1958 Studebaker Econ-O-Miler [Y1]

1958 Studebaker Econ-O-Miler [Y1] in The Best of Everything, Movie, 1959

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
pilou ◊ 2007-11-24 14:21	This was part of the Champion line , sold to taxicab and also police fleets
antp ◊ 2007-11-24 15:31	A 1958 model, maybe a little small for its own page:
superba ◊ 2007-11-28 02:49	Hate to disagree with you Pilou, but the Econo-Miler was a seperate model as was the Marshal that you referred to for Police service. Both models were built on the long 120.5 wheelbase President chassis. In 57 the taxi was called the Scotsman Econo-miler Taxi and in 58 it was called the Econo-miler. Model designation "Y1" stretched wheelbase. The Y7 was the "stretched wheelbase" President.
Commander 57 ◊ 2009-09-07 20:17	Grill mesh appears eggcrate, indicating 1958. This front end appearance tracked the Scotsman line. The 1957 Scotsman had horizontal rectangles. (1958 was the first year for the Econ-O-Miler.) -- Last edit: 2011-08-06 04:46:24
62imperial ◊ 2020-02-20 02:54	Two stars.