Studebaker Display – Cars ready for Wintersun 2010

Wintersun festival was held again this year from June 4th to 14th at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads.

This years complement of Studebakers exceeded our expectations as last year the club only managed to have 5 Studebakers on display.

The Club’s Social Secretary, Dave Lucas arrived at the park on Friday to mark out a suitable spot to display the Studebakers. He negotiated with the Wintersun officials to secure an area for the SCCQ exhibit. On Saturday morning the early guard started arriving from 4.30am with the main contingent of Studebaker vehicles arriving after 6.30am. The prime lot that was staked out for the display was eagerly eyed off by other car owners as they drove by looking for a position.

The EH Holden Club weren’t so lucky as a large caravan and a truck parked in the middle of the display area they had reserved for their members cars. Dave organised to have the Club’s 4 new blue Studebaker flags flying high on the edge of the display area and a marquee for members and their guests to sit and relax under.

The new 4.9 metre flags made the Studebaker display visible from far away, easy to find and they attracted attention to the site. The Studebaker flags are certainly a great asset for the club and to use at future events. A big thankyou goes to Dave Lucas.

There were 12 cars altogether, 4 cars were from NSW and 1 Studebaker trailer in the display. It is always great to see our compatriots from NSW supporting our club display.

One Studebaker enthusiast had to have her photo taken in a Studebaker convertible, so she did and thoroughly enjoyed it.

The presence of the 1963 Excalibur Sports Studebaker based on the 1929 SSK Mercedes Benz was a real drawcard to the display. The Excalibur was registered just in time for Wintersun. To our knowledge only 5 Excalibur Sports Studebakers were manufactured in America.

An unusual car appeared this year in the street display also drew a huge interest. “The Studefaker” a cross between a 1979 Chevy Elcamino ute with a 1950 Studebaker bullet nose front.

The night parade had Studebakers represented as they drove along Marine Parade with many loud cheers coming from club members who were watching from their balconies.

Another great “Wintersun” weekend has come and gone with everyone having an enjoyable time talking, viewing and photographing cars and more cars. The Club members are all keen to meet again next year, same time, same place even though the festival will have a new name. Nothing else will change, the fun will still go on for many years to come. More photos are available for viewing in the Photo Gallery.