Studebaker Drivers Club
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Welcome to the website for the Louisiana Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club. SDC is the world’s largest single maker car club - over 13,000 members in countries all over the world. This is a fitting tribute to a marque producing vehicles for over 100 years. From 1852 to 1966, Studebaker produced covered wagons and buggies, electric and gasoline motorcars, military vehicles and a host of other products like STP, Onan generators, Gravely Tractors, McCulloch Industries, Otis Elevators and more. More Bonneville speed records were made (and still held) by Studebakers than any other make. We’re determined to keep them rolling! The Louisiana Chapter's mission is to preserve and promote Studebaker vehicles and products, memorabilia and events. Although our members own a variety of vehicles from various eras, it is not necessary to be a Studebaker owner to be a member. If you enjoy Studebakers, join us! Beginning in 2008, our chapter does not schedule regular meetings. This is due to the distance between members and the difficulty of organizing and conducting regular meetings that are well attended. Many of us are also members of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), so we see one another and exchange information at meets and tours of AACA. We publish a newsletter called Bayou 'bakers. We publish the newsletter when time and material permits - usually twice a year - Spring and Fall. See information under Publications on the left. Officers are: Martin St. Romain, President mailto:msr2@internet8.net Debbie Duplechin, Secretary William "Scotty" Hall, Treasurer mailto:scottyhall@bellsouth.net Support for the Louisiana Chapter comes from the national office of SDC through its Board of Directors. Current Zone Director is Ebon Jones of Harlingen, TX mailto:bonjo12@gmail.com and our Zone Coordinator is Nita Ketchum of Ida, AR mailto:NLKETCHUM@aol.com. Our SDC Louisiana Regional Manager is Fred Duplechin mailto:camelotmeadows@bellsouth.net. Fred also serves as our Chapter's newsletter editor and webmaster.
Recent NewsThe following is a list of recent announcements and/or additions to our web. Whenever we add anything else to our web, we'll put a notice here. When updated we'll remove the oldest items. The most recent changes are listed first, and each item is linked to the page with the updated content. We plan to update the website at least quarterly. September 10, 2011If you weren't there, you missed a good one! Fourteen Studebaker vehicles added an historic presence to downtown Shreveport's Lake Street area on Saturday, September 10, International Drive Your Studebaker Day. Collector Bill Pogue hosted members of the Louisiana Studebaker Drivers Club at his newly opened Lake Street Dance Hall - a nostalgic multi-use facility. Bill had on display his beautiful '63 Avanti ('63 Detroit Autorama Show Car) now with R3 power, '63 Hawk with R3 retrofit, 1963 4 door Cruiser as well as some impressive brand X's. Bill also arranged for lunch, drinks and dessert for the members. Local roofing contractor, Mike McWaters provided trophies and members Tom and Brenda Lewis hosted a pre-meet get together at their home in nearby Princeton. the Lewis's, former automobile transporters, have an impressive collection of various makes including a '37 rumble seat President, '37 Coupe Express, a '63 Avanti and a Champ pickup... and a several other jaw dropping brand X's (mostly Orphans). Mike McWaters brought several of his Studebakers including a Wagonaire, a bulletnose, a Lark, a Loewy coupe and a '23 stake bed. Former Turning Wheels "Custom & Modified" columnist Barlow Soper was a crowd favorite as well as former Louisiana Region President, A.C. Terrell. Louisiana SDC Treasurer, Scotty Hall and his wife Jill ('64 GT Hawk), and Rick Herrmann ('57 Hawk) came from Lafayette. Mike Jeansonne came from Alexandria in his '63 GT Hawk. At the concluding meeting, Louisiana Regional Manager Fred Duplechin, thanked the local hosts and encouraged members to volunteer their home town for next year's meet. Mike McWaters handled the tallying of ballots and presented the following awards: Pre-War: Mike McWaters for a 1923 Studebaker stake bed truck Post-War: Mike McWaters for a 1950 Business Coupe Avanti: Debbie Duplechin for 1988 Avanti Sport Convertible People's Choice: Tom Lewis for a 1963 Avanti Coupe Click Here for IDYSD 2011 Photos
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