General Information
Body Number - Streamer Ribbon
On some cars with possibly special handling or on some of those equipped with a power front
seat, a streamer ribbon was attached to the right of the body number plate.
This one shows “P SEAT”. I don’t believe every car with the power seat option had the streamer
ribbon.
The streamer ribbon in this photo has the name of Studebaker Engineer, W. G. KNECHT
stamped on it. Mr. Knecht worked at Studebaker for 42 years. This ribbon with Body Number 2591
was on one of my cars, Serial Number 6032195.
Here is another example
with the same name. This
body number 2576 was
on Serial Number
6032221.
The body plate was painted the same color as the cowl. I am unsure of the original color of the
streamer. In all the cases I’ve seen, the streamer ribbon is attached at one end only.
(NOTE: Some production orders did not show a body number and/or an engine number.)
Last Update - July 2, 2018
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