Re: Power Antenna Identification

Posted by HH56 On 2022/7/22 12:11:10

The way the motor is placed I am still wondering if the antenna might be a front item for a 57-8 or maybe later Stude. Can't say for sure about the switch but Stude did use toggle type switches in some models and something under the dash might have been needed there. I know they went to extra lengths to quickly "power accessorize" the older Stude bodies to make 57 Packard models have available what was more or less a standard accessory on the earlier models. The 57 dash is kind of symmetrical and crowded behind so It could have been easier to go under dash rather than find a spot in dash for the switch. If you can test the antenna with 6v that might settle the question because if for a 12v Stude or Packard then 6v would just barely move it.

I believe but won't swear to it that Stude bodies placed all their front antennas in a small compartment in the kick panel area right next to the vent door. That could have protected yours from any road crap and kept it looking newish. They had a manual crank antenna that went there so the knob could be easily reached by the driver.

Here is a photo of the manual version and if yours has a length from bottom of nut to bottom of bracket at around 15 inches give or take and a width of about 4" -- maybe a tad more -- it would probably fit in the compartment.

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