Kelly and I went to the Studebaker Museum

Wow! A bunch of really nice cars. This is one of my three favorite museums. I’ve been a couple of times-always a thrill. I haven’t visited in a couple of years. It was on the agenda for last summer, but...

Maybe this year.

Very nice. Could be worth a visit when things improve.

We had the opportunity to get away for a few days and took it. We traveled from Virginia to Indiana without any trouble. If we had wanted to stop, the only state we couldn't get a room in would have been PA. The great thing is there are no crowds and folks everywhere we've gone have been happy to see us as long as we maintain our distance and wear our masks.

However, it's clear things have changed. There are far fewer people on the road. Service has changed in the hotels with curtailed maid service, room service, and different set-ups for breakfast. The same goes for the rest stops on the highways. They're nearly empty with fewer choices for food and far fewer tables and chairs.

The staff at our hotel in South Bend is eager to help out and glad to have visitors. The manager says traffic is down but they're helped out by being in the middle of town. He claims the hotels nearer to the highways are being hit the hardest. From the little traffic we've seen over the last few days, I can understand why.

What we have seen a lot of are Amazon trucks. They're everywhere, big and small, on the highways and in town!

Thanks for the trip description JK. I was wondering how you would fare. A far different trip than normal due to our Covid times.

Your pictures are interesting. I am taking some time to check them out.

We do try not to be careless. We both had it last year just before all the restrictions appeared. Still, we wear our masks to protect others, wash our hands, carry sanitizer with us, and try to be sensitive to give a little extra room to older folks we may encounter.

Even at all that, we're seeing shorter hours in the restaurants, museums and a lot of stores. This trip is taking much more planning and attention to little details we took for granted before. 

This is a terrific museum, as is the  A-C-D museum in Auburn. We did them as a twofer a few years back. Thanks for all the photos.

On another note, got my second shot 2 weeks ago, but, of course, still have to follow all the protocols in case I'm carrying. Especially since my partner is not quite 65 and hasn't been inoculated yet.

Few years back we made a couple weeks of touring the many auto museums available in MI, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois- I understand the Hudson museum in Shipshewana is now closed-   

It's been years since I visited the Studebaker museum. I noticed the Pacer, Mustang and Camaro that are on display which surprised me. My first car was a 1937 Dictator sedan and a few years ago I restored a 1963 Avanti. Thanks John for the pictures I really enjoyed them.

@bob-jackman, they have a display called "The Disco Era" or something like that. It has a few Mustangs, a Mark IV, a Grand Ville Convertible, A Brooklin, the Pacer, and A Formula Firebird. It was well done.

Thanks John. I'm glad you and Kelly had a good time. A perfect car for the "Disco Era" display would be a "Mod Top" Mopar

Wow, what an amazing place. I did not know the Predictor and Sceptre still existed.

Did you know you can organize your photos after you upload them? Just click and drag. It takes a little practice on this site, but it works, I've done it.

Joanne and I have completed our shots, so what do we do now? We're going to Disney World...with N95s. We just need to get on a few coasters and scream a bit.

terrific pics be great to spend some time there. Just a couple of queries please John, firstly what's this?

 and is this an up to date design progression sketch? The bottom car looks like a 2020s SUV?

Thanks for the details of your travels. Even after we get our second shot, I suspect it will take a while before we're comfortable with overnight getaways. Maybe by then the weather would have improved.

Can't help wondering what Studebaker might have become had it survived.  It was the fastest production car made in 1957 - faster than the dual quad Chrysler 392 and the tri-power Pontiac.

The only car that could beat the Rebel in 1957 was the FI Corvette - and not by much.

I didn't realize that Studebaker offered a 400 HP, 5 liter engine in 1964!