# Here's one for @Triedaq **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** studebaker\ **Created:** [August 11, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036 "2026-08-11T12:49:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/21 "2026-08-22T20:15:40Z")
In the current Broadway production, there is Chevelle/Malibu on the stage. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/f/af517c4f6cd8dcb5574ffe8f3dd58c40a508b6be.jpeg) But–_s_trangely–the ads and the _Playbill_ for the show have a '66 Ford Galaxie 500XL as the car in question. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/5/5567d68a1519e8bfb34c8bc1759821a6b79f2283.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/2/72c97f849b637c9136177feb9b355033c32ef035.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/22 "2026-08-22T21:48:46Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > This forum’s algorithms decided to censor the name W i l l y for some strange reason. I just googled it and apparently the name can be used in BRITISH culture to refer to a male body part Back in the late '80s I saw ads in London for a brand of c o n d o m with the name "_Billy"_. The ads stated… _Put a Billy on your W i l l y._ ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/23 "2026-08-23T00:08:20Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > By 1953, they had an all-new body design, which was heralded by many folks as the best-looking car of that era. Once again, how could someone say that they couldn’t tell whether it was going forward or backward? I remember being 8-10 years old when the neighbor, who seemed to need a different Chrysler every year or two, decided to buy a project car and came home with a '53 Commander. I would sit out front and wait for him to get home to “help” him putter around on that car. I always thought that was a beautiful car. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/24 "2026-08-23T13:07:46Z")
According to Google: Ironically, while the Studebaker symbolized failure for ■■■■■ Loman, it meant the exact opposite for Arthur Miller. Following the massive Broadway success and financial windfall of _Death of a Salesman_, Miller treated himself to a brand-new [Studebaker convertible](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://homework.study.com/explanation/what-kind-of-car-does-willy-loman-drive-in-death-of-a-salesman.html&ved=2ahUKEwiK9MLq5baWAxVdm2oFHb1sKDwQy_kOeggIAggBCB0QAQ&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw29mT2l0SBCYfzHtYd93Jnv&ust=1787576044755000), which he famously described as “the most beautiful American car at the time”. My guess, he would have bought the Commander. Though I had a 49 Champion, in 1949 the ‘all new’ designs from the big three were released. For those of you that watched MASH TV series, Hawkeye would lament reading of a doctor he knew that was not drafted buying a new Studebaker. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/25 "2026-08-23T13:24:25Z")
I’ve heard it quite a bit over my lifetime here in the south, used in the British culture way you speak of… But agreed, the algorithm is on the safer side… ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/26 "2026-08-23T21:17:05Z")
> [@Triedaq](#): > > Earlier in his life, when he had been more successful, he owned a Chevrolet Didn’t Chevrolet make/market certain cars specifically towards traveling salesmen, or am I thinking of a different make? > [@db4690](#): > > I’ve never heard the word used that way on this continent I have. Back in the 90’s we had fun talking about that movie about a killer whale and that the title could have a double meaning: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/3/53168bf99a9c2ae8fd2d3578f3ee3a030a2fa927.jpeg) Good thing Arthur Miller’s play wasn’t about a guy named ■■■■■ “Johnson” or we would never be able to talk about him here! ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/27 "2026-08-23T21:54:41Z")
@asemaster I believe you’re thinking of Ford? ![1938-ford-business-coupe](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/6/a6fd2b436a2b994fe54df8947042c398c267ad6e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/28 "2026-08-24T19:00:00Z")
> [@asemaster](#): > > Didn’t Chevrolet make/market certain cars specifically towards traveling salesmen, or am I thinking of a different make? You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space. Made by multiple manufacturers. Pretty much gone by the early 50s. ![IMG_3650](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/2/e219becf11b376872edb61f09229ed8c1fce83fa.jpeg) ![IMG_3651](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/9/c9478de94e3a23e59120b19b8c80aa7b23a18636.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/29 "2026-08-24T19:01:39Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space. Made by multiple manufacturers. Pretty much gone by the early 50s. +1 That body style wasn’t limited to just one manufacturer. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/30 "2026-08-24T23:37:03Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space. Widely used by bootleggers too. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/31 "2026-08-24T23:38:40Z")
Agreed. This censoring is verging on the ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036/32 "2026-08-25T03:47:55Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space. Made by multiple manufacturers. Pretty much gone by the early 50s. Yup, that’s what I’m thinking of. I remember seeing an ad touting all the trunk space for a traveling salesman to carry his samples or what not. Fun looking cars too. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heres-one-for-triedaq/206036.md?page=1)