1958 Studebaker Econ-O-Miler Taxicab [Y1]

1958 Studebaker Econ-O-Miler [Y1] in Juke Box Rhythm, Movie, 1959

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2022-01-31 13:25
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2022-01-31 14:48	Are there any surviving Econ-O-Milers today?
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-01-31 15:06	That would be real nice if any have.
Lateef ◊ 2022-01-31 15:09	There's a newer one (a 1962) preserved at the Virginia Museum of Transportation, used in TV film Killing Kennedy (2013). Other than that one, I do not know.
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-01-31 15:21	I posted extensively about this unique Studebaker model here: /v421817.html
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-01-31 15:39	Another point of interest. We know the subject car is not a converted Scotsman because of the little quarter panes in the rear doors, showing this car has the extended wheelbase, President-based body. (These little windows were non-functional in Econ-O-Milers, unlike the Presidents.)
Gongora ◊ 2022-02-01 10:30	So, this model was made on very few quantity?
Commander 57 ◊ 2022-02-01 15:43	There were 1,118 Econ-O-Milers produced for the 1958 model year.
Gongora ◊ 2022-02-05 20:34	Not a bad quantity for a model to Studebaker in 1958