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One of my neighborhood friends growing up was a Studebaker nut, a =
passion (or perhaps a genetic trait) no doubt inherited from his dad. =
They would work into the night in the carport on one or another of their =
cars, droplights providing a weary glow. The cars, which as I recall =
ranged from a 1950 convertible, painted red with a white top, to a sleek =
Silver Hawk with a 289 and glass packs, always seemed exotic in an =
atypical American sort of way. A buddy of theirs had what they referred =
to as 'the Studebaker farm', which was actually a small dairy farm, the =
main pasture of which was lined with over 100 Studebakers that had been =
hauled in from all over the countryside and carefully placed side by =
side around the perimeter, providing an endless supply of parts and =
projects. Martin was a somewhat laconic fellow who carpeted his cars =
with an array of carpet "chucks" gleaned from a local flooring company. =
He also was the first in our group of carpoolers to drive his own car to =
school. Some wild rides down narrow curving residential streets are =
emblazoned in my memory. One striking characteristic of the cars was the =
overdrives, activated by a little toggle switch always placed =
inconspicuously under the dash. Another was their propensity for burning =
oil, which meant that the dipstick became a familiar friend. Which leads =
me to the point. Whether a result of unintentional poor' design or =
intentional daily abuse, cans of STP were always kept in the trunks of =
the cars, along with quarts of inexpensive motor oil, giving true =
meaning to the term, "Studebaker Tested Products"!
STeve P. ----- Original Message -----=20
From: EDWARD BARNARD=20
To: ehusmann53@yahoo.com ; dkettler@tcbi.com=20
Cc: FOT=20
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Non-LBC group question
Lister's: Thank you to all that answered my question about STP. =
A call to their H.Q. public relations office this morning has revealed =
what we should assume is the truth. The STP does stand for =
Scientifically Treated Petroleum. The Wiki reference to it standing for =
Studebaker Tested Products is in fact true. The company did tie their =
name to the product for a short time until Andy G. took over. But, the =
Wiki reference to King Richard no longer being a spokeperson for the =
company is false. According to the P.R. department, they have the =
longest commercial endorse in history.=20
Thanks again to the list!
-Ed-
--- On Tue, 9/30/08, David Kettler <dkettler@tcbi.com> wrote:
From: David Kettler <dkettler@tcbi.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Non-LBC group question
To: ehusmann53@yahoo.com
Cc: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>, edwardbarnard@prodigy.net
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9:52 PM
I recall when I was a kid collecting STP stickers at gas stations.
I always understood it to be Scientifically Tested Products.
Dave Kettler
At Tuesday, 30 September 2008, Ernest Husmann <ehusmann53@yahoo.com>=20
wrote:
>Ed:
>=20
>From STP's web page: STP =3D Scientifically Treated Petroleum--- On=20
Tue, 9/30/08, EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard@prodigy.net> wrote:
>From: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard@prodigy.net>Subject: [Fot] Non-
LBC group questionTo: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>Date: Tuesday,
September=20
30, 2008, 11:06 AM
>
>Lister's: I'm writing a magazine article about Indy roadsters
(Kurtis',
Novi', etc) and am examining the Studebaker/Packard powered cars.
