original cost of each vehicle, with government discounts, was
$2,691.
The cars were sold in 1939, years after a monorail was
installed and replaced them, and have not been together since.
Today, “Tommy” currently resides at the William E. Swigart,
Jr. Automobile Museum and “Peg” is owned by the Studebak-
er National Museum. Their reunion at the SDC International
Meet will mark the fi rst time the electric Studebakers will be
together in 80 years.
Studebakers from a variety of eras will be represented at
the SDC International Meet. Learn more at http://www.sdcmeet.
com.Datsun 1600 swiped in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. _ A Portland woman had her 1969
Datsun Roadster 1600 stolen recently. The woman had owned
the car for more than a decade and used it on her wedding day.
She had taken it to the home of a mechanic, then got a call
from the man saying it had been stolen.
The car is silver with a black interior and a black remov-
able hardtop.NY pair drives 1916 Hudson to win
TACOMA, Wash. _ The father-son team of Howard and
Douglas Sharp of Fairport, N.Y., won this year’s edition of
The Great Race, which concluded June 30 in Tacoma. The
pair drove their 1916 Hudson through the multi-stage 2,300-
mile endurance rally. Vintage cars traveled for nine days on
a timed, precision endurance journey that began in Pierce
County in Southern California.“[In] summer, 1958, those Burtman
boys of Olney and Blanche Burtman
lined up their Fords on the yard of
their farm northwest of Wildrose,
N.D.,” writes Jerald Bertuman, of
Berthold, N.D., “Jim, 23, with his ’
Fairlane 500 Victoria; Don, 21, and his
’55 Customline sedan which he still
has; David, 19, and his ’57 Fairlane 500
town sedan; and Jerald, 16, with his
’52 Sunliner. We each had a horse at
one time, but those Fords were more
popular.”
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Hilton Head salutes Viper
HILTON HEAD, S.C. _ The Hilton Head Island
Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival will cel-
ebrate the end of an era with a special Viper display at
this year’s event, including a special panel discussion
involving the team behind the Viper.
The seminar will be during the Car Club Show-
case, Saturday, Nov. 2. Panelists will include Roy
Sjoberg, “Father Viper” (Viper’s executive engineer);
Herb Helbig, “Grailkeeper” (chief engineer); Dick
Winkles, “Mr. V10” (V-10 powertrain chief engineer);
and moderator Paul Ianuario. The group will discuss
the marque, share stories from behind the scenes and
celebrate an American automotive icon.
A limited-edition, autographed Viper Heritage
poster will be sold to benefi t the concours’ charitable
fund, Driving Young America. Fiat Chrysler archive photo