1964 Studebaker Cruiser Promo Film Lark

[Seattlecarnut]

I can't say I like the front end styling, but I do like how it looks overall.

[JeffDeWitt]

Bail out Studebaker!



[OldcarsNmusic]

If they had infomercials in '64 and Stude aired these promos, who knows what it would've done for sales?

[spdskte]

cool ride. I was born in '61, but don't remember these.

[spdskte]

I definitely like when they restyled this car in '64 from it's predecessor.

[JeffDeWitt]

Hmm... it said "... parallelogram wipers across the full 64 line...", but the Hawks still had the classic wiper design.

[zbindch]

The Russian car the clods are referring to is the VAZ Lada 2105 / 2107, which was based on the Fiat 124. The rooflines are similar, that's about it. 64 Studes are great cars - I have a Cruiser in the garage with 54K original miles

[ZiuoxZui]

Studebaker has always fascinated me. Maybe beacause it was a car company that could trace its lineage back to the horse and buggy age, whereas the others were born out of the automobile age. Btw, the '64 restyle was extremely good.

[12345678927269]

I find that a very nice looking car...

[ZiuoxZui]

You could always see a bit of the European influence in some of these cars. Like the Avanti, the design of the '64 Stude holds up pretty well. As for the music, I'm not sure what it is. It does make for a dramatic beginning though.

[12345678927269]

I would like to see the Russian version of this car...

I find this a fine car...

[ZiuoxZui]

Russian version? You'll have to clue me on that one.

[12345678927269]

here here my good man...you have a Chinese name...but talk like a gentleman from Merry Old England...what goes?

[12345678927269]

What is the tune called?

[olympicat]

complete agree!

I´d look for a 1958 studebaker scotsman... but here in good old europe, this is an extremely rare pickup. :(

[bbo40]

my grandfather had one of these! I remember riding in it as a little kid. Mine uncle then had it after he passed away and it was a running car till 1986; untill it was too rotted away to keep and it had to go to the junk yard............

[HeadTater]

Bailout Studebaker!

[wondeboy12]

They have only been dead since 66 little reheating & a few billion & they would be fine lol.

One of my faveorite cars to cruise in was my father gray 65 cruiser first year of the stuebaker "thunderbolt" v8 (283 chev built by a sub contractor in canada after chev replaced them) It wasnt fast but it sounded good & was a smooth, fun car to drive.

[Klattu]

Russia liked it so much, they still make a copy of it today.

[dudemantwo]

What is the Russian copy...called?

This is a pretty car...I like it, too

[thespawnof66]

That baby's the same color as the one I had. Even as rusty as it was, it still caused people to stare. I hear it lives in Kentucky now. I wish I still had that pretty girl.

[inkey2]

this is a damn nice looking car.....I wish I had one of these instead of the 1965 Nova I had a number of years ago.

[arcturus33333]

Reminds me of the bumper sticker: "Hungry? Eat your foreign car."

[winston5610]

I'm sold! I'll have the 289, four-barrel, factory air, disc brakes, and overdrive stick. Gotta be Avanti red. Now, where's the nearest dealer?

[inkey2]

To winston5610: OH YEH.....can you just imagine what a rush it would be to walk into your local Studebaker Dealer and buy one of these "brand new" then head straight to the beaches. So what is the best guess as to what this would have sold for new $1,800?

[JeffDeWitt]

It could be a Daytona, but Cruisers were all four door sedans... and very nice cars they are.

[ARCANOE]

The 1964 Studebaker Cruiser, better than the previous models, the suspension was improved from the last years, comgratulations for this nostalgic video, thank you very much.

[PHAEDRIDER]

i'll take it in two door.. or would that be a daytona?

[thespawnof66]

Yes. The Cruiser was only available as a four door sedan.

[PHAEDRIDER]

ah .. the 1966 commander ilearned to dirve in was a 2 door.. hottest car i ever drove the t bolt under the hood had been built up to something bigger, i cant remember which .. my dad insisted on old cars when io was growing up. we went on several long vactions in a 60 champ .. between 1983 and 1988

[thespawnof66]

For 1964, there were four trim levels on basically the same body. The base model was the Challenger. The better equipped one above that was the Commander; and the sportiest one was the Daytona. The Cruiser was the best equipped sedan, and only available as a sedan. The others were all available as two doors, four doors and station wagons.