the remaining corporate holdings/subsidiaries was bought out by McGraw Edison. Some of these subsidiary brand names are still in business today, while others may be gone but not completely forgotten.
I grew up around Studebaker’s In the’60s. My Dad bought a Bunch of them from State of California, they were taken care of pretty well in their Service, so my dad would do Some sprucing up, and of course, I had to help… He made some good profit off of those cars!!😉
Nice Lark, but when he opened the hood seeing that bellybutton motor was a letdown. It would be SO much better with a Studebaker V8 in it. I'd LOVE to build one of these with a warmed up Stude 289 and a 4 (or 5) speed.
Awesome!
I love old cars.
fond memories of my dad's Studebaker wagon, a cream color
Oh man , what a motor , love the shape , the colour , interior is cock on , beautiful piece of kit . Must be like driving an armchair . 👍🇬🇧
He should play “I get around” by the Beach while he’s driving to the beach. Nice wagon.
It’s absolutely beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these in person. I love a two door wagon.
Mr. B. Here ! Good morning ! Cool to see this vehicle !😊😊😊😊
Class. Just pure class. Thank you for keeping history alive.
Thank you for the video! 🤩👍❤
Studie lover here. I've owned three Larks in my time, two convertibles and a Skytop. Great cars. No Larks right now but I have a 41, a 50 and a 55. My next will be a Lark. You're right about people not knowing that it's a Studebaker. When you tell them that it is a Studebaker they say: "Who made Studebakers?" Then you have to explain that it was an independent automaker with a long history.
I remember driving a my. friend’s Lark sedan on a road-trip to Great Barrington, Massachusetts 😮Not a speedster but drove really nice. Wish I had one today.
This is one of my favorite cars I've seen on this channel. So cool!
Absolutely beautiful and rare, nice find Tuff looking little wagon❤️😊 Cheers 🍻 KC 🇦🇺🤝🇺🇲😎👍
I think it's absolutely beautiful!!!! ❤💙💜💖💗 Wish they still made cars like that!!!
Love that turquoise!!!!!
Great episode. I love station wagons and this one is very nice.
Nice car Dennis! The Lark was a family car. Thanks for sharing! 💯
Great pick Dennis, it drew me to it as well.
I love that studebaker I love the color
Always count on dennis on Saturday mornings! Thank you! Happy Easter!
Super. Thanks Mr. Dennis.
That’s one cool looking car. I love everything about it. 👍👍
Awesome. Love 2 door wagons
Nice!!!! 😍👍
Our family had a 59 Lark wagon...V8 automatic in Tahitian Coral. Dad took the family cross country in 1962...many fond memories for an 11 year old
At first glance I thought it was a Rambler as well. But it's a Studebaker that's EXTRA 😎. My Uncle Jim use to work for Studebaker. Very 😎 find. Dennis.
My dad had a ‘59 Lark VIII four door w/ 3 on the tree in that color with a white roof when I was a kid. Those taillights were also on the sedans and were prone to breakage. I recall several trips to junkyards for replacements. They introduced the idea of a compact car for that era.
Thanks Classic Car Guy, this car is great to learn about! Thank you for taking a break from your big game hunting to present such autos!
I'm old enough to remember when there were lots of Studebakers on the road but I can't say as I remember any of these. Perhaps they were rare or perhaps my memory's fading.
Anyway, gorgeous car!
Using your interview skills to keep this one going. Love the wagon.
Great job Dennis and crew 👍🏻
Wow! I'm sure it steals all the looks!✨
Best factory colors were from '56-'66. Those are the prettiest years I think with car colors. This is a beautiful car.
This color screams "1960s". Love the car.
Good looking long roof.
Thanks Dennis just don't see wagons anymore hey have a great weekend bud ❤
My first car was a ‘59 Lark wagon similar to that one. Mine was beige with a red interior. The original front seats reclined to make a flat bed with the back seat! By the time I got it, it had been upgraded to the 289 V8 from the original 259 V8. A lot of good memories driving it and easy to learn and work on!
Love the time pieces in the back. Especially that picanick basket!!!
This was my very first car - same color and everything. Bought it in '65 for a whopping $200. When you're in high school and have a station wagon wagon you have a LOT of friends
Beautiful!
Dad bought a new black 63 Lark wagon with small V8 and auto, red wheels. Sliding roof in the back. Indestructible blue vinyl seats. Great for a family of 7. Having the roof open in the summer was worth fighting over. My first car, then the next was a 1964 blue Commander, half the floor missing. Piece of plywood solved that. 39 mpg on the road, manual trans.
Very nice job on the car. Owner seems awesome too.
My sister had a friend who moved to Texas from Alabama in 1972. He had exactly the same plate design as this 59 Studebaker. 🤔 I can't believe those seats match so well.
Studebaker was such an awesome company.
So sad they folded up.
I had a 1955 Pickup 289 V8.
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Super cute
Such an awesome car and awesome job on restoring. Thanks foe sharing.
What a beauty
I am glad to see he drives the car a lot.
When I was a teen in the early '60s, these and Ramblers were something no self respecting kid would want to be seen in...They are super cool today, would be proud to have one ...
This is beeeeeuuuuuuuutifulllll😮❤
My first car was a 56 studebaker lark. The seats would fold down into a camping bed. Very ingenious. I drove it to high school in the early 70s. Nobody wanted to be seen in or near it 😂. Bamboo yellow with red checkered upholstery. 🫣 No radio, no swamp cooler floor AC. Tranny was a 3-on-the-tree with a below the dash pull-out lever for a lower gear range. This gave you 2 sets of 3 gears. You had to chose one or the other. It was built so sturdily, my dad would borrow it to knock out tree stumps. The straight 6 was so easy to work on. You could stand in the engine compartment there was so much space[. All you needed was a torque wrench and you didn’t need a manual if you knew the gaps, it was that basic. Very easy car to work on. Ugly as they come, but dependable and a tank. 👍
Love it
Just saw an old TV rerun of the Mr Ed (the talking horse......my 1 1/2 year old loves watching him lol😂). The main character Wilbur Post had a then new Lark Wagon.
