Can any identify this grill shell for me? I’ve spent a couple of hours online searching but I haven’t had any luck. It was supposedly for a Studebaker but it doesn’t match any I could find pix of. It’s going to be used for garage wall art but I’d hate to do that if it is something rare. Help! IMG_7652 by brokedownbiker posted Apr 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can you make a photo from the side ? Looks big, Dimensions ? Don,t think this is your run of the mill car . Quite a sharp point up top and the fill piece around the crank hole could be a trim piece at extra charge when new.
Hey @brokedownbiker Just curious, if you are going to use it for wall art, are you going to leave it just as it is right now, or are you going to use some Flitz and let it shine up, the Flitz really does a great job on vintage metal such as you have displayed! Thanks from Dennis. Now all you have to do is find the correct Erskine medallion that fits the hole at the top of the shell.
The 1930 grill shell got the much rarer vertical rectangular badge, and there were 2 variants depending on the plant they were built at, since Studebaker was phasing out production and the Great Depression was really starting to hit home...
Only StudeFolk will care, but the marque was named after Albert Russel Erskine - the president of the Studebaker Corporation from 1926 to 1930. The Erskine was produced during those same years as a budget auto to compete with Ford, who simply lowered their prices and outsold the new brand. Erskine later committed suicide in 1933 on the Studebaker Proving Grounds.
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