This year marks the 160^th anniversary of the Studebaker brand name although the automotive manufacturing division closed way back in 1966. Despite the fact that Studebaker has not created a vehicle in almost 50 years the current owners of the Studebaker marquee (Arvada, Colorado) are attempting to revive the brand through a “Six Step Studebaker Plan”.   The six step plan begins with the creation of a scooter which would be similar to that of a Yamaha or Honda style scooter and culminates with step six which is the company going public and offering stock options.

While the company currently has no products in production the design and development of the scooters and vehicles is underway and the company is offering renditions of the Lark as well as several other vehicles

Anytime we have had a tragedy in the history of our world there has always been some unscrupulous people who are there to take advantage of the situation for their own benefit.   Such is the case right now that car buyers across America will need to be on HIGH alert for flood damaged vehicles.   With hurricane Irene having drenched much of the east coast this past summer there are sure to be many flood damaged cars entering the market.  While some flood damage is ok and can be repaired sometimes the car was better off going to a salvage yard and getting some of the minimally damaged parts off of it before being crushed.  So here are a few tips for car buyers.

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 First and foremost always trust your instincts.  Does the car seem too good to be