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29/08/2026 2:16 pm
I think I posted these pictures before, but it shows me and an older sister on the hood of a 1960 Studebaker Lark and also a snap with my Dad behind the wheel.
It is a unique automobile from Studebaker in South Bend, Indiana as they were a client of my Dad's at that time. The exterior is covered with brown fur and it has a leopard skin (artificial I am sure) interior. It is in the driveway of our family house in the summer of 1959 or 1960.
We got driven around in it and people's looks at us were in stunned astonishment. I wonder if this finish shows up on a Studebaker option list for Larks in those years, lol ! If not it is a valid and legitimate "one of a kind".
29/08/2026 2:57 pm
Yes, very unusual. Personally, I'm more into the "back to nature" look.
Of course, with global warming gathering pace, I may have to re-think my automotive horticultural strategy accordingly.
Or even . . .
This post was modified 2 months ago 4 times by Graeme Ogg
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
30/08/2026 12:20 am
Yes, very unusual. Personally, I'm more into the "back to nature" look.
Of course, with global warming gathering pace, I may have to re-think my automotive horticultural strategy accordingly.
Or even . . .
Wow, you are really experiencing temperature ranges in the UK !!!
30/08/2026 3:18 am
wow really interesting that it came from the Studebaker factory rather than someone's custom effort
Topic starter
30/08/2026 3:38 am
It was clever and good advertising for Studebaker. I can confirm it got plenty of people looking at the automobile ! Also, a thief would be a fool to steal it. Even a blind man could quickly identify and track the Studebaker Lark convertible. 
GDH and Tony Perrone reacted
30/08/2026 10:43 am
Washing it and/or keeping it out of the rain must have a chore! 
@graeme-ogg I know they're cacti, but your last two photos are giving me creepy The Last of Us vibes. 