Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/24/12 2:06 p.m.

I went to a car show this weekend and, among a bunch of other cool stuff, was this Studebaker Zip Van. I'll post photos of some of the other cars, but I thought this one deserved its own thread.

The owner is a retired mailman. He's the guy in uniform with the badass beard.

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Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/24/12 2:08 p.m.

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Duke
Duke PowerDork
10/24/12 2:16 p.m.

There's one that looks just like that, except at about 2/3 scale, near my house. It's used as an auctioneer's platform; don't know if that was the original purpose or not.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/24/12 2:33 p.m.

It's smaller than it looks in these photos.

cutter67
cutter67 Reader
10/24/12 2:36 p.m.

i love it when people keep things like that a live. that looks like a great setting for a car show is it a park

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/24/12 2:55 p.m.
cutter67 wrote: i love it when people keep things like that a live. that looks like a great setting for a car show is it a park

Sort of. It's an industrial park...

chuckles
chuckles Reader
10/24/12 3:44 p.m.

What's the powertrain, I wonder?

car39
car39 HalfDork
10/24/12 3:45 p.m.

Had a mail truck in college. Slow as heck, but you could cram a whole lot of people and a keg into it, and no one cared about spilled beer. We used to watch the races at west bend at lime rock from lawn chairs on the roof. Of course, now I would need some help to get up on the roof......

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic Reader
10/24/12 4:17 p.m.

This puts a whole new meaning into standing on the brakes.

JThw8
JThw8 PowerDork
10/24/12 5:09 p.m.
chuckles wrote: What's the powertrain, I wonder?

Studebaker OHV "Skybolt" 6 cylinder

iceracer
iceracer UltraDork
10/24/12 5:29 p.m.
Kenny_McCormic wrote: This puts a whole new meaning into standing on the brakes.

Ah , yes. The stand up drive.

A whole new driving experience.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/24/12 10:29 p.m.

Sweet find--thanks for sharing. Without looking it up, anyone remember what the ZIP in ZIP code stands for?

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