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1950 Studebaker Commander Regal Deluxe Convertible [17A-S2]

1950 Studebaker Commander [17A-S2] in Neveletlenek, Movie, 1971

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

1950 Studebaker Commander Regal Deluxe Convertible [17A-S2]

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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train68 ◊ 2021-04-30 14:48	1950.
Commander 57 ◊ 2021-04-30 14:58	Commander Regal Deluxe. Strange, though. All convertibles had one-piece windshields. I wonder if this was converted from a different body originally. -- Last edit: 2021-05-02 03:03:53
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2021-04-30 15:47	I do like how unique these early-'50s Studebakers look. Any GM/Ford/Chrysler car from the same time was the same car inside the Big Three name just with a different name and styling. Cars from the little independant companies always looked different from the Big Three.... nowadays, every car looks the same year after year. What happened to cars looking drastically different with each passing model year? The '57, '58', and '59 Chevies looked drastically different from each other.
Commander 57 ◊ 2021-04-30 18:37	My theory is that back in those days, the car companies had more money to spend on styling. That changed after the Arab oil embargo in the mid 1970's. Money then had to be diverted toward making the cars more gas efficient. Also, additional government fuel and safety mandates came about that drew off more resources. Now, it looks like the cars companies will have to make a major transition into all-electric vehicles, another huge investment. Styling budgets have suffered and so has car individuality.
Gongora ◊ 2021-05-03 01:13	I also love the cars of the independent companies of the 50. However, I think the reason for changing every model year was due to pure marketing strategy. By changing the design every year, a model that was only 2 years old made it look old-fashioned ... It could be said that it was a planned obsolescence of design. In this way, people were pushed to buy a new car despite having a relatively new one.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-05-03 08:54	Gongora wrote I also love the cars of the independent companies of the 50. However, I think the reason for changing every model year was due to pure marketing strategy. By changing the design every year, a model that was only 2 years old made it look old-fashioned ... It could be said that it was a planned obsolescence of design. In this way, people were pushed to buy a new car despite having a relatively new one. Just like Mercédès and BMW do now.

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