1953 Studebaker Land Cruiser

1953 Studebaker Land Cruiser in Far from Heaven, Movie, 2002

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
Bebert ◊ 2006-02-28 11:50	Les deux à droite.
Sunbar ◊ 2006-02-28 13:31	Studebaker (Champion or Commander ?) in the centre
pilou ◊ 2006-02-28 14:04	Left one is a Studebaker Champion DeLuxe four door sedan of 1953 or 1954 ( front end not visible).Champions like this one had a chrome slat on the rear fender.On Commanders , this chrome slat was prolonged to the front of the front doors.Left a Buick Special DeLuxe two door sedan model 4!-D of 1951
michael ◊ 2006-05-04 14:53	Actually, it's a 1953 Studebaker Land Cruiser. The Land Cruiser had the longer 120" chassis and was the only model with rear door vent windows. Only the 1953 had the low positioned trunk handle. The 1954 had the trunk handle a little bit higher up and and had a "bump" in center for the trunk lock.
Richard of C ◊ 2007-02-14 18:14	I think the red truck is an early fifties Ford and it could be an early 50s Cadillac beside the truck
studie289 ◊ 2009-08-22 07:27	Michael is correct. Only the Land Cruiser has the rear vent windows -- and the name plate low on the trunk makes it a 53. I'm fixing one of these right now for an upcoming film.
Commander 57 ◊ 2010-02-15 19:48	Good job Michael. A correction re: "chrome slat". All sedans had this in 1953. The longer, wider chrome Pilou mentioned was a feature of the 1954 Regal trim line.