1952 Studebaker Commander convertible (aqua/blue) Sheet Set byedsel2084

1952 was the Studebaker corporation's 100th year and they went all out promoting their triumph of having started out as a wagon maker in 1852, and gotten into the automobile business (first with electric vehicles, later with internal combustion engines when it seemed that was going to be the industry standard). They had just experienced their two most successful sales years with the bullet nose cars of 1950 and 1951, and could see nothing but a great future for '52. Except their 100th anniversary car was not ready for production. (It would become the 1953 model). And they didn't have the money to redo much mechanically. So their celebratory 1952 model ended up nothing more than the 1951 Studebaker with a redone grille and tail lamp assembly. Consumers didn't flock to the sales floor for that, and collectors are somewhat iffy about that year too. You see lots of 1953's and lots of 1951's at car shows, but far fewer 1952's. But I was a 1952 Studebaker baby. Though I was not even an embryo back in 1952, my parents owned one when I was born, and drove me home from the hospital in a black 1952 Commander. So, I have to offer some 1952 Studebakers in my old car designs. This is the relatively rare and more valuable (than a sedan) convertible, ready for mileage and smileage on fabric, wallpaper, or gift wrap. (file w104c1952convC, #880462)