The old 60s drag car "Flintstone Flyer" was a lark sedan...neat cars
Studebaker also made some of the coolest looking trucks in my opinion
Are you sure about the Flintstone Flyer? I remember a famous car by that name but it was a late 40's Packard driven by Dave Koffel and did a lot of winning.
@@kevinrussell5099 The 2nd car they ran was an orange 59 studebaker lark..... I posted a link to a hemmings article about it but it got pulled down....if you google "flintstone flyer studebaker"......its a really neat looking 60s gasser....the packard was pretty cool too.
@@jasonrackawack9369 wow, that's cool! I can't believe I didn't know about that car, I really dug Koffel mainly because he had such a weird car but now even more admiration for following up with a Studey! I don't know how long you've followed drag racing but Ed Miller, the 1967 SS world champ was partner in a Pontiac powered Lark in the early 60's, built similarly to this one by Koffel. I love the orphan cars, I've had 2 Hudson's and a Studebaker Hawk.
@@kevinrussell5099 Same here I love orphan cars but Im a pontiac guy....I was born in the middle 70s but I still have a love of history and old race cars.....there was a series of books by Don Montgomery on the history of hot rods, gassers, funny cars , alterds etc....I have a few of those books mostly black and white photos but he had some rarly seen stuff in there.....worth a look at the swap meets if you see them for sale....that gasser lark is pretty friggin cool though 😉👍
beauty!
We had that exact car!
I looked at the grill and front that's all it took to know it was a Studebaker. I then caught the emblem. That color really shows off the lines.
Is that a C8 on the other side of pickup? I thought these vids weren’t that new but DANG, Dennis ages really well and he’s been doing this show for ever. Love it & please keep up the great work bringing us something we probably never would get to see. I’ve been watching MCC for over 25 years I’m guessing. ❤️
Yup, this is a new video and we just started production on the 28th season! It’s weird, but I still do look pretty much the same. I figure one of these days I’m just going to age 50 years all at once. 😬
@@MyClassicCarTV No worries, You and that signature moustache will live forever. 👍😎
@@MyClassicCarTV how do I go about seeing ANY season that’s not on RUclips? I’m a MotorTrend subscriber. Is your show cable only?
The show’s on a number of cable, streaming, and broadcast networks, including Motor Trend. But everything we’ve ever done is right here on RUclips.
@@MyClassicCarTV Season 25? Or is that season a compilation of all the shorts you put out in 2021? I just assumed it was extra from previous visits that didn’t make the final cut.
The period ads carried the headline _PLAY WAGON_ displaying it as what would now be called an "active lifestyle vehicle"
Yes sir...
That's a pretty wagon.
Knee knocker AC, can't beat it, or maybe you can!! 😂😂😂.. My grandma had a 54 Belair yellow with a green top, it was a looker with bias plies, but that "Fridgedair" under dash AC unit threw icicles out at cha! 😅😅😅
Actually Studebaker ceased as an automobile manufacturer in 1966 however their subsidiary companies remained in operation into the 1980's but just did not use the studebaker name and the subsidiary companies stayed together under the same corporate umbrella until I think 1982. A legal corporate name change happened in 1972 which simply removed the Studebaker name from the main corporations official name although the corporation itself continued. Some of those subsidiary companirs are actually still in business today but under different corporate ownership. The Studebaker subsidiary companies included -- Cincinnati Testing Laboratories (made heat shields for NASA), Gravely Lawn Equipment, Paxton Superchargers, Chemical Compounds/(STP Oil Treatment), Wagner Electric, Onan Generators, Clarke Floor Machines, Gering Plastics, merged with Worthington Corp. The true end to the corporation was when all of the remaining corporate holdings/subsidiaries was bought out by McGraw Edison. Some of these subsidiary brand names are still in business today, while others may be gone but not completely forgotten.
Man and it’s a two door ,thats rare I am a studebaker guy !!
the Studebaker Commander was available from the Hamilton plant until March of 1966
Love Studebakers I've got a 59 4door lark wagon like this in ruff shape and a 55 Studebaker president state 4 door both cars are v8
I grew up around Studebaker’s
In the’60s. My Dad bought a
Bunch of them from State of
California, they were taken care of pretty well in their
Service, so my dad would do
Some sprucing up, and of course, I had to help…
He made some good profit off of those cars!!😉
I see where the Jeep Wagoneer got it's looks from
My dad's cousin had 64 or 65 Lark with a V8 and 4 on the floor it was pretty fast we drove from Detroit to Eastern Ohio.
Only missing the surfboards and Cali blonde
Clean lines...for a '59 car
The Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson has one parked in front of the entrance.
A man of few words. Doesn't elaborate much.
💕👍 😂
😊
Lots of stuff not period correct but very very nice.
No mystery to me. I know exactly what it is. 😊
Nice Lark, but when he opened the hood seeing that bellybutton motor was a letdown. It would be SO much better with a Studebaker V8 in it. I'd LOVE to build one of these with a warmed up Stude 289 and a 4 (or 5) speed.
1:50 Obviously sliding windows inspired by Powell
The Lark 4dr wagon was far more common. Studebaker was running low on funds to develop their own V8 so they sourced the 283 from Chevy.
Studebaker had it’s own V8. They just stopped manufacturing it and used Chevy engines for the last two years in the cars produced in Canada.
Loose the steering wheel ! Nice car ! 😄😄😄