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Gordon Buehrig on why the 1936-37 Cord 810/812 was unsuccessful

January 11, 2023 Steve 10

In the comment thread of a recent story about the Cord 810/812, we debated why this iconic car was not successful in the marketplace (go here). To add to that discussion, below is a quote […]

Robert Bourke: Studebaker V8 ‘was a catastrophe’

January 8, 2021 Steve 0

“. . . 1950/’51 — was the first time that Studebaker had a V-8 engine, and it was a catastrophe. They had a terrible time. They kept eating up camshafts and millions of dollars. Studebaker never […]