In 1963 Studebaker purchased from three gentlemen a little known=20
company named Chemical Compounds, which had an oil additive product=20
they were selling from the trunks of their cars. Studebaker gave=20
Andy Granatelli, then head engineer and chief test driver for Studebaker =
the position of CEO of the newly acquired company which he then renamed=20
STP. Now my question...does anyone know for certain the meaning of=20
STP? I am getting mixed answers from The Racing History Group. Most=20
say it stands for Specially Treated Petroleum, while a few are saying=20
it stands for Studebaker Test Products. Do any of the FOTers know=20
the "true" side of the story?=20
>BTW, later I will relate this past Saturday spent with three great=20
guys, Johnny Rutherford, Lloyd Ruby, and Jim McElreath, at a car=20
show we had.=20
>Thanks - Ed - _______________________________________________
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One of my neighborhood friends growing =
up was a=20
Studebaker nut, a passion (or perhaps a genetic trait) no doubt =
inherited from=20
his dad. They would work into the night in the carport on one or another =
of=20
their cars, droplights providing a weary glow. The cars, which as I =
recall=20
ranged from a 1950 convertible, painted red with a white top, to a sleek =
Silver=20
Hawk with a 289 and glass packs, always seemed exotic in an atypical =
American=20
sort of way. A buddy of theirs had what they referred to as=20
'the Studebaker farm', which was actually a small dairy farm<FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>, the main pasture of which was lined =
with over=20
100 Studebakers that had been hauled in from all over the countryside =
and=20
carefully placed side by side around the perimeter, providing an =
endless=20
supply of parts and projects. Martin was a somewhat laconic fellow who =
carpeted=20
his cars with an array of carpet "chucks" gleaned from a local flooring =
company.=20
He also was the first in our group of carpoolers to drive his own car to =
school.=20
Some wild rides down narrow curving residential streets are emblazoned =
in my=20
memory. One striking characteristic of the cars was the overdrives, =
activated by=20
a little toggle switch always placed inconspicuously under the =
dash.=20
Another was their propensity for burning oil, which meant that the =
dipstick=20
became a familiar friend. Which leads me to the point. Whether a=20
result of unintentional poor' design or intentional daily abuse, =
cans of=20
STP were always kept in the trunks of the cars, along with quarts =
of=20
inexpensive motor oil, giving true meaning to the term, "Studebaker =
Tested=20
Products"!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>STeve P. ----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=3Dedwardbarnard@prodigy.net=20
href=3D"mailto:edwardbarnard@prodigy.net";>EDWARD BARNARD</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dehusmann53@yahoo.com=20
href=3D"mailto:ehusmann53@yahoo.com";>ehusmann53@yahoo.com</A> ; <A=20
title=3Ddkettler@tcbi.com =
href=3D"mailto:dkettler@tcbi.com";>dkettler@tcbi.com</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
title=3Dfot@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>FOT</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 02, =
2008 3:44=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Non-LBC =
group=20
question</DIV>
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<DIV>Lister's: Thank you to all that answered my question about =
STP. A=20
call to their H.Q. public relations office this morning has =
revealed=20
what we should assume is the truth. The STP does stand for=20
Scientifically Treated Petroleum. The Wiki reference to it =
standing for=20
Studebaker Tested Products is in fact true. The company did tie =
their=20
name to the product for a short time until Andy G. took over. =
But, the=20
Wiki reference to King Richard no longer being a spokeperson for =
the=20
company is false. According to the P.R. department, they have =
the=20
longest commercial endorse in history. </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks again to the list!</DIV>
<DIV> -Ed-<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 9/30/08, David=20
<SPAN>Kettler</SPAN> <I><dkettler@tcbi.com></I></B>=20
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: =
rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From:=20
David Kettler <dkettler@tcbi.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Fot] =
Non-LBC=20
group question<BR>To: ehusmann53@yahoo.com<BR>Cc: "FOT"=20
<fot@autox.team.net>, edwardbarnard@prodigy.net<BR>Date: =
Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9:52 PM<BR><BR><PRE>I recall when =
I was a kid collecting STP stickers at gas stations.
I always understood it to be Scientifically Tested Products.
Dave Kettler
At Tuesday, 30 September 2008, Ernest Husmann =
<ehusmann53@yahoo.com>=20
wrote:
>Ed:
>
>From STP's web page: STP =3D Scientifically Treated Petroleum--- On=20
Tue, 9/30/08, EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard@prodigy.net> wrote:
>From: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard@prodigy.net>Subject: [Fot] =
Non-
LBC group questionTo: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>Date: Tuesday,
September=20
30, 2008, 11:06 AM
>
>Lister's: I'm writing a magazine article about Indy roadsters
(Kurtis',
Novi', etc) and am examining the Studebaker/Packard powered cars.
In 1963 Studebaker purchased from three gentlemen a little known=20
company named Chemical Compounds, which had an oil additive product=20
they were selling from the trunks of their cars. Studebaker gave=20
Andy Granatelli, then head engineer and chief test driver for =
Studebaker=20
the position of CEO of the newly acquired company which he =
then renamed=20
STP. Now my question...does anyone know for certain the meaning of=20
STP? I am getting mixed answers from The Racing History Group. Most =
say it stands for Specially Treated Petroleum, while a few are saying=20
it stands for Studebaker Test Products. Do any of the FOTers know=20
the "true" side of the story?=20
>BTW, later I will relate this past Saturday spent with three =
great=20
guys, Johnny Rutherford, Lloyd Ruby, and Jim McElreath, at a car=20
show we had.=20
>Thanks - Ed - _______________________________________________
>Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
>
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