Studillac
Studillac is a name given to a customized
), electric tachometer, etc.With top speed of 125–130 mph and 0 to 60 in 8.5 seconds, it was a very good value compared to the
disk brakes, and very fine fit and finish.[1]
Fictional CIA agent Felix Leiter, friend of James Bond, owned a black Studillac in the Ian Fleming novels Diamonds Are Forever[2][circular reference] and Goldfinger. Fleming himself had driven a Studillac when in the US.
References
- ^ Multiple vintage magazine articles collated by Bruce Allen, "Studillac", Fleming's Bond, May 5, 2014.
- ^ "List of James Bond vehicles".
- Kowalke, Ron (1997). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975 4th Edition, Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-521-3
Further reading
- Wilbur Shaw (July 1953). "Studebaker with a Cadillac Engine". The Popular Science Monthly. New York: Popular Science Publishing Co. pp. 76–80, 210, 212.