Here is a Unusual Vehicle - Can you name it ?

I own a Batman website and was sent these photos asking if this car was used in the TV series ( it was not ) but thought it was really unusual. The emailer did not give me a vin # or anything else to go on but these pix. It is wrecked in a junkyar but it did make me wonder what kind of car. Any of you gurus have an idea ?

David

 

It's whats left of a very violated Studebaker Hawk..circa 1956
Steve

 

kinda looks like a mid 50's Studebaker

http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/studebaker.htm#1950

 

I dont know about those porthole windows........

 

That took almost 9 minutes, you guys are slipping.

The roof and rear window look 49-51 Ford, and the tail lights... Plymouth?

 

I looked thru a few books & could not find a pic that even comes close to the wreck. It is kinda cool & someone should rebuild it for the grins of it!

Larry

 

Taillights... how about '60 Chrysler...



Definitely some custom bodywork.

Ya find that in Plowboy's backyard?

 

Do you know where it is located? that junkyard looks like one that I saw in Colorado just north of Denver.

 

Since you mentioned batman, here is another Studebaker sacrificed for Gotham City. Says "Jokers Wild on the fin.

It resides some where in Central, NY. I have only seen it once (thank you Jesus) at the DeRuyter, NY show.

The one you posted look like it has a 49/50 Ford roof grafted on.

 

Wow, you guys are amazing - I had looked at all kinds of cars - many of the 50's concept cars from Ghia. Looks like it would be quite a project. The guy looking at the car was told it was used in the TV show as the Pengin's car. There seemed to be a great deal of metal work on the fenders if it strarted life as a Hawk.

 

Oh, The Humanity!!

 

if any one wants to hear the new guy its a mid fities stude prob a golden or silver hawk.around 56-58

 

Thats word...def. an old kustom and if anyone has info on it you could bet it would be Rikster!......

 

Taillights... how about '60 Chrysler...
I'll bet the trunk lid was from the same Chrysler.

 

Cool car, it was never used in the series either. G Barris had a hand in " creating " ( or just putting his name on ) many of the cars in the TV series. The Wayne Limo was a Chrysler Imperial ( same as the Black Beauty from Green Hornet Fame ).

 

who knows that car might have some history to it. looks like something Bill Hines might have worked on.

 

It looks like it needs to be brought back to life. A few simple changes like swapping the portholes for quarter windows and a general descabbing and it could be slick.

 

i agree that car probably has more history blood and sweat than we'd ever know and thats what makes the individuals like us.id buy it.

 

That is a cool looking ride... I wonder what the story was behind it... How old are those photos? They look pretty dated (1980s?) Look at the other cars in the yard...

 

Looks like there is a Geo Metro in the first picture...

 

Vaguely reminiscent of the mid-50's Alfa Romeo BAT cars;

 

Junk Yard *****

 

DeRuyter???? Thats here my family is. My Aunts stepfather has a dairy barn full of neat **** near there

 

hey plym wow that pic you put up verifies that THAT THERE IS AN *** FOR EVERY SEAT!!!!!

 

I think the photos are a few years old - he said he had to scan regular photos so that could explain the color variation. I believe it also was somewhere possibly near Colorado.... cant quite remember where except I thought it was a ways from Hollywood where they were claiming it was used on the show.

 

It one of those just because you can doesn't mean you should deals.

DeRuyter, where the men are men and the sheep are nervous........

 

Did you notice the Packard on the trailer in the last picture?

 

Is the COAL YARD still open?

 

It looks like it started life as a 55 or 56 Studebaker Champion.Just going by the door/cowl area and the A pillar and windsheild.The fins are an add on.But the car is definately a Champ!!!!!!